© РИА Томск. Залина Амирова TOMSK, Aug 3 – RIA Tomsk. The new structural unit – the
Faculty of Historical and Political Sciences (FHPS) – was created at Tomsk State University (TSU); the new faculty appeared thanks to merge of Faculty of
History and department of political science, earlier concerned to Faculty of
Philosophy, the press-service of the university reports on Friday.
Earlier it was reported that there are 20 faculties and educational
institutions in the TSU structure, three research institutes and 38
pre-university training centers. Almost 16 thousand students study in the
university in 135 directions and specialties, 738 graduate students, 115 of
which are foreigners, more than 100 doctoral students in 36 specialties.
Education in the postgraduate programs is conducted in 20 curricula, seven
programs of which with dual leadership.
"At TSU a new division is created – the Faculty of Historical and
Political Sciences (FHPS) .The historians' initiative – is the result of the
faculty's development. The main structural change was the accession of the
department of political science to the Faculty of History", – is said in
the report.
© РИА Томск. Павел Стефанский
It is explained that together with the department of political science, the
corresponding direction of the preparation of students, as well as 10 teachers
and about 70 students, specializing in the study of political sciences, has
been transferred to the new faculty of TSU.
"The Faculty of History was actually historical until 1992. Then (were
opened) ... "International Relations", "International Area
Studies", "Russian Area Studies", "Document and Archive
Science", "Anthropology and Ethnology"... We needed a new
positioning to attract students and partners", – the press service quoted
the dean of the FHPS Evgeny Lukov.
According to the dean, the unification of educational programs on historical
and political subjects within the framework of the faculty will help to improve
the political training of historians and strengthen the historical part of
political scientists. The plans of the FIPN – are to create seminars and a
dissertation council on political sciences.