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A large physics auditorium has opened at the Polytechnic University after renovation

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In the main academic building of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, after the completion of renovation work, the legendary large physics auditorium has reopened its doors.

The repairs were paid for from income received from managing the Polytechnic's development endowment and cost five million rubles. This is the largest project Endowment fund of SPbPU throughout its entire existence.

The decision to restore the historic auditorium was made following the results of a competition of infrastructure projects announced by the Endowment Fund Board in December 2024. The initiative was timed to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Polytechnic University. The commission for the distribution of income from the management of the fund's endowment capital received 12 projects. Having assessed each of them, the commission gave preference to the renovation of the large physical auditorium of the Main Academic Building.

The funds allocated by the foundation were used to restore the tables and floor, and install new special blinds. The renovated auditorium became a gift to teachers and students for the beginning of the new academic year.

The first meeting of the Physics Department after the renovation began with a formal part. Elena Vinogradova, Chair of the Foundation Board and Director of the Department of Economics and Finance of SPbPU, said a few welcoming words: We are very glad that over the 13 years of our Endowment Fund's existence, we were able to do such an important thing – finance the renovation of the auditorium, which is the face of the Polytechnic University. I hope that we will continue this tradition, and the Foundation's activities will be even more noticeable in supporting students, teachers and the material and technical base of the university.

This 400-seat amphitheater auditorium occupies a special place in the history of the university. Outstanding scientists once gave lectures here: V. V. Skobeltsyn, A. F. Ioffe, P. L. Kapitsa, N. N. Semenov, A. A. Fridman, Yu. B. Khariton, A. I. Alikhanov, B. P. Konstantinov and many others. In the early years of the institute, students from all faculties gathered here weekly to listen to lectures on physics.

Olga Novikova, Executive Director of the SPbPU Endowment Fund, gave a presentation on the history of the foundation and the mechanism of its operation. She said that over the past 13 years, formed seven target capitals, three of which are university-wide and four are for specific areas. The total volume of the SPbPU target capital fund in June of this year exceeded 126 million rubles.

Concluding the formal part, the director of the Institute of Physics and Mathematics Pavel Zakharov called the large physics auditorium “image-building” and once again thanked everyone who took part in the project.

"Carrying out repairs in a historical building is a huge task associated with lengthy approvals," he noted. "Many people have made efforts here, so on behalf of the institute I would like to express my deep gratitude, colleagues, for having managed to do this. This is such a good start to the new academic year."

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Rector of SPbGASU congratulates on Knowledge Day

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I congratulate the students and the entire staff of the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering on the beginning of the new academic year, and the first-year students on the beginning of a new life!

SPbGASU is more than a university: it is the history, present, and future of the city and the country. And what this future will be like largely depends on you – our students, who in just a few years will be successfully implementing their projects, and teachers, whose competence, experience, responsibility, and love for the profession help find solutions to the most complex problems and serve as a guarantee of the successful development of the university.

We combine academic traditions with innovative teaching methods, introduce new technologies into the educational process so that our students are confident in their future, and graduates become sought-after professionals – the elite of the urban planning and architectural community.

Dear students and postgraduates! May this academic year bring new knowledge, new scientific achievements, new friends and new opportunities to implement your ideas, may your plans come true.

Dear colleagues! We have everything to make our wildest professional dreams come true. I am sure that the new academic year will bring many interesting projects, bright victories and significant results that will strengthen the position of our university among the leading universities of the country.

Let's make this year bright, fruitful and interesting together. Good luck to everyone! Happy Holidays!

Rector of SPbGASUE. I. Rybnov

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Valery Falkov congratulated students and teachers on the beginning of the academic year: key priorities for the development of higher education

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Dear friends!

I congratulate you on Knowledge Day and the beginning of the new school year!

For many of us, student years are a happy and important period in life: a time of growing up, making independent decisions and serious victories.

Perhaps the most important and long-awaited day today is for our first-year students. You are at the beginning of a long, interesting journey, full of new achievements, discoveries and acquaintances. Use this time to the maximum – absorb knowledge, develop your talents and abilities.

We have taken care to create the necessary conditions for your studies and scientific activities. Universities across the country have youth laboratories, design bureaus, engineering schools, startup studios and other sites where you can hone your knowledge and acquire additional practical skills.

In order for your student life to be comfortable, we implement large infrastructure projects. Among them is the presidential program for dormitory renovation and the creation of a network of modern student campuses.

All the qualitative transformations of recent years are part of the large-scale work to improve the national system of higher education. They are aimed at ensuring that our universities produce leading specialists who will consolidate Russia's technological leadership on the world stage.

On this special day, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to our teachers. You are mentors and guides who are shaping a new generation of professionals. With your service, you educate individuals, set an example of responsibility and sincere love for your work. Thank you for this hard and noble work.

Dear friends! Let the new school year become a time of bold victories for each of us, allow us to achieve the most ambitious goals and give us new bright impressions!

Believe in yourself, go for it!

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Vladimir Stroev congratulates you on the beginning of the new academic year!

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Dear students, teachers and staff of the State University of Management, I congratulate you on Knowledge Day!

Today we celebrate the most important holiday for national education. September 1 marks the beginning of a new academic and working year, and for first-year students it is the starting point of a new stage of growing up, very important, interesting, exciting and largely determining their future. It is not for nothing that student life is called the happiest years of life. During this period, a person becomes old enough to independently make responsible decisions and determine their destiny, but still remains an enthusiastic child inside, trying everything new with genuine interest.

The State University of Management is pleased to welcome new and old friends. We are fully prepared for the academic year and can please everyone with increased scholarships and salaries. Join the active creative life of our university. Immerse yourself in scientific work and help the country achieve technological leadership. Play sports on the grounds of the First Management University. Travel all over Russia with our expeditionary corps. Cover all these events with our student media in the SUM Times Telegram channel and on other platforms. Welcome to the vibrant life and friendly family of the State University of Management.

I wish all my colleagues and our students great success in the coming academic year. The wish is simple, but for it to come true, it is necessary to make significant efforts – to be diligent, purposeful, inquisitive, persistent, responsible, disciplined and creative. Be inspired by your own dreams and guide yourself towards them with a strong hand and a firm mind. And the State University of Management will be happy to help you with this. Let's start creating tomorrow together today. Happy holiday!

Subscribe to the TG channel “Our GUU” Date of publication: 09/01/2025

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NSU School of Curators: A Look from the Inside

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At the end of August, NSU hosted the School of Curators, a training where students learn to be real mentors for first-year students. Here, future curators get acquainted with the tasks and challenges that await them ahead. We talked to Grigory Polivkin, the organizer of the School, about what it means to be a curator and what the school program consists of.

The school's goal was to introduce and involve the most active students in the "business" of curating. The challenges were the project topics that the newly arrived participants had to develop using the skills and experience they already had.

In order to teach curators to interact with a wide variety of people and cope with any critical situations, the school conducts psychological training.

— They analyze various cases and give psychological tasks like "hedgehog cut". Team board games are also important, where the outcome of the game depends on everyone. And, of course, these are projects in which guys from different faculties analyze various topics, bringing their unique experience, — says Grigory Polivkin.

The main channel of communication for the guys for quick questions and support is the curator chat. Also, once every one or two weeks, meetings are held at which all the curators of the faculty or institute meet with the coordinator to discuss difficult tasks and find joint solutions. In addition, there is a mentoring system, thanks to which a senior and experienced curator can supervise a newcomer, and joint informal meetings to unite the curatorial corps itself.

As in any business, new curators make a number of common mistakes in one way or another: they often try to be “perfect”, solve all problems alone, or, on the contrary, fall into familiarity. Other mistakes include paying attention only to active students or ignoring feedback.

— It is important to remember: a curator is not a superhero. You need to be able to delegate issues to specialists and be attentive to everyone in the group, — Grigory shares his experience.

The main tool for assessing the work of curators is anonymous student surveys, which ask not only "do you like the curator?", but also "how comfortable are you in the group?", "do you know where to go with a problem?". Reporting on events, analysis of group activity and reflection of the curators themselves are also taken into account.

Grigory is particularly inspired by the history of the Geological and Geophysical Faculty: at first they did not take curatorship seriously, but eventually created an entire official community with its own charter, rules, and system of senior and junior curators. This shows that even skepticism can be turned into strength if you work together.

“The ideal curator is not a teacher or a supervisor, but an older friend, mentor and integrator,” notes Grigory.

It is important not only to be close to a first-year student, but also to be able to hear him, support him, and guide him.

“It’s important not to sit around waiting for problems to arise, but to create an environment where it’s difficult for them to arise. Organize events, meet new people, maintain engagement,” he adds.

Grigory also notes that it is important for a curator to be empathetic and sincere, to be able to take responsibility for others and to be reliable, because a curator is the “entry point” for a student, first-year students turn to him first.

For those who only dream of becoming a curator, the organizer advises:

— Be active, don’t be shy about offering ideas, but always remember that there are rules and etiquette at NSU. Sometimes your ideas may diverge from them — it’s important to find a balance.

The NSU School of Curators is not just a training. It is a space where new leaders are born, where senior friends and mentors appear who can support you in your first steps at the university.

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Congratulations from Alexander Novak on Miner's Day

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Dear friends, respected colleagues!

Congratulations from Alexander Novak on Miner's Day

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I sincerely congratulate you on your professional holiday – Miner’s Day!

The coal industry is the basis of energy stability and industrial development in Russia.

Your profession requires the highest qualifications, incredible strength of spirit, courage and tenacity. These are the qualities that distinguish miners from generation to generation.

Particular pride is given to the dynasties of miners, for whom the profession of a miner has become a real family tradition. Their loyalty to the craft and labor continuity are a solid foundation for the further development of the coal industry.

Today, the coal industry is going through an important stage of modernization – modern technologies are being introduced, production processes are being automated and robotized, important investment projects are being implemented, energy supplies are being diversified, and safety levels are being increased. These transformations open up new prospects for the entire industry, making miners' work more efficient and secure.

Dear workers and veterans of the coal industry! With all my heart I wish you and your loved ones good health, prosperity and all the best!

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Congratulations from the rector of SPbPU Andrey Rudskoy on the Day of Knowledge

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Dear staff and students of our university, I sincerely congratulate you on the beginning of the new academic year!

Every September 1st we celebrate with a special feeling – joy, excitement and, of course, hope. On this day, Polytechnic University is filled with life again and opens its doors to thousands of students. This is the time when they begin a new stage of life, in which new discoveries, bright ideas, strong friendships and important decisions await them. We are proud to be part of this path. After all, it is at Polytechnic University that the generation that will determine the future of Russia is formed – engineers, scientists, innovators, leaders.

The 2024–2025 academic year was a time of intense, multifaceted work. A busy and difficult year, filled with changes, decisions, and new challenges, is behind us. And most importantly, it was the year of our work, our achievements, our victories. I thank the teachers, staff, and students for their dedication to the cause, and I bow low!

Thank you to the teachers and researchers for your work, wisdom and inspiration. You are the ones who pass on knowledge, shape personalities, and discover talents. Take care of this polytechnic tradition, pass it on to new generations.

Dear first-year students, let your first day at Polytechnic be the beginning of a bright and eventful life. Here you will not only get a profession, but also find yourself, find like-minded people, feel the taste of real creativity and creation.

I wish you all good health, inexhaustible energy, inspiration and success. Let this year be a year of great discoveries, personal victories and contributions to a great cause for each of you – the development of science and technology for the benefit of the country.

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The government will allocate 1 billion rubles to ensure the operation of My Business centers in all regions

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An additional 1 billion rubles will be allocated to ensure the operation of My Business centers, where self-employed citizens and business representatives can receive all the necessary services for starting and running a business on a one-stop basis. The order to redistribute federal budget funds for these purposes was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

The decision will expand the existing support tools for aspiring entrepreneurs, including scaling up the program of assistance to participants in a special military operation planning to start a business to all regions.

“I am confident that the resources will allow us to attract more proactive citizens to the SME sector, who will create new, promising projects both in the sphere of production, including advanced and technological products, and in service, which will contribute to strengthening our economy in the medium and long term,” Mikhail Mishustin noted at a Government meeting on August 19.

The work is being carried out within the framework of the federal project “Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship”, which is part of the national project “Efficient and Competitive Economy”.

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Tatyana Golikova chaired a meeting of the organizing committee of the XI St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures

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Tatyana Golikova chaired a meeting of the organizing committee of the XI St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures

August 29, 2025

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Tatyana Golikova chaired a meeting of the organizing committee of the XI St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures

Under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the XI St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures, which will be held on September 11–13, 2025, was held in the Government House.

"The St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures is growing and gaining popularity. This year, it will be held not only at the State Hermitage Museum and the State Academic Chapel, but also at the famous Tsarskoye Selo Museum-Reserve. We will not only establish a new tradition, but also reveal, first and foremost to our foreign participants and guests, the amazing beauty and special atmosphere of this protected place. I am sure that the events of the forum in the recreated magnificent interior of the Catherine Palace and surrounded by masterpieces of park architecture will be remembered for a long time," noted Tatyana Golikova.

The theme of the forum this year is "Return to Culture – New Opportunities". The business program will include 11 thematic sections, including a new one – "Art Education".

The sections will be curated by:

— “Business Culture” – Chairman of “VEB.RF” Igor Shuvalov;

— “Kino” – Executive Director of the Cinema Fund Fyodor Sosnov;

— “Cultural Heritage: Traditions and Modernity” – Director of the Russian Ethnographic Museum Yulia Kupina;

— “Media Culture” – General Director of ITAR-TASS Andrey Kondrashov;

— “Museums” – General Director of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky;

— “Musical Culture” – General Director of the State Academic Chapel of St. Petersburg Olga Khomova;

— “The path of united cultures and technologies to the cultural code of the future” – General Director of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives Roman Karmanov;

— “Theatre” – artistic director of the State Theatre of Nations Evgeny Mironov;

— “Traditional values as the basis for dialogue between cultures” – Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Konstantin Mogilevsky;

— “Circus” – General Director of the Great Moscow State Circus on Vernadsky Avenue Edgar Zapashny;

— “Artistic education” – Rector of GITIS Grigory Zaslavsky.

Each venue will host a series of panel discussions, each with a wide range of participants.

"The forum will include the now traditional ceremony of awarding the Hermitage Prize in the field of culture and art. This year, the laureates will be conductor and musician Teodor Currentzis and General Director of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky," said Tatyana Golikova.

The guests and participants of the forum will be world cultural figures: directors, actors, artists, writers, musicians, scientists and entrepreneurs. In total, more than 400 speakers from Russia and foreign countries will speak at the forum.

“To date, 34 official foreign delegations have confirmed their participation, including senior officials of four international organizations, namely: the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation, the CIS Executive Committee, and the League of Arab States,” noted Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova.

According to her, the forum will traditionally become a platform for holding official negotiations with heads of foreign relevant ministries both in bilateral and in an expanded multilateral format. In addition, the signing of bilateral documents is planned.

The forum will also feature two unique cultural events: the Chinese Culture Festival and Ethiopian Culture Days.

A meeting with cultural figures and officials from SCO countries is also planned.

Thematic section events will traditionally take place in the General Staff Building of the Hermitage, the State Academic Chapel of St. Petersburg, the Bolshoi St. Petersburg State Circus, and for the first time in the Tsarskoye Selo Museum-Reserve, the Gatchina Museum-Reserve, and the Alexandrinsky Theatre.

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To the participants of the professional skills championship "Professionals"

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On August 30, a grand awards ceremony for the winners and prize winners of the championship will take place.

Dear friends!

I welcome the participants of the professional skills championship "Professionals".

Large-scale competitions in industrial competencies have become a unique platform for demonstrating the level of knowledge and practical skills, exchanging experience with colleagues from different regions of Russia and foreign countries. Your success is the result of hard work, determination, self-improvement and dedication to the chosen cause. And a clear confirmation that you are ready to solve the tasks set by the President to ensure the scientific, technological and industrial sovereignty of our country.

Today, the need for qualified personnel in the domestic economy has increased many times over. That is why the annual championship is becoming even more important, helping young people and schoolchildren with career guidance, opening up promising opportunities for self-realization and career growth, and raising the prestige of blue-collar jobs.

I cordially congratulate the finalists and prize winners on their well-deserved victory. I am sure that your talents and abilities will be in demand at the country's leading enterprises. I would like to express special gratitude to the teachers and mentors who shared their knowledge and secrets of the profession with you, educated you by personal example, as well as to the heads of companies supporting the championship movement.

Set new goals and boldly go to achieve them. Further success and all the best.

M. Mishustin

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