Organizing the celebration of Nowruz, springtime New Year’s festivities, has already become a good tradition at South Ural State University. Thanks to this event, we can become more closely acquainted with the ethnic groups of the SUSU students and staff members.
Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Alexey Texler has held a meeting of the Supervisory Council of the Regional Division of the Russian Society “Znanie” (“Knowledge”). The meeting’s agenda were the results of the organization’s work and the plans for the current year.
During their day in Chelyabinsk, our guests from the People's Republic of China visited the places most important in student life: world-class inter-university campus; Quantorium Technology Park for children; Faculty of Mechatronics and Robotics; International China-Russia Joint Laboratory for Bioresources Processing; Teaching Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, as well as the Chelyabinsk campus of School 21.
On February 16th, students from the People's Republic of China, who are obtaining their education at South Ural State University, together with their Russian friends and teachers, celebrated the coming of the New Year according to the traditional Chinese calendar.
More than 1300 students from China study at SUSU. And celebration of the Chinese New Year has long become a good tradition for our university, so that these students can feel at home even if they are thousands of kilometres away from it.
South Ural State University continues to introduce international students to the cultural identity of our region. On January 20, 2026, as part of the International New Year project, activists of the South Ural Association of International Students and Alumni embarked on a gastronomic journey at the Usadba Ryabinykh (Ryabinykh Estate) restaurant.
Students from around the world obtain their education at South Ural State University: each one of them has their own culture and traditions, but we are all united by our love to one the main holidays, the New Year! In December, we are all looking forward to this magical night, when we get together with our nearest and dearest ones around the festive table and make a wish!
On the eve of this holiday, our international students have recorded a video with their New Year’s greetings for their fellow-students and the teaching and administrative staff members of our university.
On December 4th, the 10th International Scientific Conference “Innovations in Sport, Tourism and Education – icISTIS-2025” started at South Ural State University. The conference is traditionally organized by the SUSU Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service (ISTiS).
During the grand opening of the conference, Deputy Minister of Sports of the Chelyabinsk Region Vitaly Yakushev awarded the team of the U-phygital project for winning a grant competition by Rosmolodezh agency.
Science and Technology Counsellor of the Embassy of India in Russia Dr. Anand Kamavisdar has paid a visit to South Ural State University.
As part of his visit, Dr. Anand Kamavisdar met with the SUSU Rector Alexander Wagner in order to discuss the prospects of collaboration of scientific and educational organizations of India with Russian universities, in particular with South Ural State University.
Science and Technology Counsellor of the Embassy of India in Russia Dr. Anand Kamavisdar has paid an official visit to South Ural State University. At the meeting with our guest, representatives of our university discussed the prospects of the Russian-Indian research collaboration.
A meeting between students and representatives of traditional religious organizations of Russia “Traditional Faiths and Youth: The Search for New Meanings and Forms of Strengthening and Preserving Traditional Values in Society” was held at South Ural State University. The main topic of the event was the discussion of the spiritual and moral compass, its role in shaping society, and its significance for today’s youth.
Within the frameworks of the close cooperation between Russia and the People's Republic of China, a delegation from Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics has paid a visit to South Ural State University.
A delegation from Southwest Forestry University, China, has paid an official visit to South Ural State University. The program included meetings with students and signing of a new agreement to expand our partnership.
The SUSU Rector Alexander Wagner welcomed the guests:
The Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Yekaterinburg Luo Shixiong paid an official visit to South Ural State University. The visit program included meetings with the university and regional leadership, university tours, and communication with Chinese students obtaining their education at SUSU.
The visit began with an exhibition of scientific developments by researchers from South Ural State University. First Vice-Rector, Vice-Rector for Research Anton Korzhov spoke about our university's current key areas of research.
Delegation from Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics paid an official visit to South Ural State University. This meeting with our colleagues from China opens up new prospects for joint projects in the fields of scientific research and training of specialists.
SUSU and ZUA are long-time partners. South Ural College, where students learn IT and engineering, had been created at this Chinese university jointly with SUSU.
On June 6th, a delegation from South Ural State University headed by Vice-Rector for Education Marina Potapova opened the Research, Education and Coordination Centre "Institute of Open Education in the Russian Language named after A.S. Pushkin" at Heihe University. These centres are being opened within the frameworks of the "One Belt, One Road" China-Russia initiative.
Any contest, and especially an international one, is a history of sorts, the very landmark that gives a start to new great events in the life of school pupils and students learning Russian as a foreign language.
On May 15th, an online meeting was held between representatives of the Department of Food Technology and Biotechnology of the SUSU School of Medical Biology and representatives and students of Shenyang University of Technology (SUT), China. SUT first-year students, who are taking training under a joint-with-SUSU academic programme in Bioengineering in Food Productions, presented their reports in Russian on the topics of geographic and natural specifics of Chinese provinces, as well as on national and cultural traditions of their country.
Representatives of South Ural State University have met with a delegation from Southwest Forestry University (Kunming, China). The parties have discussed the prospects of development of our long-term partnership.
South Ural State University is participating in the China-Russia Conference on Educational and Cultural Exchange at the China-Russia Centre for Education Development of the SCO Institute of Economy and Trade in Qingdao.
The SUSU delegation is headed by the Vice-Rector for Education Marina Potapova, who has presented the scientific and educational activity of our university, as well as our joint projects with universities from the People's Republic of China.
On October 23rd, a master class by Nitesh Kumar Upadhyay, Doctor of Sciences (Law), Associate Professor at the Law Department of Symbiosis University (India), consultant at the SUSU Institute of Law, was held at South Ural State University.
Nitesh Kumar Upadhyay has numerous fellowships and grants including from such institutions as GAJE (Turkey), ILEC (New York), and HAGUE Academy (the Netherlands). His presentation was devoted to the topic of developing research competencies and career opportunities.
The All-Russian forum Yugra International 2024 wrapped up at Nizhnevartovsk State University. The event brought together 100 students, including 70 international students obtaining their education at Russian universities.
South Ural State University, with the support of the International Office, was represented by 5 international students from Peru, India, Bangladesh, and China.
This year, Rossotrudnichestvo agency jointly with South Ural State University launch the implementation of a big-scale program on advanced training for Chinese teachers of the Russian Language as part of the grant on the “Innovative Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language in China”.
Within the frameworks of close collaboration between Russia and the People's Republic of China, a delegation from Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics has paid a visit to South Ural State University.
This visit by our colleagues from the partner university is aimed at continuing to strengthen the partnership links between the universities, as well as at learning about new projects that we could implement together.
Staff members of the Sociocultural Adaptation Centre of the International Office organized a tour to the Taganay National Park and Lake Turgoyak for SUSU international students on July 9th.
The tour started with visiting one of the most beautiful places in the South Ural region: Taganay National Park. International students walked along the Journey through Europe and Asia eco-trail and climbed to the Semibratka observation deck, from where they could admire beautiful views of the mountains. The students enjoyed the walk since everyone managed to cope with the 4-km route.
