Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University

The Shukshin Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University^[1] (Russian: Алтайский государственный гуманитарно-педагогический университет имени В. М. Шукшина) is a federal state budget educational institution of higher education in Biysk, Altai Krai.

History[]

Biysk Teachers' Institute was established in 1939 and became a pedagogical (teachers' training) institute in 1953. In 2000 this institution of higher education received a university status. In 2001 Biysk Pedagogical State University was named after V. M. Shukshin. In 2010 the Shukshin Pedagogical State University of Biysk (Russian: Бийский педагогический государственный университет имени В. М. Шукшина) became the Shukshin Altai State Academy of Education (Russian: Алтайская государственная академия образования имени В. М. Шукшина),^[2] and got its current name in 2015.

Institutes[]

• Institute of Humanitarian Education
• Institute of Natural Sciences and Professional Education
• Institute of Pedagogics and Psychology

Notes[]

Coordinates: 52°32′13″N 85°11′45″E / 52.5369°N 85.1958°E / 52.5369; 85.1958