Exploring the student body: GUU held a forum to assess the quality of education and campus life

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The All-Russian Forum of Student Education Quality Committees and Student Opinion Research Centers, "Exploring Students," was held at the State University of Management. This significant event brought together approximately 100 representatives from 30 Russian universities, who came together to discuss development directions for a reliable system for researching the needs and concerns of students and their communities.

The forum's geography was quite extensive: from Kaliningrad to Chelyabinsk and from Surgut to Stavropol. This diversity of participants created a unique atmosphere for exchanging experiences and opinions, which allowed for the identification of common challenges faced by students in different regions.

At the opening ceremony, those gathered were greeted by Pavel Pavlovsky, Vice-Rector of the State University of Management, and Nikolai Zhdanov, Chairman of the All-Russian Public Youth Movement "Association of Students and Student Associations of Russia."

"I sincerely believe we need to conduct as much diverse research as possible. Today, there's a huge demand from young people for decision-making power. Only when students themselves participate in the discussion of their position in society will they lose the sense of being mere figurines and develop a sense of belonging to their homeland," Pavel Pavlovsky emphasized.

Together with experts from the Association of Trainers of the Russian Union of Youth, Forum participants worked in three workshops:

"Opinion Research," where students went from research conception to product development—a kinesthetic questionnaire and in-depth interviews. "Solution Formation," where students learned tools for problem solving, idea generation, and hypothesis testing. "Interaction with Administration," where activists attempted to view student initiatives through the eyes of management and create tools for effective interaction.

To obtain optimal feedback and improve the productivity of further work within the educational component, separate blocks were devoted to assessing the quality of the program.

At the forum's closing, participants discussed the results and held an informal ceremony to initiate participants into the All-Russian public youth movement "Association of Students and Student Associations of Russia."

Based on the results, a methodological guide for the work of education quality commissions and student opinion research centers will be published.

It should be noted that the forum is organized by the State University of Management and the Association of Students and Student Organizations of Russia. It is being held with a grant from the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) and with the assistance of the Student Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, the 14-35 Center for Sociological Research, and the Commission of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation for the Development of Higher Education and Science.

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The State University of Management has developed a methodology for assessing the maturity of the KVN movement in Russian universities

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On July 24-27, 2025, the forum “KVN as a resource for the development of creative economies in the region” was held in the city of Kaliningrad. The organizer of the forum was the Methodological Center for the Study and Strengthening of the KVN Movement in Higher Education Institutions of the State University of Management.

Let us recall that the Methodological Center was established at the beginning of the year by a decision taken at the IV All-Russian Forum “KVN – School of Leaders” in the city of Sochi.

On July 24, a seminar-meeting for the organizers of the KVN movement from the universities of the Northwestern Federal District was held in the Youth House of Kaliningrad, where current issues of the KVN movement in the region were discussed. Colleagues exchanged experiences and set new goals for further development.

On July 27, the final plenary session was held, where the invited guests and speakers were: – Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Olga Petrova (online); – Minister of Youth Policy of the Kaliningrad Region Anna Musevich; – Minister of Youth Policy of the Stavropol Territory Vyacheslav Korshun; – Rector of the State University of Management Vladimir Stroyev; – Vice-Rector of the State University of Management Pavel Pavlovsky; – Advisor to the Rectorate of the State University of Management Sergey Chuyev; – Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Olga Terno; – General Director of TTO "AMiK" Alexander Maslyakov; – General Director of the Knowledge Center "Mashuk" Anton Serikov; – Deputy Head of the Youth Policy Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Yulia Prozorova; – Director of the Project Office for the Development of Youth Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Organizations Olga Serebryannikova; – Producer of KVN projects Artur Tumanyan.

Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Olga Petrova reported that there are more than 60 official KVN leagues operating throughout the country, where thousands of participants play, and this is a significant resource for educating young people.

Rector of the State University of Management Vladimir Stroev noted that KVN is a real school of leaders that educates future talents in all spheres of life.

The forum demonstrated for the first time the methodology for assessing the maturity of the KVN movement in higher education institutions, developed by the Methodological Center for the Study and Strengthening of the KVN Movement. The methodology is based on three key elements: the ability to develop the KVN movement at the university, the ability to organize the correct resource provision, the university's ability to use KVN for the socio-economic development of the region, that is, to implement the third mission of the university. The forum participants decided to finalize this methodology for work along the lines of Rosmolodezh.

We thank all forum participants and wish them further success.

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