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About Tula State Pedagogical University

About Tula State Pedagogical University

Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University was founded on 19 September, 1938 as an independent institution of higher education. 18 July 1958 it was named after Lev Tolstoy. 29 December 1994 the university was awarded the status of State Pedagogical University.

In 2009, the university became a laureate of the contest Gold Medal European Quality in the Top 100 universities in Russia category and won in the category Best Russian Specialized University.

In 2009, Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University signed the Magna Charta of Universities at the University of Bologna (Italy).

In 2012, the univer-sity was included in the National Register of the Leading scientific organizations of Russia.

At present, there are 10 faculties at Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pe-dagogical University, 138 basic educational programs of higher edu-cation, 24 specialties and postgraduate programs, 3 doctoral programs of 10 branches of science. The university provides a wide range of programs of additional education and training.