Russian State Social University
Russian State Social University (RSSU, Russian: Российский государственный социальный университет) is one of the leading and largest universities in the space of social sciences in Russia, CIS and the Baltics located in Moscow, Russian Federation.
Motto | Professionalism, Responsibility, Prestige |
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Type | Public university |
Established | 20 March 1991 |
Rector | Natalya Pochinok |
Location | Moscow, Russia |
Colours | Blue, white and orange |
History
RSSU was founded in 1991, after the Soviet Union dissolution, as the first Russian Educational and Scientific Center of Social Science. In the beginning the whole University included about 150 students on 2 faculties.
RSSU was the first University in Russia to offer undergraduate and graduate programmes in Social Work, Social Youth Work, Social Insurance, Social Gerontology and Social Support for the Disabled. Since starting these programmes, more than 400 000 social workers have graduated from the University and more than half of all people employed in Social Work and related professions in Russia have received their education and training at RSSU.
By 2000, RSSU started to broaden the range of research and educational activities, establishing departments focused on IT, Ecology, Occupational Safety, Modern Languages, and International Relations. At the same time, RSSU began to establish the network of campuses in Russia’s provinces, to teach Social Work, Social Insurance, Social Management and Rehabilitation at the level of undergraduate programmes and professional training courses.
Today the Russian State Social University is one of the biggest universities in Russia with over 80,000 students on 14 faculties. It operates more than 30 campuses located in the urban centres of the Russian Federation and two important CIS countries; Belarus and Kyrgyzstan. Research is currently being expanded into Social Entrepreneurship, Social Engineering, Theology, and Oriental Studies.
RSSU is the only Educational Center in Russia and former Soviet Union that provides such courses like Social Insurance and Family Law faculties.
Faculties
- Faculty of Social Work, Pedagogics and Youth Studies
- Faculty of Psychology, Social Medicine, Adaptive and Rehabilitation Technologies
- Faculty of Social Security, Economics and Labor Sociology
- Faculty of Social Management and Sociology
- Faculty of the Humanities
- Faculty of Arts and Sociocultural Activities
- Faculty of Modern Languages
- Faculty of Law and Juvenile Justice
- Faculty of Information Technology and Technosphere Safety
- Faculty of Continuing Professional Education
- Faculty of distance learning
- Faculty of Pre-University Education
- Faculty of scientific and academic personnel preparing
- Faculty of Communication Management
Branches
RSSU has 38 regional branches located all over Russia and 2 foreign branches in:
Partner Universities
China
- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Dalian University of Foreign languages
- Jiamusi University
- Jilin University
South Korea
- Changwon National University
- Cheongju University
- Dankook University
- Hallym University
- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Jeju National University
- Gwangju University
- Pai Chai University
- Seoul National University
- Yonsei University
Spain
- Complutense University of Madrid
- International University of La Rioja
- Madrid Open University
- Higher School of Tourism Iriarte
- University of Huelva
- University of Leon
- University of Seville
Germany
- SRH-Holding “Rehabilitation”
- Higher Special School of Heidelberg
- Technical University of Darmstadt
Poland
- University of Lodz
- Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Serbia
- University of Novi Pazar
- University of Nis
Student Organizations
- RSSU Student Buddies
Student Buddies Organization aimed to help international students to adapt in studying at RSSU and living in Moscow. The Student Buddies Network is coordinated by the Office of International Education Projects. International students can contact the members of Student Buddies for advice and assistance. Student Buddies are familiar with student life at the RSSU and can assist foreign students with living in Moscow and everyday matters.
See also
External links
- Homesite of the University
- Russian State Social University
- The official site of the students of RSSU
Coordinates: 55°50′07″N 37°38′07″E / 55.8352°N 37.6353°E