Moscow State University of Psychology and Education

Moscow State University of Psychology & Education (MSUPE) is one of the top universities of psychological and psycho-pedagogical studies in Russia. Founded under the initiative of the Moscow Government, the University aims at training high qualified specialists in the field of education, healthcare and social protection. Apart from getting a strong theoretical foundation, the students of the University acquire the necessary practical skills by working in psychological centers and educational institutions.

Currently, there are more than 5000 students and PhD students studying at 12 Faculties of the University: Psychology of Education, Social Psychology, Psychological Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Clinical and Special Psychology, Legal Psychology, Extreme Psychology, State and Municipal Management, Foreign Languages, Informational technologies, Social Communication, Social Pedagogy, Distant Learning and Advanced Training. The University provides a wide range of educational programs including postgraduate, advanced training and retraining courses.

MSUPE is actively involved in international collaboration. There are over 100 cooperation agreements signed with partner-institutions of higher professional education and research centers in EU, Great Britain, USA, Australia and China. The University offers a wide variety of BA and MA programs including international double degree programs in the field of psychology. The University UNESCO Chair “Cultural-historical Psychology of Childhood” has currently launched a unique international Master’s program “Cultural-historical Psychology and Activity Approach in Education”, with participation of experts from Australia, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Lithuania and Switzerland.