Dagestan State University

Public education is provided at Dagestan State University, which is located in Makhachkala, the capital city of the Republic of Dagestan, which is a federal subject of the Russian Federation. As well as being an important hub for research and culture, it is also one of the most prestigious educational establishments in all of Dagestan. In 1931, it was established as the Teachers' Training Institute; however, in 1957, it was remodelled into what is now known as Dagestan State University (DSU), and it was given its current name in honour of Suleyman Stalsky, the national poet of Dagestan. The university has a total of sixteen scientific and educational centres, seventeen faculties, ninety-seven departments, four branches, two museums (one biological and one historical), a basic library, a biological station, and a planetarium. In addition, the institution has four branches. The institution is home to over 3,000 different professional and teaching positions.

The decision "On the Opening of the Dagestan Agro-Pedagogical Institute" was approved by the Council of People's Commissars of the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic on October 8, 1931. The momentous occasion of the 14th anniversary of the October Revolution served as the inspiration for the grand launch of the institution. The Pedagogical Institute started offering lessons in the month of November in 1931. In the first year of the institution, there were 75 students who were admitted, and there were 10 full-time lecturers who instructed them. The vast majority of students were able to successfully finish the first academic year despite the challenging material circumstances, the absence of training facilities, and the shortage of dorms. Students who had successfully completed the required coursework and examinations were then sent to various regions around the republic with the directive to carry out recruiting efforts in rural communities on behalf of the institution. In 1935, the very first commencement ceremony was held. 39 educators with a college degree or above were given to Dagestan. The university had 260 students enrolled when I attended there. In 1954, a new building with a total size of about 6,000 square metres was donated to the institution. This facility had assembly and sports halls in addition to classrooms. Meanwhile, the previous academic building was repurposed as a dormitory.