The Russian Ministry of Education has announced the results of the 2024 admission campaign for pedagogical universities across the country. According to official figures, over 225,000 students are currently enrolled in 37 pedagogical universities under the Ministry of Education, with more than 157,000 (70%) receiving their education on a subsidised basis.
In 2024, Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University (NSPU) conducted scientific research based on six state assignments from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. All the research projects were focused on applied outcomes.
On March 6, a working meeting took place at Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University to discuss the establishment of the educational and developmental cluster “My University - My Russia”. This project is being implemented as part of the federal initiative “Teachers and Mentors” within the national project “Youth and Children”. The primary aim of the cluster is to create a comfortable and engaging open space in the hall on the first floor of NSPU’s main building. This area will serve as a recreational zone for students and visitors to the university, while also fulfilling a vital career guidance role for schoolchildren and prospective students attending excursions, master classes, and educational events.
In the 2024-2025 academic year, the N.P. Rumyantsev Charitable Foundation launched the History Teacher Award, aimed at recognising talented history educators and contributing to the enhancement of the teaching profession's prestige.
On February 26, an extended meeting of the NSPU Academic Council took place at the university. Acting Rector Sergey Aleksandrovich Nelyubov presented a report titled “Results of the Implementation of the NSPU Development Programme in 2024 and Objectives for the Upcoming Period”.
On February 18, NSPU held a meeting involving the Minister of Education of the Novosibirsk region, Maria Nailievna Zhafyarova, and the Acting Rector of the university, Sergey Aleksandrovich Nelyubov, along with the Vice-rector for Scientific work, Tatyana Aleksandrovna Romm, and heads of the university’s research departments.
On February 5, the Higher Attestation Commission approved Konstantin Vladimirovich Rozov as a Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences for his dissertation titled “Methods for Preparing Future Computer Science Teachers to Utilise Artificial Intelligence Technologies”.
NSPU, in collaboration with other pedagogical universities across the country, is reviewing the results of the qualifying stage and getting ready for the final stage of the eighth season of the All-Russian Student Olympiad “I Am a Professional.”
At the beginning of 2025, Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University took an active role in the discussions surrounding the forthcoming Strategy for the Development of Education in Russia, which is set to extend until 2036, with a vision reaching as far as 2040.