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Youth, Friendship and Media: SUSU Media Centre Held Excursion for Foreign Guests

Foreign guests, who are also participants in the festival, currently most talked about, arrived in Chelyabinsk and straight away went to get acquainted with South Ural State University.

SUSU Association of International Students Held a Lecture for Guests of the World Youth Festival

The final stage of the meeting of guests who came from different parts of the world and had previously visited the World Youth Festival in Sochi was an acquaintance with the activities of the Association of International Students of South Ural State University.

The Executive Director of the Association Dilrabo Tozhikulova addressed the guests with a welcoming speech. She emphasized that the motto of both the festival and the SUSU Association of International Students is to support international and interethnic friendship.

All for the Sake of Love: Musical Performance Held at SUSU in Honour of March 8th

On the eve of International Women's Day, a bright festive performance took place at South Ural State University.

The SUSU Rector Alexander Wagner congratulated students and employees of the university on the upcoming holiday:

Amulet of Fangs and Garnet Necklace

SUSU scientists presented a collection of women's jewellery − from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages.

Scientists from South Ural State University traced how the fashion of ancient beauties changed. The objects for study were objects found at archaeological excavations in the Southern Urals.

Special Event Prepared for International Women's Day!

March... A month that gives us one of the most wonderful holidays. International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8th, is a holiday of the most charming, most beautiful half of the humankind!

For 10 years now, the Recreation Centre of South Ural State University has been giving us a festive mood with an atmosphere of creativity before March 8th by preparing and holding bright and memorable events.

Online Cinema Released a Film Starring SUSU Scientists

Scientists of South Ural State University took part in the shooting of a documentary series exploring the phenomenality of bread in the Russian and global history, science, economics, and culture.

“Language Is a Reflection of the Mentality of People”: Interview for Mother Language Day

International Mother Language Day is celebrated worldwide on February 21st. This date was chosen for a reason: students, who protested in defence of their native language, Bengali, were killed by police in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on February 21, 1952. The students demanded to recognize this language as one of the state languages of the country. Later, on November 17, 1999, this holiday was proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO and has been celebrated annually since 2000.

Lovely Face and Spinal Disc Herniations: Archaeologists from Chelyabinsk Examined a 2000-year-old Burial of a Sarmatian Woman

At the excavations near the city of Magnitogorsk, SUSU archaeologists, in collaboration with the South Urals Foundation, discovered a unique-for-South Urals burial-mounds complex with an ancient tomb of a young woman. The remains were found during the excavations at Kharkovsky I ritual complex in autumn of 2022. 

Chelyabinsk – Beijing: Story of a SUSU Student’s Trip to China

Danil Karimov is a graduate of South Ural State University majoring in Law. He continues his studies to obtain his Master’s degree at Beijing University of Technology.

– Not every person is brave enough to move to a different country. Or to go study there for that matter. How did this happen in your life?

– I came to China quite by chance. I had never considered this country as my studies destination.

– And yet…

SUSU Pushkin Centre: Prospects and Specifics

February 10th is Alexander Pushkin's Memorial Day. Alexander Pushkin (1799 – 1837) was a great poet and writer, founder of the modern Russian literary language. He was fatally wounded in a notorious duel with Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès. The majority of our huge country’s citizens know this story, but not all international students know everything about the life and work of Alexander Pushkin.

What do Winds of the Great Steppe Carry to Us from the Past?

Earth depths of the South Ural region hide not only mineral resources, but also layers of ancient history left by the people who lived in this territory thousands of years ago. Which new mysteries have the archaeology researchers from South Ural State University have managed to unravel? And what do they keep working on?

We have discussed these topics with Director of the SUSU Eurasian Studies Research and Education Centre, Doctor of Sciences (History) Aleksandr Tairov.

Remembering the Siege of Leningrad

80 years ago, on January 27, 1944, one of the most tragic episodes of the Great Patriotic War ended: as a result of the actions of Soviet troops, the siege of Leningrad, which had lasted almost 900 days, was completely lifted.

Tubing Rides for Everyone: International Students Tried a Winter Pastime

Sociocultural Adaptation Centre has organized traditional tubing rides for international students of South Ural State University. This type of winter pastime is everyone's favourite and is very popular.

SUSU International Students Took Part in the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus

International students of South Ural State University from Sri Lanka and Ethiopia took part in the traditional Russian Orthodox ceremony of Epiphany dip, which is held on January 19th.

SUSU Celebrates Kid Inventors' Day

Today, on January 17th, Kid Inventors' Day is celebrated around the world. This holiday is for young scientists, who despite their young age invent many interesting and useful devices to make our world a better place.

There are more and more young discoverers and kid scientists nowadays. This happens, among other things, thanks to the support from the government authorities and various educational institutions.

Land of Lakes: SUSU Students Made a Video about the Anniversary of the South Ural Region

The Chelyabinsk Region will soon celebrate its 90th anniversary. On the eve of the anniversary, students of South Ural State University, together with the State Philharmonic and workers of culture of the South Ural region, have made a video showing the uniqueness of our region.

The director of the video was SUSU graduate Matvey Sholokhov, the director of photography – SUSU TV staff member Daniil Rukavitsyn, and the producer – SUSU student Valeriia Bondar.

Historians of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities Co-authored a Book about Chelyabinsk Cinemas of the 20th Century

On January 18th, a presentation of the book Chelyabinsk Cinemas of the 20th Century took place at the Chelyabinsk Public Assembly House. The co-authors of the book were Professor of the Department of Russian and Foreign History of the SUSU Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities Evgeniy Volkov and Associate Professor of the same department Maksim Sapronov. Other authors were local historians Dmitriy Grafov, Iuriy Latyshev, and Mikhail Khabirov.

Celebrating the New Year According to the Old Style

On January 14th, many Russians celebrate a holiday with an unusual name − the Old New Year, that is, the New Year in the old style, which is celebrated on a smaller scale than the night from December 31st to January 1st.

We talked about the history of this holiday to Natalia Parfentyeva, Head of the Department of Theology, Culture and Art at the SUSU Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities.

Russian Press Day Is Our Professional Holiday

The first issue of the SUSU’s corporate publication, the SMART University newspaper, was published on December 6, 1956. On the occasion of the professional holiday, editor-in-chief Nadezhda Yushina shares on the traditions and everyday life of the editorial office.

– Why is it namely January 13th?

SUSU Received the Status of a Federal Innovation Platform "Youth Tourism on an Interuniversity Campus"

The main objective of the project is to develop a youth tourism system in order to raise the cultural level of young people, stimulate the interest of young people in participating in scientific, educational and professional events on the territory of interuniversity campuses.

Legend on the 12 Animals of the Eastern Calendar

Once a year we find out that for the next 365 days we will be living under the protection of a certain zodiac animal, be that a dragon, a tiger, or a rabbit. But few people have ever bothered to learn why each year is assigned an animal. There are many legends about it, and all of those originate in the East. Let us examine the most popular one.

Crocodile, Mermaid and Horseshoe: New Year's Symbols around the World

For Russians, New Year's celebration traditions almost always include a decorated fir-tree, Russian salad, tangerines, Father Frost and Snow Maiden, merry-making, and confetti. And what about other countries? Here is a selection of New Year's symbols from various corners of the world.

New Year’s Master Classes for Students and Staff Members Held at SUSU

On the occasion of the New Year’s celebrations, the Department of Technology and Design is holding master classes in the SUSU Hobby Studio for everyone interested.

The hobby studio is a wonderful and atmospheric place. Real magic happens when you are making a three-dimensional dragon-shaped New Year’s card or taking New Year’s art therapy.

The events are organised by professionals: the Head of the Department, Tatiana Vekovtseva, and the teaching staff members, Elena Lavrova and Alexey Lavrov.

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