Ion Creanga Pedagogical State University
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Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University (Romanian
: Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat "I. Creangă") is an educational institute in Chişinău
(Kishinev), Moldova
. It was formed in August 1940 as the Pedagogical Institute Moldovan State, being renamed the State Pedagogical Institute Ion Creanga in Chişinău in 1952, and receiving its current name on 21 May 1992. It is named after the Romania
n writer and story-teller Ion Creangă
. The university offers Bachelor
, Master
and Doctorate
level degrees.
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technologies This is the newest faculty at the university, specializing in computer sciences.
Faculty of Foreign Languages Founded on 1 September 1948, the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures was the first foreign language faculty in Moldova. The college offers language and literature courses in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Faculty of Psychology and Special Education The Faculty of Psychology and Special Education was formed in 1992 by merging the Faculty of Defectologie and the Department of General Psychology.
Faculty of Philosophy Founded in 1940, the Faculty of Philosophy is one of the original faculties at Ion Creagna.
Faculty of History and Ethnopedagogy The Faculty of History and Ethnopedagogy Is a history and social sciences with specialties in history, geography, civic education and moral-spiritual education. It is one of the original faculties of the university.
Faculty of Pedagogy The Faculty of Pedagogy was founded in 1957. The faculty focuses on educational training to prepare teachers for all pre-graduate levels of education.
Faculty of Arts and Design The Faculty Arts and Design originated in 1979 when members of the Physics and Mathematics faculty formed the Department of Painting and Graphics. This department was reformed in 1982-1983 as the Faculty of Arts and Design.
Faculty of Continuing Education and Management Founded in 1975, the Faculty of Continuing Education and Management aims at continual training for teachers in leadership positions and for teacher-trainers.
Faculty of Social Professions The Faculty of Social Professions is a faculty that organizes and provides extracurricular activities for students for credit. These activities reflect both the cultural and education traditions on Moldova and of Ion Creanga, and include dance, music, sports and other social activities.
The University has six buildings for study and classroom use, seven homes student residences, a library with six reading rooms, a computer connected to the Internet, and a printing house. The University was accredited by Government of the Republic of Moldova no. 559 of 7 May 2002, no. certificate of accreditation. 009.
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
: Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat "I. Creangă") is an educational institute in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
(Kishinev), Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
. It was formed in August 1940 as the Pedagogical Institute Moldovan State, being renamed the State Pedagogical Institute Ion Creanga in Chişinău in 1952, and receiving its current name on 21 May 1992. It is named after the Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n writer and story-teller Ion Creangă
Ion Creanga
Ion Creangă was a Moldavian-born Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher. A main figure in 19th century Romanian literature, he is best known for his Childhood Memories volume, his novellas and short stories, and his many anecdotes...
. The university offers Bachelor
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...
, Master
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
and Doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
level degrees.
Organization
Currently, there are over 6000 students in attendance in nine faculties at the university. The faculties are:Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technologies This is the newest faculty at the university, specializing in computer sciences.
Faculty of Foreign Languages Founded on 1 September 1948, the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures was the first foreign language faculty in Moldova. The college offers language and literature courses in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Faculty of Psychology and Special Education The Faculty of Psychology and Special Education was formed in 1992 by merging the Faculty of Defectologie and the Department of General Psychology.
Faculty of Philosophy Founded in 1940, the Faculty of Philosophy is one of the original faculties at Ion Creagna.
Faculty of History and Ethnopedagogy The Faculty of History and Ethnopedagogy Is a history and social sciences with specialties in history, geography, civic education and moral-spiritual education. It is one of the original faculties of the university.
Faculty of Pedagogy The Faculty of Pedagogy was founded in 1957. The faculty focuses on educational training to prepare teachers for all pre-graduate levels of education.
Faculty of Arts and Design The Faculty Arts and Design originated in 1979 when members of the Physics and Mathematics faculty formed the Department of Painting and Graphics. This department was reformed in 1982-1983 as the Faculty of Arts and Design.
Faculty of Continuing Education and Management Founded in 1975, the Faculty of Continuing Education and Management aims at continual training for teachers in leadership positions and for teacher-trainers.
Faculty of Social Professions The Faculty of Social Professions is a faculty that organizes and provides extracurricular activities for students for credit. These activities reflect both the cultural and education traditions on Moldova and of Ion Creanga, and include dance, music, sports and other social activities.
The University has six buildings for study and classroom use, seven homes student residences, a library with six reading rooms, a computer connected to the Internet, and a printing house. The University was accredited by Government of the Republic of Moldova no. 559 of 7 May 2002, no. certificate of accreditation. 009.