Ткаченко, А.И. Социальный институт - центр здоровья, воспитания и образования студентов = Social Institute - Center of Health, Treatment and Education of Students / А.И. Ткаченко // Теория и практика физ. культуры. - 2006. - № 5. - С. 2-3.
The social institute of the Russian state professional-pedagogical university (RSPPU) was created in 1996 as a response to the society demands in qualified specialists, professionally trained staff of social workers and social teachers. The university was among the first to develop the training on such specialties as "social worker", "social teacher", "theology". Today the Social institute of the RSPPU, celebrating the 10-years anniversary, can sum up and mark the basic directions which it successfully develops and increases. These are: upbringing of a healthy, literate, spiritually developed personality, orientation to the modern techniques of teaching, formation of well-qualified cadre of teachers and students.