Best Educational Programs: PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION

SILANTIEV, Mikhail Nikolaevich

Dean

 

HEI’s image. Adyghe State University is the leading educational and research centre of the Republic of Adyghea, which carries out training of Bachelors in Pedagogical Education within the profiles of “Geography”, “Biology” and “Chemistry”.

Programme presentation. In the content of the study programme the results of experimental research are widely presented, which are implemented in educational and research institutions of the Republic of Adyghea. A zoological museum, museum of geology and mineralogy, botanical garden with the status of “Unique research and educational object of higher school”, the Centre of Intellectual Geoinformation Technologies and the Centre of Space Research with unique equipment allow providing education at a highlevel.

The Pedagogical Education program is also offered by the Faculty of Pedagogics and Psychology, the Institute of Arts and the Institute of Physical Education and Judo.

Teaching staff. The work of the teaching staff is based on continuous enhancement of teaching methods and regular professional development in leading Russian HEIs. Teachers have developed author educational and methodological materials and have created the base of e-learning resources. More than 80% of the disciplines of the study programme are delivered using interactive forms of training and technologies.

Competitiveness of students. Graduates in the given study programme are demanded in the sphere of education and research both in the Republic of Adyghea and in neighbouring regions. Students took part in such contests and research conferences as “National Contest of Graduation Projects”, International Contest “Botanical Readings”, International Youth Research and Practical Conference “Human and Space” (Dnepropetrovsk) and others.

Interaction with employers. Cooperation is established with many companies and institutions. Among them, there is Timiryazev National Research Institute of Plant Breeding, Adyghea Research Institute of Agriculture of the Russian Academy of Agriculture, Office for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Adyghea, etc. Employers carry out monitoring of education quality during the placement of students for work experience and performing course and graduation works. In cooperation with employers, the Faculty develops and delivers the curricula and working programmes, holds various events and performs work in laboratories and centres.