Tobolsk Pedagogical Institute named after D.I. Mendeleev

About Tobolsk Pedagogical Institute named after D.I. Mendeleev

Tobolsk Pedagogical Institute named after D.I. Mendeleev is a branch of Tyumen State University in the city of Tobolsk, Tyumen Region. It is not a separate university. Its short names include "Tobolsk Pedagogical Institute", "TPI named after D.I. Mendeleev (branch) of TyumGU". The institute's page names 1 July 1916 as its date of creation. It opened as a Teachers' Institute. The founder named on its official page is the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The address is 58 Znamenskogo Street, Tobolsk 626150.

Institutes and research

The institute's disclosure page lists several changes of status. In 1954 the Teachers' Institute became a higher pedagogical institution, the Tobolsk Pedagogical Institute. In 1969 it received the name of D.I. Mendeleev. In 2009 it was renamed the Tobolsk State Social-Pedagogical Academy named after D.I. Mendeleev. In 2013 the academy joined Tyumen State University as a branch. In 2016 it received its current name.

The institute has four departments (kafedry): pedagogical, psychological and social education; philological education; history, law, socio-economic disciplines and teaching methods; and natural-science disciplines and teaching methods. It also has a department of secondary vocational education.

For international applicants

The published bachelor's programme areas are mostly in education: Pedagogical Education (codes 44.03.01 and 44.03.05, with two profiles), Psychological and Pedagogical Education (44.03.02) and Vocational Training by industry (44.03.04). Profiles include primary education, preschool education, English as a foreign language, mathematics and informatics, history and social studies, biology and chemistry, and psychology and social pedagogy. The institute's menu links foreign applicants to the page of Tyumen State University. That page says foreign citizens may study on state-funded places under international treaties, federal laws or the quota set by the Government, or on fee-paying places under a contract. Contacts for foreign admission are listed at the university in Tyumen. The institute's disclosure page reports no agreements with foreign or international organisations.

Housing

According to the institute's disclosure page, it has two dormitories with 276 residential units for non-resident students.