An open lecture by a renowned scientist, Professor Hailiang Yu, has been held at South Ural State University. Our guest from the Central South University in China, leading scientist at the A.P. Zhiliaev’s Mechanics of Gradient Nanomaterials Laboratory of Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University, presented his report on the “Metal Alloys Obtained by Asymmetric Rolling: From Microstructure Changes to a Breakthrough in Operation Properties” before the scientific community.
On the eve of the warm spring holiday, International Women's Day, South Ural State University is filled with flowers, smiles and joyful mood. Men of the university team (from the Student Council to the Rector’s Office) have treated the female students and staff members to a bright and lovely surprise.
It is for a reason that spring begins with a wonderful holiday, the International Women's Day. Just like the first warm rays of the sun awaken the nature and bring new energy and the feeling of joyful changes, you, just by being around with your care, vital power and beauty, make this world a brighter place and motivate us to become better. You are the guardians of the hearth and home. You are the ones who can create a cosy atmosphere, offer support during hard times, inspire for new endeavours, give us joy and fill our lives with love and kindness.
The team of the SUSU Multiscale Modelling of Multicomponent Functional Materials Laboratory have made an important step towards the understanding of the properties of two-dimensional silicon carbide. The scientists have studied how point defects (vacancies) in monolayers of this material influence its electronic and magnetic characteristics. Their work has a fundamental significance for the development of nanoelectronics and spintronics.
"Our Heritage" exhibition project, organized by photographer Vladimir Bogdanovsky, has opened at the Art Gallery of South Ural State University.
This project is a unique journey through the centuries of history and culture of our region. The exhibition reminds its visitors of the importance of carefully preserving the heritage of their ancestors and inspires them to consider the future of their region.
Twenty advanced engineering schools, created early in 2024 as part of the project’s second wave, have presented the results of their activity over the past year. Following their defences, the Council for Advanced Engineering Schools and Coordination of their Activity has formed an official ranking of advanced engineering schools.
Today, the "Heart of the Urals" Advanced Engineering School of South Ural State University has presented its 2025 results as part of the "Advanced Engineering Schools" federal project. The reports have been evaluated by a council chaired by Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
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.
Researchers at South Ural State University have patented a software program for automatic planning of evacuation routes in case of fire in various types of buildings and structures. The system, based on a convolutional neural network, analyses architectural elements to generate emergency routes, eliminating errors caused by the human factor.
Today, methods for designing evacuation routes still require manual analysis of architectural plans, which makes the process labour-intensive and time-consuming.
Students of South Ural State University welcome the long-awaited spring with bright and delicious festivities. Today, the university’s indoor athletic stadium has hosted the traditional “Pancake Run!”, a sports and gastronomic festival that annually brings together the most energetic and positive participants. The event has been organized by the SUSU Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service.
For several years now, Director of the Eurasian Studies Research and Education Centre of South Ural State University, Doctor of Sciences (History) Aleksandr Tairov has been working on solving the mystery of the origin of a dagger found in the forest-steppe zone of the South Trans-Urals region.
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A meeting with a legendary Russian athlete, multiple-time World Champion in mixed martial arts Fedor Emelianenko took place at South Ural State University. The event brought together students, faculty members, representatives of the sports community, and regional authorities.
For several years now, South Ural State University has been traditionally organizing master classes on making Russian pancakes for international students. This joyful tradition coincides with Maslenitsa (Pancake Day) celebrations and allows students to immerse themselves in the holiday atmosphere by trying their hand at cooking.
The event not only helps students acquire culinary skills but also fosters intercultural communication: students work in teams, help each other, and share experiences. This helps overcome potential communication barriers.
Scientists from South Ural State University have patented a program for searching for enzymes for breaking down milk proteins. Developed using a highly specialized database, the application allows users to quickly select biocatalysts within the system to extract the desired peptide from raw materials. The resulting raw materials are used to produce food products for people with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension.
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.
Director of the SUSU China-Russia Research and Education Centre for System Pathology Aleksei Sarapultsev, together with scientists Igor Kritskii, Aleksandr Zurochka, and Vladimir Zurochka, have created a method for performing a screening test for antibodies in tourists coming from foreign countries. During the COVID pandemic, when people had been taking tests for coronavirus directly at airports, scientists had managed to collect a vast amount of data on immunoglobulins in the blood of Chelyabinsk residents and classify those according to their travels “geography”.
South Ural State University has participated in the "Industry Support Tools – 2026" regional conference, a key discussion platform for state and regional support measures for the industrial sector. The event has brought together representatives of government agencies, development institutions, industrial enterprises, and educational organizations interested in our region's technological development.
Team of South Ural State University has participated in the traditional 62nd “Druzhba” (“Friendship”) Spartakiad held at Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University. SUSU has demonstrated decent results and has come in second in the team rating.
The event’s main goals are the development of mass physical culture and sports among academic and administrative staff members of universities; strengthening sports and research ties between competing universities; and the promotion of physical culture and sports as the most important means of forming a healthy lifestyle.
South Ural State University has developed an intelligent system for monitoring the corrosive wear of metal structures designed for use in challenging industrial conditions. The development was completed by a team of scientists led by Dmitry Shnaider as part of the Priority 2030 strategic academic leadership program.
The system is designed for long-term monitoring of wall thickness changes in pipelines, pressure vessels, and other critical equipment components at oil refineries, chemical plants, and energy facilities.
Scientists from South Ural State University have developed a system for controlling the functional status of athletes, what dramatically changes the approach to training. This method allows to look “inside” an athlete in order to accurately measure out the loads, prevent overtraining and improve the performance. This technology has been tested as part of the system of Traktor Ice Hockey Club, and a patent had been obtained for it.
On February 12th, at the People and Technologies of the Urals exhibition-and-museum complex of SUSU, an opening ceremony was held for an exhibition on “Magic of Metal: Ancient Metallurgy of the South Ural Region” dedicated to the history of metallurgy of the 3rd-1st millennium BC.
On February 5th, at the National Centre RUSSIA in Moscow, as part of the opening ceremony for the big-scale "Russia – a Family of Families" educational marathon, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin officially announced the beginning of the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia.
A ceremonial meeting dedicated to the Day of Russian Science has been held at South Ural State University. In the University Council hall, the university’s research community summed up the results of 2025 and became acquainted with ambitious projects planned for the near future.
Opening the meeting, the SUSU Rector Alexander Wagner gave a detailed overview of the broad scope of research studies and highlighted a key trend:
