1On April 13, the celebration of Aluth Avurudda, a national New Year in the traditions of Sri Lanka (Ceylon), was held. Aluth Avurudda is a family holiday. This day Sri Lankans who are far from their home country tend to come back home. Sri Lanka students of SUSU decided to share their joy with academic instructors and university friends.
On April 6, 2016 the Day of Arab culture, the festival with the participation of students from Arab countries, was held at SUSU. It was a big, informative event. The celebration was attended by students from six countries from the Arab region: Yemen, Egypt, Iran, Palestine, Syria, and Algeria.
On April 15th and 22nd, the third and final stage of the open championship in project management in the Chelyabinsk Governor’s Cup (PMCup), is being held.
An online teleconference will be held on April 13th as part of the 2016 EXPO-Build Russia conference at South Ural State University. The invited speaker is a specialist in green building from Kentucky (USA).
The students of the 4th course of the Faculty of Linguistics Kseniia Zyrianova, Olesia Krasikova, Iuliia Kungurtseva, Olesia Leshkova and Ekaterina Tamgina took part in the Homo Interpretan International Distance Olympiad. The event was arranged by the Department of Theory and Practice of Translation of Volgograd State University together with the Union of Translators of Russia. The works were presented in the nomination of “French Language”.
On April 11 13, 2016 SouthUral State University will hold the XIV Russian competition (exhibition and conference) of young researchers ‘Step into the future, Junior’.
“Rector’s Hour” was held on April 2nd, during which Aleksandr Shestakov and parents of first and second course students examined the university’s development within the “5-100” program, aimed at increasing competitiveness.
During the meeting, SUSU’s rector told parents about the university’s goals for the next 4 years, and also about how exactly students will be involved in the program. According to Aleksandr Leonidovich, the university’s strategic development initiatives will positively affect education.
The SUSU Office of International Affairs invites guests to attend a presentation for the American Fulbright Grant. Presentation of exchange programs in the areas of science, education, and culture for the 2017-2018 academic year will be held on April 13th at 11:30.
Information about these programs will be interesting for:
The Beijing Polytechnical Institute invites students to their master’s and doctor’s programs and for student exchanges of one to two semesters.
The scholarship covers the costs of applying, living, medical insurance, and also includes the payment of a monthly stipend. Education can be in English or Chinese.
The application deadline for master’s and doctor’s programs is April 20th, and for exchange programs – June 15th.
“From the History of Chelyabinsk: fortress to provincial city, from 1736 to 1781”, a book written by Gayaz Samigulov, senior researcher for the SUSU Scientific Center for Eurasian Studies, is part of the Russian Geniographical Society’s prize within the Russian prize “Crystal Compass” in the “publication” category.
The International Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation reports that the Italian Government announces the International Scholarship Program for foreign students to undergo practical training at Italian universities.
Online applications are filled out on the website.
The following list of documents should be summited by e-mail to get financial aid from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation:
On March 29, SUSU Rector Alexander Shestakov met directors of schools, lyceums and gymnasiums of Chelyabinsk. Alexander Leonidovich told the heads of educational institutions about ongoing changes at the University as a result of its participation in the 5-100 Project. Special focus was on the position of SUSU in the hierarchy of Russian universities and international rankings and cooperation with schools, lyceums, gymnasiums, and colleges under new conditions of the University development.
In autumn 2015 the associate professor of the Department of General and Theoretical Physics of SUSU Sergey Podoshvedov defended his doctoral dissertation in quantum informatics. We talked about his career and this research area.
The fact that students from SUSU have shown a high interest in spending one day in the British Consulate General in Yekaterinburg (read more details in the news), the organizers decided to extend the deadline for submission of applications for essays and graphic works till April 4, 2016, inclusive.
British Consulate General in Yekaterinburg together with the Department of International Cooperation announced an essay contest “William Shakespeare and his works” and graphic works contest “Symbols of Great Britain.”
Summarizing and awarding the winners of "SUSU - Smart University in a Global Market" Advertising and PR Project competition organized upon an initiative of the Faculty of Journalism and the Department of Communication Policy were carried out in order to strengthen the competitive position of the South Ural State University on the global education market within the framework of the Project 5 -100.
The second stage of the Open Competition among Students of General and Professional Education Organizations in Project Management at the Chelyabinsk Region Governor’s Cup, “PMCup”, was held March 14th through march 24th. It was held in two heats: school teams participated March 14-17 and teams of professional educational organizations participated March 21-24 in the on-site stage.
The SUSU Faculty of Journalism successfully completed their work in the First International Scientific Forum “Communication Leader of the 21st Century” on March 26th. Over the four days of the forum, SUSU hosted more than 600 talented school and university students from France, Venezuela, Italy, Laos, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and more than 70 Russian cities – from Abakan to Yakutsk.
СThe exhibition “Lady’s Trinkets” will be open to the public from March 30 to April 30 in the Art Hall of SUSU. Despite an airy name, longstanding archeological and ethnographic studies of the Southern Urals form the basis of this exhibition.
This Saturday on April 2 SUSU will held the collegiate programming contest “Prime Time” among bachelor’s and master’s degree students.
During 5 hours teams comprised of 2-3 people will develop mathematical algorithms and write program codes, solving unconventional problems as quick as possible. The participants should apply their knowledge in the field of mathematics and programming to become a finalist.
The first regional scientific business school was held at SUSU in February. The initiative for organizing business schools throughout Russia belongs to the Ministry of Economic Development. The event is held through the Russian Politechnical Society. At SUSU, it was held as part of the “Step into the Future” project, with assistance from the Office of Science and Innovation.
The delegation which included representatives of the Government and the business industry of Chelyabinsk region made a working visit to Iran. The purpose of the visit was to expand business partnerships and to build cooperation with the Islamic Republic. The delegation was headed by the Governor of Chelyabinsk region, Boris Dubrovsky, including representatives of South Urals; Vice-Rector for International Relations of SUSU, Victor Katochkov, took part in the trip.
