Voronezh State University / Divisions and Departments / Faculties / Philosophy and Psychology

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General information
Founded in	1996
Address	24 Prospekt Revolutsiy, Voronezh, 394006, Russia
Telephone/Fax	+7 (473) 220-82-52
E-mail	dean@phipsy.vsu.ru
Website	www.phipsy.vsu.ru
Dean	Professor Yuriy A. Bubnov, PhD, Dr. habil. in Philosophy
Departments	Cultural Studies General and Social Psychology History of Philosophy Ontology and Epistemology Pedagogy and Pedagogical Psychology
International partner institutions	The Faculty s involved in active collaboration with Central European University (Budapest, Hungary). Currently, the cooperation with University of Monastir (Tunisia) is developing as well.
More information	The Faculty's system of quality management has received an international certificate of the National Quality Assurance Limited organization (Great Britain) which proved that the system of quality management conforms to the requirements of the international BS EN ISO 9001 : 2000 standard. The current quality management system has been confirmed to be in accordance with the requirements of the International ISO 9001: 2008. 2008 standard.
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Undergraduate courses (BA)	Philosophy Psychology Cultural Studies Psychological and Pedagogical Education
Master’s degree courses (MA)	Philosophy Psychology Cultural Studies Psychological and Pedagogical Education Pedagogical Education
Study options	Full-time, part-time
Duration	BA (full-time) – 4 years, BA (part-time) – 5 years, MA (full-time) – 2 years, MA (part-time) – 2,5 years.
Academic staff	13 professors and 37 doctors
Study facilities/resources	a psychology study room a laboratory of practical psychology an information technology lab
International cooperation in the sphere of education
International grant study projects	a grant of TEMPUS-TACIS Joint European Project on University Management (Catholic University, Belgium, Leuven) an international grant of the Open Society Institute (Soros Fund) "Philosophy Session" a grant of the MacArthur Foundation (USA) for participation in the IX Summer Gender Research School "On the Other Side of the Fantasmatic Mirror" an Oxford Scholar Hospitality Scheme grant (a scholars' scientific training programme). Exchange study internship programmes at the universities of Tartu (Estonia), Leuven (Belgium), Berlin (Germany).
Research
Key areas of research	The areas and topics of research at the Faculty generally correspond to the existing majors in Philosophy, Psychology, Cultural Studies, and Social Pedagogy. Therefore, the results of this research are widely implemented in the academic training process (introducing new specialized subjects, enriching the existing disciplines with new research findings), as well as in organizing and conducting various internships, and supervising the students' research projects.
Research facilities	a psychology study room a laboratory of practical psychology an information technology lab
Laboratories
International cooperation in the sphere of research
International grant research projects	TEMPUS / TACIS European Project with the Institute of Philosophy of the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) The National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland) The University of Granada (Spain) Consortium for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IREX grant) IREX grant for Targeted Exchanges Program (International Consortium for Humanities and Social Sciences) with financial support from the Carnegie Corporation, New York The University of California grant for foreign scientists University of California Grant for foreign publications International Convention of the American Association of Slavic Studies AAASS (Boston, USA), International Congress Man and Society: Prospects for the Twenty-First century, organized by the Centre for Philosophical Research of the Faculty of Philosophy of Braga Catholic University (Portugal) Scientific Forum in the Eastern Michigan University (USA) Historical and educational forum Future World's Image of Educational System (China) International seminar The Road to the Bologna Process (Finland) International professional development program for managers and professionals in the Management in Education course (Italy) International seminar Children’s Rights Support: Experience, Problems and Solutions (Finland, Sweden, Estonia) International conference The Role of Science in Society (Egypt) International scientific conference Science. Society. Business (Cyprus) International seminar Managerial and Educational Potential of the Organization (Czech Republic) International scientific and practical conference Science on the Border of the Millennium (Barcelona, Santa Susana, Spain)