Samara Academy of Humanities
Samara Academy of Humanities (SAH) is a non-government institution of higher education founded in 1992. The main objective of SAH is to implement the concept of humanitarian education based on human values, openness to the achievements of European and World Civilizations, breaking language barriers in scientific and professional communication, integrating the graduates into Modern Economics and fostering the sense of social responsibility for the destiny of our country.
Samara Academy of Humanities is a successfully developing institution of higher education known in professional sphere not only in Samara and Ulyanovsk Regions (branches in Togliatti and Dimitrovgrad) but in the whole Russia, Far and Near East, due to its scientific cooperation with many institutions and participation in Russian and international scientific forums.
Today there are about 4000 students, 300 lecturers, 10 Doctors of Sciences and Professors, 70 PhDs in Sciences in SAH and its branches. The Academy provides its applicants with a possibility to study at Philosophic and Philological, Psychological, Law Departments, as well as to study in the Institute of Tax Administration. SAH was established in 1998 and today post-graduate courses are offered on 14 scientific specialties. In October 2008 SAH started to suggest master degree courses in specialization “Philosophy of Business Management”, “Entrepreneurial and Commercial Law”, “Philosophy”, “Criminal Law. Criminology. Penal Executive Law”. Master courses graduates get the diploma of a state-standard type.
SAH pays special attention to scientific and research activities. The work is implemented in accordance with Course Schedule approved annually by the Academic Council on 6 scientific specialties corresponding to the humanitarian orientation of the Academy: topical problems of philosophy, psychology, science of language, economics and science of law. Thus, for example, in 2010, 37 scientific themes both of fundamental and applied character were developed by the team work of SAH academic staff (including SAH branches in Togliatti and Dimitrovgrad).
The Academy has built its own normative base for carrying out scientific research projects aimed at encouraging Professors to accomplish efficient research activities. The results of research projects are represented in numerous publications, PhD and Doctoral Dissertations and participation in annual institutional, Russian and international conferences, symposiums, seminars, new educational courses, special courses and projects, etc. Over the last years more than 80 monographs were published by Academy Professors.
Since 2007 the Centre of Philosophic and Aesthetic Investigations has been established in SAH, which supports and coordinate scientific investigations on philosophy and aesthetics carried out in SAH and other institutions of higher education in Samara.
In 2001 in assistance with American Bar Association (ABA/CEELI) and within the framework of the project “The partnership of Law Faculty of Rutgers – Newark University and Law Faculty of Samara Academy of Humanities” the Legal Clinic was established providing free legal services to population. The project “Live Law” aims to promote legal knowledge among schoolchildren and students working in Legal Clinic have possibility to put their knowledge into practice and acquire the necessary professional skills.
On September 1st 2002 the Laboratory of Psychological Monitoring of Education Process was established on the basis of SAH Psychological Department.
The SAH also hosts the Laboratory of Accounting and Taxation Consulting, which provides services in Accounting and Taxation; the Laboratory of Social Psychology Research and Young Translator School.
