Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities
| Московский государственный гуманитарный университет имени М. А. Шолохова | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1951 |
| Rector | Vladimir Nechaev |
| Address |
16-18 Verhnyaya Radishchevskaya st. Moscow, Russia 109240,  Moscow, Russia
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| Website | http://www.mggu-sh.ru |
Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities or Moscow State University for Humanities named after M.A. Sholokhov (Russian: Московский государственный гуманитарный университет имени М.А. Шолохова) was founded in 1951 as Moscow Pedagogical Institute for Correspondence Studies (Russian: Московский заочный педагогический институт). Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities bears an honorary name of Mikhail Sholokhov - a Russian writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1965.
In 2002 Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities was ranked by Russian Ministry of Education among 10 best pedagogical universities in Russia. It also ranked Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities among 14 best pedagogical and linguistic universities in Russia in 2005 (out of 78 rated).
An anonymous survey was recently conducted among current students and alumni. The university was evaluated on twelve criteria on a 5-point scale where higher score is better. .
1) Drug abuse among students/faculty – Excellent (5.00 points)
2) Bribery among faculty and administrators – Excellent (5.00 points)
3) Control over students' attendance – Good (4.21 points)
4) Qualification of faculty – Good (4.17 points)
5) Administrative control over level of students' knowledge – Good (4.12 points)
6) Quality of teaching foreign languages – Good (4.02 points)
7) Balanced combination of classes in curriculum – Some issues (3.99 points)
8) Quality of education meets national standards – Some issues (3.97 points)
9) Facilities – Some issues (3.56 points)
10) Job placement/career services – Problem (3.40 points)
11) Athletics and arts – Major problem (2.95 points)
12) Technology and learning aids – Major problem (2.94 points)
355 members of the faculty hold Kandidat degree, 311 have appointments as Docents. 121 members of the faculty hold Doktor Nauk degree, 188 have appointments as Professors. Among the faculty, there are 9 fellows of Russian Academy of Education, 38 fellows of international academies. About 70% of the faculty hold Kandidat Nauk or Doktor Nauk degrees.
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