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Penza State University (Russian: Пензенский государственный университет) is a state university in the city of Penza. It was founded in 1943. The university has nine faculties and five institutes

It was founded on the basis of the Odessa Industrial Institute, which was relocated to Penza by the order of the All-Union Committee for Higher Education under the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR "On resumption of activities of Odessa Industrial Institute in the city of Penza" of July 3 1943.[1] It was opened under the name "Penza Industrial Institute" on November 1,1943 and had 11 departments.

 

In 1959 the "Penza Industrial Institute was renamed to "Penza Polytechnical Institute", by order of the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR. On this basis, the Faculty of Construction Penza Civil Engineering Institute was formed. On 5th July 1993, the Penza Polytechnical Institute was renamed into Penza State Technical University, by the order of the chairman of the higher education committee of the Russian federation. On 22nd January 1998, the university got renamed again to Penza State University, by order of the minister of education of the Russian federation.[2] On 23rd April 2012, the university became reorganised. They joined the Penza Pedagogical University named after Vissarion Belinsky as a structural unit. This happened by order of the ministry of education and science

The Faculty of General Medicine takes its origin in 1999. It trains medical specialists, who shape the future of healthcare within therapy, cardiology, surgery, oncology, traumatology, gynaecology, neurology, psychiatry, to name just a few. The course of studies lasts 6 years. After that, students continue their education in clinical internship for one more year and only then graduates get specialist certificates and are allowed to work within their specialty. Following the graduation, students can opt for continuing their education in two-year clinical residency. Those who would like to dedicate themselves to research take post-graduate courses.

 

It is a research-driven faculty aimed at transferring research into new therapies and products. Students practice in specially equipped classrooms located at the clinical sites of medical institutions in Penza. They take an active part in science and research. Many student works have been awarded by diplomas and prizes. Contests in different disciplines are held every year.

 

The faculty combines advanced technology and up-to-date teaching and learning methods to ensure students’ academic and professional excellence. Teaching staff possess numerous degrees of Candidate of Sciences (PhD) and Doctor of Sciences.

 

 

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

 

Bachelor

 

     Bioengineering Systems and Technologies

 

Specialist

 

     General Medicine

     Medical Cybernetics

     Paediatrics

     Pharmacy

 

Clinical residency

 

     Cardiology

     Dermatovenerology

     Epidemiology

     General Practitioner

     Infectious Diseases

     Obstetrics and Gynaecology

     Oncology

     Paediatrics

     Pathological Anatomy

     Surgery

     Traumatology and Orthopaedics

     Ultrasonic Diagnosis

 

Post-graduate

 

     Cardiology

     Internal Medicine

     Pathological Physiology

 

 

DEPARTMENTS

 

General and Clinical Pharmacology

Human Anatomy

Human Physiology

Internal Medicine

Medical Cybernetics and Informatics

Microbiology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases

Morphology

Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Outpatient Therapy and Alert Training in Healthcare

Paediatrics

Surgery

Therapy

Traumatology, Orthopaedics, Military and Emergency Medicine

 

PSU includes the following institutes:

 

Institute of Military Training

Institute of Sport and Physical Training

Medical Institute

Institute of Ongoing Education

V.G. Belinsky Institute of Teacher Education

Polytechnic Institute

Institute of Economics and Administration

Institute of Law

PSU includes the following faculties:

 

Faculty of Computer Engineering (Polytechnic Institute)

Faculty of History, Languages and Literature

Faculty of General Medicine

Faculty of Industrial Technologies, Power Engineering and Transport (Polytechnic Institute)

Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Sciences

Faculty of Information Technology and Electronics (Polytechnic Institute)

Faculty of Dentistry

Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Natural Sciences

PSU comprises the following branches:

 

Kuznetsk Institute of Information and Management Technologies

Nizhny Lomov branch

Serdobsk branch