School General Description

The Krasnodar State Institute of Culture was established by the decision of the government of the USSR in November 1966 (decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated 05.11.1966 No. 863) [1]. The newly created institute had a library and cultural and educational faculties, there were 200 students (according to other sources, 150 [2]), there were 45 teachers. In 1968, its own dormitory for 502 places appeared and the first enrollment of foreign students took place. In 1973, the Faculty of Music and Education was opened. In 1991 the institute was renamed into the Krasnodar State Institute of Arts and Culture, in 1993 - into the Krasnodar State Academy of Culture, in 1997 - into the Krasnodar State Academy of Culture and Arts, on November 23, 1998 - into the Krasnodar State University of Culture and Arts. On August 4, 2015, the university was renamed the Krasnodar State Institute of Culture, returning its historical name. At the institute, about five thousand students study at the same time in 50 specialties in all forms of education (full-time, part-time, second higher education). In the educational process, 88 specializations of higher professional education, 11 postgraduate studies and 3 doctoral studies are being implemented. In 2013, 89 doctors of sciences, professors, 165 candidates of sciences, associate professors, 8 people's and 15 honored artists of the Russian Federation, 6 honored art workers of the Russian Federation, 1 honored scientist of the Russian Federation, 13 honored cultural workers of the Russian Federation, 1 honored worker of higher education were employed in the educational process. schools of the Russian Federation, 1 People's Artist of the Russian Federation, 3 Honored Artists of the Russian Federation, 1 Honored Architect of the Russian Federation, 1 Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, 1 Honored Trainer of the Russian Federation, 1 Honorary Worker of VET, 41 people have honorary titles of Kuban, 52 members of various creative unions, more than 40 laureates of competitions and festivals