Doctor of Sciences (Jurisprudence) and famous Russian lawyer, statesman and public figure, TV presenter and writer Pavel Astakhov has arrived on a working visit to South Ural State University.
Over the period from 2009 through 2016, Pavel Astakhov was holding the position of the Children's Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation. He is also well known as a long-time host of the Chas Suda (Hour of Judgment) TV show.
As part of his meeting with students of the SUSU Institute of Law, Pavel Astakhov in details shared on his path in the profession, on his personal observations about the subtleties of the profession of a lawyer, and answered the questions from his future colleagues. He stressed the special role of jurisprudence specialists in the modern world.
"We can list many qualities that could help you become a professional lawyer, like attention to details, hard work, being thorough in everything, and many other things. But I believe that first of all you must be honest in what you are doing, honest before yourself and those people for whom you will be offering your services. Both professional and humane honesty are very important. And of course, you must understand that a modern lawyer is a person who must be in command of broad and deep knowledge," noted Pavel Astakhov.
The Rector of South Ural State University Alexander Wagner marked the significant contribution by Pavel Astakhov into the development of the legal science and educational activities and awarded him the title of Professor Emeritus of SUSU!
"My advice to those students who are just in the beginning of their path in this profession: be more curious – this is a very important quality for modern young people. Do not limit yourself by the academic programme disciplines, expand the boundaries," Pavel Astakhov addressed the students. "Your main task is to try and see beyond the horizon of life, events and knowledge. And once you learn how to do that, everything will work out and you will always be one step ahead of others."
After the official part of the event, Director of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities Lidiya Lobodenko took our guest on a tour around the Mediafloor, a unique space that includes SUSU-TV Television and Radio Company, SUSU Radio Station, Student Media Centre of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, Photography Studio, and Media Laboratory of Virtual Reality and Neuromarketing Technology. Pavel Astakhov highly praised the state-of-the-art equipment for creation of multimedia content, as well as the opportunities that our university provides for the professional growth of students.