Moscow State University of Psychology & Education
About The University
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE) was founded in 1997 on the basis of the Psychological Institution of the Russian Academy of Education – the oldest psychological scientific institution. Psychological education in MSUPE rose from Moscow School of Psychology, Culture and History. This School was founded by distinguished figures in psychology Vygotsky L.V., Luria A.R., Leontiev A.N., Elkonin D.B., Davydov V.V. etc. The key staff of University are disciples and followers of these scientists, developing traditions of cultural psychology.
The teacher staff of the University comprises the key psychologists in Russia, including 140 PhDs and 362 Masters, active and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Science and the Russian Academy of Education.
The MSUPE and Psychological Institution of the Russian Academy of Education currently appear to be a unique scientific and educational unit – “Psychology” headed by professor, honored worker of science, active member of the Russian Academy of Education Vitaly Vladimirovich Rubtsov.
MSUPE is an extremely developing and innovative institution of higher education. Nowadays, the University trains psychologists not only for the educational system, but for different areas of social practice; it implements psychological training of specialists in numerous fields of activities: Legal Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, and Psychology of Education. Graduates of University get jobs at psychological centers and services, medical and education institutions, scientific centers, law enforcement authorities, local government authorities, and non-government companies.
Scientific and research base in MSUPE comprises 7 public scientific and education centers equipped with hi-tech hardware and software complex of scientific instruments including centers of neurophysiological, psychogenetic, ethno psychological researches and genius and intelligent potential centers, etc.
