MARI STATE PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTE NAMED AFTER N.K. KRUPSKAYA IN 1992–2008: THE END OF HISTORY

Abstract

The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that in 2021 the Republic of Mari El celebrates the 90th anniversary of higher education. The Mari State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya in the 1990s–2000s was represented by the following faculties: historical and philological, physical and mathematical, industrial and pedagogical, foreign languages, primary classes, pedagogy and psychology, physical culture, supplementary pedagogical professions, pre-university training. In 1992, the Law of the Russian Federation «On Education» was adopted, which determined restructuring of the higher education system as a whole and the Mari State Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya in particular. Until 2000, the state funding of the institute was used only for sharply reduced salaries and scholarships of students. Despite financial difficulties, the staff of the Mari State Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya achieved good results in the 1990s. The Institute was successfully attested. In 1997, he was attested in all specialties for the period of five years. In 1998, the university underwent an accreditation process. In 2003, the Institute was also successfully attested, passed licensing and accreditation. In general, the state attestation commissions noted a good level of specialists’ training. In 2008 The Mari State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya merged with the Mari State University. The classical University became the legal successor of the pedagogical institute. The Mari State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya during the period of its activity since 1931, has trained more than 40 000 specialists with higher professional education for the schools of the republic. It was the only university in the republic that trained specialists with the qualification of «teacher».