I.A. Kalinichenko Krasnodar University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

Abstract: Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education “Krasnodar University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation” starts its history since the 11th of March, when in Krasnodar a school for professional development for the militia offi cers of MIA USSR was founded. In 1983, the educational institution was transformed into a special intermediate school of militia, in 1994 it was transformed into Juridical Institute, in 2003 — into Academy, in February 2006 — into University of MIA of Russia. For its history, the educational institution trained almost 40 thousand specialists for Russia, countries of the far-abroad and neighboring countries, such as Vietnam, Guinea, Cuba, Nicaragua. The staff of the University many times participated in the events, aimed at the securing of law and order and criminality counteraction in different regions: in the Trans-Caucasian Region, Central Asia, within the territory of the former Yugoslavia, in Western Timor. For personal bravery and courage, demonstrated at service, more than a hundred offi cers of the staff were awarded medals. For several years, the University stays among the number of the best educational institutions of the higher professional education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

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