Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University

Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University (TSPU) has been an active partner with the Albany-Tula Alliance for many years. The University was founded in 1938 as a teacher-training  institute. In 1958 it was renamed after famous Russian writer Lev Tolstoy who spent most of his life in his estate, Yasnaya Polyana, not far from Tula. In 1994 the institute was transformed into a university.

Faculties. The University has 9 faculties, 39 departments, 600 professors, about 6,500 undergraduate students and 215 post-graduate students. TSPU faculties include:

• Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
• Faculty of Foreign Languages
• Faculty of Technology, Economics and Agriculture
• Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
• Faculty of Russian Philology and Documentation
• Faculty of History and Law
• Faculty of Psychology
• Faculty of Sciences, Physical Education and Tourism
• International Faculty

Facilities. The University has 2 campuses, 6 buildings, 4 dormitories, 4 innovative research centers, conference halls, fitness center, a canteen and cafeterias, publishing house and libraries.

Russian Language Studies for International Students. In addition to its many full-time and part-time study programs, TSPU offers courses of Russian language for international students, including a 10- to 30-day summer school and a 6 -10 month certificate program. To inquire about enrollment, contact:

Russian Language Studies for International Students
Tula State Pedagogical University
125, Lenina pr., Tula, 300026
Tel. 7-4872-355474   Fax 7-4872-357807
Email: interdept@tspu.tula.ru
Website: http://tsput.ru/
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TSPU INVITES ESSAY CONTEST PARTICIPANTS

Tula State Leo Tolstoy Pedagogical University organizes an annual essay contest. This year’s contest is open to students at the University and to high school students from Tula and the Tula region. After registering with the University, students will receive a reading list of US and Russian titles for young adults. Students are invited to select from this list and write on issues of relevance to young adults in Russia and the US as presented in their choice.

You can find instructions on participation and an application form at this University website page. You must submit your application by February 20, 2012 to TSPU, 4th building, room 208, tel. 355474 or send by email.  Deadline for all essay submissions is April 1, 2012.

April 2012 CONFERENCE TO INCLUDE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH ESSAY CONTESTANTS

Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University will hold a conference in April 2012 entitled Teaching Language and Culture: Images of American Culture in Texts and Discourse. One of the scheduled discussions will be a round-table discussion monitored by English Department Head Vladimir Andreev, and including participants in the Tula-Albany essay contest. They will discuss the problems they touched upon in their essays, the books they chose, and reasons for their choices.

XXXIII International Tolstoy Readings

“Artistic Heritage of L.N. Tolstoy in the contemporary civilization development” (September 8-10, 2012)

More information (application, agenda, range of problems)

UNIVERSITY DELEGATION VISITS CAPITAL REGION IN 2011

Representatives from Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University came to Albany in May 2011 to take part in the 20th anniversary of Albany-Tula Alliance. The TSPU delegation included Pro-rector of International Cooperation and Education Zhanna Fomicheva and Vladimir Andreev, Head of the English Department. Among the guests from Tula there were also Rector of Tula State University Mikhail Gryazev and Dean of the Faculty of PE, Sport and Tourism (TSU) Elena Gryazeva.

In summing up the 20-year long collaboration it was noted that education and culture became the most effective sphere of cooperation.

“We attended several educational institutions,” Vladimir Andreev said. “For example, our students and teachers have participated in exchange programs at Cobleskill College. Now it’s time to think about joint certificates of degree. Next year we also plan to conduct a conference devoted to Lev Tolstoy’s influence on the world’s humanitarian thought, in collaboration with our Albany partners.

“New standards of higher education in Russia require developing new educational programs for getting a degree,” he continued. “Our American colleagues who are more experienced in this sphere are ready to help us. The State University of New York will work together with TSPU to develop a competence-based approach in many humanitarian disciplines. Besides we agreed that the College of Saint Rose would take part in short-term student exchange programs and development of distance learning courses together with TSPU staff.”