Herzen University
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Herzen University, or formally the Russian State Pedagogical University in the name of A. I. Herzen (Russian: Российский государственный педагогический университет имени А. И. Герцена, romanized: Rossiysky gosudarstvennyy pedagogichesky universitet imeni A. I. Gertsena) is a university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was formerly known as the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute. It is one of the largest universities in Russia, operating 20 faculties and more than 100 departments. Embroidered in its structure are the Institute of Pre-University Courses, the Institute of Continuous Professional Development, and the Pedagogical Research Center. The university is named after the Russian writer and philosopher Alexander Herzen.
Established | 1797; 227 years ago (1797)[1] |
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President | Gennady Bordovsky [ru][2] |
Rector | Sergey Tarasov [ru][3] |
Students | 18,000 |
Location | , Russia 59°56′2″N 30°19′10″E |
Affiliations | Network Association of Universities "Pedagogical staff of Russia"[4] |
Website | www |
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QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[5] | 201-210 (2022) |