It is difficult to find the region where more national projects, than in Krasnoyarsk Krai are developed in Russia. Here "growth points" in the industry, an energy drink, science and education are defined. For training of the highly qualified specialists capable to work in any region of our country including in severe conditions of the North, in 2006 in Krasnoyarsk the Siberian federal university was created. Four largest Krasnoyarsk higher education institutions were its part.

Representatives of large business, policy, scientists are a part of the Board of trustees of SFU. The chairman of the board — the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

The institute of pedagogics, psychology and sociology is created in January, 2008 as a result of merger of psychology and pedagogical faculty of Institute natural and the humanities, engineering and pedagogical faculty of Polytechnical institute and chair of a vocational education of Institute of non-ferrous metals and gold.

In April, 2010 the structure of Institute of pedagogics, psychology and sociology in addition included faculty of informatization of social systems of Institute of town planning, management and regional economy.

Due to the transition to a two-level education system (bakalavriat+magistratur) for improvement of quality of training of bachelors and masters within the directions realized in IPPS, in November, 2013 restructuring of divisions of Institute of pedagogics, psychology and sociology is carried out. Within restructuring merger of Department of pedagogics of the higher school and Chair of information technologies of education, with formation of Chair of information technologies of training and continuous education is carried out. Departments of psychology of development it is merged into Chair of mental health, with formation of Department of psychology of development and consultation. The laboratory of psychological consultation, diagnostics and correction of Department of psychology of development was given the status of independent structural unit of Institute of pedagogics, psychology and sociology.

From the moment of formation of Institute of pedagogics, psychology and sociology, it is headed by the doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor, the corresponding member of Russian joint stock company — Smolyaninova Olga Georgiyevna.

Today the Institute of pedagogics, psychology and sociology is one of the SFU leading institutes in the field of humanitarian preparation. Annual release of experts, bachelors and masters makes more than 200 people which preparation is carried out on seven letting-out chairs: Department of the general and social pedagogics, Department of psychology of development and consultation, Department of sociology, Chair of information technologies of training and continuous education, Department of engineering and computer graphics, Department of pedagogics of a vocational education, Chair of social technologies.

Besides the structure of Institute of pedagogics, psychology and sociology includes Educational and organizational department, Office of sociology and public relations and the Center of retraining and professional development.

The institute of pedagogics, psychology and sociology conducts training of bachelors in the following directions:

Psychology Applied informatics Advertizing and public relations Sociology Pedagogical education Psychology and pedagogical education Vocational education (on branches). Masterpodgotovka of masters is carried out according to five programs: Educational management Management of educational innovations Social and pedagogical maintenance of individual educational routes Management of human resources Psychological consultation. Besides, at Institute of pedagogics, psychology and sociology it is possible to

get second higher education in the direction