Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication


Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication, formerly Kazan Imperial University, is a higher educational institution of Kazan, one of the largest institutes of Kazan Federal University. IPIC has more than 3,000 students, 300 teachers and staff members, including 71 Ph.D and 188 candidates of sciences, 9 teachers from foreign countries. The Institute comprises 3 academic divisions: the Leo Tolstoy Higher School of Russian and Foreign Philology, the Gabdulla Tukay Higher School of National Culture and Education and the I.A. Baudouin de Courtenay Higher School of Russian Language and Intercultural Communication. The Institute trains philologists and educators with expertise in linguistics, literary studies, Russian, Tatar and foreign languages, interpretation and translation, educational technologies, design, music, and choreography.

History

IPIC history began in 1804 with the opening day of the philology department of Kazan Imperial University. IFMK is based on two major universities of the country- Kazan State University and Tatar State University of Humanities and Education, originating from Kazan Imperial University, as well as Kazan Teachers' Institute, later known as Kazan State Pedagogical University.

Structure

IPIC mission - to promote the humanities and education development.
The Institute trains highly qualified specialists in the field of philology, arts and intercultural communication. IPIC students comprehend the world of language, literature, art, and master the techniques of professional simultaneous, technical and literary translation from various languages.
Major fields of study:
In 2016 Kazan Federal University was ranked in the top 200 in the QS subject ranking in linguistics. The contribution of IPIC scholars and professors to this achievement is indisputable.

Graduates

IPIC graduates work in a variety of areas: research, education, mass media - television, newspapers, radio, the press-service, advertising agencies and PR-agencies, as well as in government and commercial organizations.
Kazan International linguistic center works on the basis of IPIC where everyone can learn English, German, French, Spanish and other languages, get an additional qualification of an interpreter in professional communication, etc. Moreover, here students can prepare for passing the following exams: Unified State Exam, General State Exam and Unified Republic exam and for participating in school competitions. KLMC is certified for a number of international and national exams: Cambridge International Examinations, TOEFL, French language exam in tourism and hotel business, etc.
IPIC actively participates in realizing the state program "Preservation, study and development of the state languages of the Republic of Tatarstan and other languages in the Republic of Tatarstan for 2014 - 2020 years." Among the projects implemented under this program are: