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Recognition of merit: Boris Kondin awarded the medal "For work in culture and art"

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By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated January 28, 2026, Boris Kondin, Head of the Directorate of Cultural Programs and Youth Creativity at SPbPU, was awarded the medal "For Work in Culture and Art."

During Boris Igorevich's 20 years at the Polytechnic University, the university's cultural life has reached a new level. The White Hall is now more than just a local university auditorium, but a city-wide concert venue, featured on the billboards alongside theaters and the philharmonic. The White Hall's repertoire annually includes up to 200 concerts, representing all genres of classical and contemporary music, literary evenings, and theatrical productions. Leading artists and musical groups from St. Petersburg, Russia, and abroad perform on the hall's stage. The hall's annual audience reaches 60,000 spectators.

The Polytechnic University is the only university in Russia where you can listen to organ music. Five years ago, thanks to the efforts of Boris Kondin, a three-manual Johannus organ was installed in the White Hall.

In addition to his regular concert activities, Boris Igorevich has been organizing major cultural and educational events since 2010: this includes a festival of Russian music and poetry that has gained immense popularity among city residents. Pushkin Days at the PolytechnicThe Easter Festival, the "Music in the Glitter of Uniforms" military brass band festival, featured performances by People's and Honored Artists of Russia, including Vasily Lanovoy, Alexander Filippenko, Alla Demidova, Veniamin Smekhov, Avangard Leontyev, Dmitry Dyuzhev, and Vasily Gerello. The Terem Quartet, the Valaam Monastery Choir, and the Alexander Nevsky Men's Choir also performed at the Easter Festival.

The All-Russian festival-competition of student choral groups from technical universities, "Blagovest," organized by Boris Kondin, includes 10 technical universities, including the Ural Federal University, the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, the Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design, Petrozavodsk State University, the Irkutsk National Research Technical University, and others.

Since 2019, the Polytechnic University, under the leadership of Boris Igorevich, has been hosting two large-scale joint events with the Committee for Science and Higher Education of St. Petersburg: International Festival "Golden Autumn" AndGovernor's New Year's Student Ball, to which 700 of the best students from all higher and secondary educational institutions in the Northern Capital are invited. Both receive extensive media coverage.

Student creativity has also reached unprecedented proportions. Today, the university has 14 active associations, attended by 700 Polytechnic students. Choirs, theaters, vocal, and dance studios are achieving success in professional competitions. At the initiative of Boris Igorevich, the university established the first technical university in Russia in 2014. student pop and symphony orchestra, who today already performs large solo concerts for residents and guests of the city.

"At the very beginning of my work, I found the materials about the music clubs and student orchestra operating under the Polytechnic's first director, Prince Andrei Grigorievich Gagarin, extremely valuable," says Boris Kondin. "Prince Gagarin's unique approach to the development of culture and student creativity was passed on to Rector Andrei Ivanovich Rudskoy, through whom the Polytechnic became a cultural hub."

Nineteen years ago, at the initiative of Boris Kondin, SPbPU introduced "Creative Semesters" for all first-year students. St. Petersburg Polytechnic University is the only university in the country that integrates the development of students' creative abilities into its curriculum, drawing on the best examples of global music, literature, and other arts. This is a unique project not only for Russia but also for global education.

In 2022, Boris Kondin organized a series of musical and dramatic performances in the White Hall. "Russia, don't be afraid, we are with you!" which explored the tragic events in Donbass through the texts of poets from the Great Patriotic War and contemporary poets living in the cities of Donbass.

In 2024, Boris Igorevich developed and implemented the educational project "Polytechnic University—A Territory of High Culture." Banners featuring quotes from great figures of the past and present were installed across the campus, and the university organized courses on the history of Russian culture, art, and literature—not only for students and staff of the Polytechnic University but also for city residents.

In October 2024, a new project was launched at the Polytechnic University on the initiative of Boris Kondin – "Musical Changes".

Do Polytechnicians know that Boris Igorevich is the author of the Polytechnic University anthem? This magnificent piece of music is played today at all official and ceremonial events at the university, and it is performed in concerts by members of choirs and the pop and symphony orchestra.

The Polytechnic University team is proud that Boris Kondin's multifaceted and long-standing work in creating a cultural space at the university and in St. Petersburg has received state recognition. We congratulate him on this achievement!

"It's a great pleasure to receive this prestigious award and share this joy with my small team, who, like me, believe in the value of culture. This award is an incentive to continue what we've started, to explore new forms, to support students' creative initiative, and to strengthen the university's role as a cultural and spiritual center," Boris Kondin shared.

In 2022, Boris Igorevich became the subject of the "Persona" column. Read the interview with Boris Igorevich onon the portal of the newspaper "Polytechnic".

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Congratulations to Galina Nam on successfully defending her PhD dissertation.

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Congratulations to Galina Evgenievna Nam, senior lecturer at the Department of Technosphere Safety at SPbGASU, on successfully defending her dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences!

Scientific supervisor: Olga Vladimirovna Gorbunova, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Technosphere Safety at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

The dissertation topic is "Development of an occupational safety control system at a construction site using information modeling technology." The research specialty is 2.10.3. Occupational Safety.

The defense took place on January 29th in dissertation council 24.2.272.02, created at the Baltic State Technical University "Voenmech" named after D. F. Ustinov.

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Russia chooses speed! Polytechnic University at the Railway Museum exhibition

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The Central Museum of Railway Transport of the Russian Federation has opened an exhibition, "Russia Chooses Speed," dedicated to the history of high-speed rail in our country. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University contributed to the exhibition's preparation.

The exhibition features a wide variety of high-speed train models—outstanding engineering achievements that were never realized: a 1933 model of a ball train, a model of S.S. Waldner's aerotrain, a model of a magnetic levitation train, and a model of the Sokol-250 high-speed train from the 1990s. Of course, the history of completed projects is also shown—the Aurora, Nevsky Express, and ER200 high-speed trains, and the Sapsan and Allegro high-speed trains. The exhibition also includes materials dedicated to the design and early construction of the Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed railway.

One of the key issues in the development of high-speed and high-speed rail technology is the aerodynamics of rolling stock. Part of the exhibition is dedicated to the history of aerodynamic research in rail transport. In 1909, Nikolai Rynin established an aeromechanical laboratory at the Institute of Railway Engineers in St. Petersburg, where the effects of airflow on rolling stock were studied and the force of airflow pressure on bridge trusses was determined. The exhibition features rare models made by N. A. Rynin.

Then, in 1909, on the initiative of N. A. Rynin andDean of the Shipbuilding Department of the Polytechnic Institute Konstantin Boklevsky In 1910, aeronautics courses were founded and construction began on an aerodynamics laboratory at the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute. Vasily Slesarev was invited to organize the laboratory and further develop the courses. The laboratory's largest installation, to accommodate which part of the 1st Student Building was rebuilt in 1910, was a wind tunnel with a circular test section two meters in diameter. The tunnel was repeatedly reconstructed (most recently in 1956-1957). The history of the aeronautics courses at the Polytechnic Institute is detailed in the article "The First Higher Aviation School in Russia" by Ivan Povkh, head of the laboratory since 1935, after the creation of the Department of Hydroaerodynamics at the PhysMech Institute, published in the Proceedings of the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute (1948, No. 1).

In the mid-1970s, research on the aerodynamics of high-speed trains was conducted at the Leningrad Institute of Railway Engineers (LIIZhT) (now the Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University). Measurements were conducted at the Department of Hydroaerodynamics of the Faculty of Physics and Mechanics of the M. I. Kalinin Leningrad Polytechnic Institute in the Large Wind Tunnel, which can generate flow speeds of up to 50 meters per second.

The exhibition features, among other things, the restored head section of a LIIZhT model with drainage holes to relieve surface pressure. In 1975, this model was used for measurements in the LPI Large Wind Tunnel (pressure was measured using LPI micromanometers with inclined tubes, one of which is also on display).

At the suggestion of the Center for the Study of Railway Transport (CMRT) staff, in 2025, a visualization of the flow around a LIIZhT model was conducted in the LPI-SPbPU Large Wind Tunnel using laser illumination of a system of air jets emitted from a set of tubes containing very fine liquid particles. Furthermore, velocity and pulsation measurements were taken near the LIIZhT model installed in the LPI-SPbPU Large Wind Tunnel using LPI-designed hot-wire anemometers and single-filament probes. Photographs and video recordings of these experiments, as well as the instruments used in the measurements, are also on display at the exhibition.

The exhibition opening was attended by Nikolai Ivanov, Director of the Institute of Physics and Mechanics; Evgeny Smirnov and Yuri Chumakov, professors at the Higher School of Applied Mathematics and Computational Physics at the Institute; and Andrei Yukhnev, head of the training laboratory. Evgeny Mikhailovich and Yuri Sergeyevich were already working at the department in 1975 and remember conducting aerodynamic tests of high-speed train models. In preparing for the exhibition, they planned a reconstruction of the experiment, in which A. Yukhnev played a key role.

I am grateful to the staff of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, and especially to curator Alexander Sergeyevich Nizkovsky, for their meticulous research in preparing the exhibition. We were literally immersed in the events of fifty years ago, when the first Soviet high-speed electric train, the ER200, was being developed, and the Polytechnic Institute, in collaboration with the Leningrad Institute of Railway Transport, participated in solving the scientific problems that arose at that time. It is gratifying that the unique experimental facility—the Large Wind Tunnel of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University—continues to operate. Importantly, in addition to aerodynamic testing, the tunnel regularly hosts laboratory work for students, allowing them to visualize the basic principles of hydroaerodynamics," said Nikolai Ivanov, Director of the Institute of Physics and Mechanics at SPbPU.

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NSU, together with the Yunost art residence, held the "Eternal Studentship" party.

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On January 23, the Yunost Art Residency and NSU held a joint event—the "Eternal Studentship" party. Anyone was welcome to attend, regardless of age or academic background. The organizers noted that this was the first time an event of this format had been held, and according to the guests, it was a success. The party attracted over 120 participants.

"We, the Yunost Art Residency, initiated the event. We contacted NSU, and they supported our idea. We wanted to create an event for students, whether they were students once or never were, but wanted to experience that atmosphere. That's how the concept of 'eternal studenthood' came about. When we were carefully planning the party's format, we included elements that would make people feel like students. Since some of our team are NSU graduates, it was easy to come up with associations with the university," shared Olga Pyanzina, organizer of Yunost's "Eternal Studenthood" party.

All event guests received a record book at the entrance. The main goal was to complete four stations and collect stamps at each one to enter a drawing for NSU merchandise. Each station immersed participants in the atmosphere of their university years. At the first station, guests took a photo for their "student ID," assisted by the NSU Photo Club. At the second station, they drew an exam ticket and answered two general knowledge questions familiar to every student. The third station offered an immersion into the cultures of various countries at an impromptu "Interarbat." The tour concluded with a lecture by Lyudmila Budneva, "Gaudeamus igitur, or How Medieval Students Lived." The evening concluded with a performance by the NSU Music Club.

"We've been long-standing partners with Yunost, and our experience co-organizing the party for Russian Students' Day this year was a success. We didn't expect such a response; over 120 people came. And now we're already thinking about how great it would be to repeat it next year. We've received a lot of feedback, most of it positive; everyone was delighted with Lyudmila Viktorovna's lecture and wants to see more events. The university's student creative clubs always support us in this regard. The students have a ton of ideas, and Yunost could be the perfect venue for them," added Elena Krasilova, Head of the Department of Youth Policy and Educational Work at NSU.

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The 15th Siberian Tournament of Young Physicists concluded at Novosibirsk State University.

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From January 26 to 29, the 15th Siberian Tournament of Young Physicists (SibTYuF) was held at Novosibirsk State University. Participants were primarily students in grades 8–11 who were interested in physics. This year, 18 teams competed, primarily from Novosibirsk and the Novosibirsk region.

SibTUF is an individual and team competition for high school students in their ability to solve complex research and scientific problems, convincingly present their solutions, and defend them in scientific debates—physical battles. Over the course of three days, all teams participated in qualifying battles, each divided into three rounds, in which teams played one of three roles: Presenter, Opponent, and Reviewer. On the fourth day, the finals were held, with three teams able to advance. The day before the final battle, they chose the problem they would present.

In regular matches, teams were judged by several judges, while the finalists were judged by 15 tournament judges. The panel of judges included representatives from research institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Physics Department, and other departments of Novosibirsk State University, as well as faculty from the Specialized Educational and Scientific Center of NSU and team coaches.

Judges of the Siberian Tournament of Young Physicists, Maxim Fetisov and Sergey Veshtort, are first-year students. Faculty of Physics NSU. Before entering university, they were both on the same team and, starting in 7th grade, participated in many competitions, including at the Siberian Youth University.

"We have extensive tournament experience; we've participated in both regional and national competitions. Over the years, I've visited various universities and interacted with many students and faculty. When the question arose of where to apply, I knew for sure I wanted to study physics. I had a choice between two universities, and I chose NSU because the Physics Department of Novosibirsk State University was the closest to my heart, and even when I came here for tournaments, I'd heard a lot about the Physics Department being one big family. And even later, after graduating, many alumni maintain connections and continue to work together on this big project," says Maxim Fetisov.

For both students, judging the young physicists' tournament is a new experience. They believe that assigning scores is more difficult than participating in the physics competitions. The key is to be objective and able to justify the scores awarded.

"People often approached me and asked me to clarify their scores, asking how they should think about it. I always answered, because I was the same way when I participated in tournaments. The judges were always open to dialogue and happy to explain things. In my opinion, this is very important for the participants, because judges are usually qualified people; they offer advice, point out gaps in the team, and suggest how they can be corrected," adds Sergey Veshtort.

This year's finalists included teams that have long competed in the Siberian Tournament of Young Physicists. Team "Synergy" (where they're from) won the competition with a total score of 46.07. Second place went to the "Beavers" team from Municipal Budgetary Educational Institution "Gymnasium No. 4" in Novosibirsk with a total score of 43.75. Third place went to the "Physikon" team, made up of students from schools in the Iskitim district, including the villages of Lebedevka and Talmenka, as well as the city of Iskitim, with a score of 41.61.

As a reminder, the tournament's winners and runners-up receive bonuses when applying to NSU: first-place winners receive an additional 10 points toward their exams; second- and third-place winners receive an additional 7 points. Students in grades 8-10 receive invitations to the NSU Specialized Educational and Scientific Center's summer school based on their individual championship results.

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Construction readiness of the educational and scientific center of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies of NSU has exceeded 80%.

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In the educational and scientific center Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies (IMMT) of NSUConstruction and installation work has been fully completed on the second phase of the new NSU campus, which is being built as part of the "Youth and Children" national project. This includes laying walls and partitions, installing the roof, stained-glass windows, and installing the façade. Over 90% of the external and internal utility lines are complete, and over 40% of the finishing work is complete. Overall, the construction readiness of the facility has exceeded 80%.

"The new educational and research center will enable us to develop new educational programs; it will house practical workshops and laboratories, as well as the largest simulation center for medical training in Siberia. Thanks to its modern infrastructure, we will increase the number of students—the new building will accommodate up to 700. We also plan to increase the number of international students, including students from China," commented Yulia Samoylova, Director of the NSU Institute of Mathematical and Mathematical Technologies.

Fire curtains are currently being installed—these are structural fire safety elements that separate one floor from the others in the event of a fire. A similar system is installed on floors 1-3. Finishing work is underway: ceilings and walls are already complete; electrical wiring and outlets are being installed; door installation has begun.

The main engineering equipment for ventilation and heating has already been installed; work is currently underway to install low-voltage utility networks and automation systems. Future plans include centralized control of all campus life support systems, including academic buildings and dormitories, from a single control room located in NSU's classroom building—a second-stage facility that opened in September 2025.

The sewage pumping station equipment will be installed soon, and installation of process equipment will begin. This is planned to be completed by the end of February, followed by commissioning.

Finishing work is also well underway at the NSU Research Center, the third facility in the second phase. Its construction is 72% complete.

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GUU hockey players won a friendly match

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The hockey team of the State University of Management won a friendly match against the team of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU).

The team's young players, Alexey Zuyev, Arseny Minakov, Stepan Lysyuk, and Dmitry Grigorov, as well as experienced leaders Maxim Bobrov and Ismail Zainullin, scored goals against the "builders."

As a result, our guys finished the game with a confident victory with a score of 6:3.

The GUU team continues preparations for the new season: the Moscow Student Hockey League (MSHL) regular season resumes in early February.

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January 29 is Discoverer's Day in Russia

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Every year, January 29th is celebrated as Discoverer's Day in our country. The date was chosen for a reason: it was on January 29th, 1820, that a Russian expedition led by Thaddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discovered the sixth continent – Atlantis.

"Vagabonds don't need a home or comfort. They need the ocean and the land. What the stars of the Bear sing to them, neither you nor I know…"

The International Foundation for Slavic Literature and Culture initiated this celebration to perpetuate the memory of great Russian explorers, navigators, and pioneers. They made invaluable contributions to the study of the Arctic and Antarctic, the exploration of Siberia and the Far East, and brought global science and geography to new heights.

Names and achievements of great Russian explorers:

Semyon Dezhnev (1648) – Cossack ataman, the first of the Europeans to cross the strait between Asia and America (the Bering Strait) 80 years before Bering Vitus Bering and Aleksey Chirikov (1725-1743) – organizers and leaders of the Kamchatka expeditions, discovered the northwest coast of America, the Aleutian and Commander Islands Ivan Kruzenshtern and Yuri Lisyansky (1803-1806) – leaders of the first Russian round-the-world expedition, conducted large-scale oceanographic research Semyon Chelyuskin (1742) – explorer of the Arctic, first reached the northernmost point of Eurasia (Cape Chelyuskin) Erofey Khabarov (1649-1653) – explorer of Siberia, compiled a "Diagram of the Amur River", developed the Amur region Vasily Poyarkov (1643-1646) – the first penetrated the Amur basin, exploring the lands of the Far East Nikolai Przhevalsky (1839–1888) — geographer, discovered and described many species of animals (Przewalski's horse) and studied Central Asia Miklouho-Maclay (1870s) — ethnographer, studied the indigenous population of Southeast Asia and Australia Fyodor Konyukhov — modern traveler, made 5 round-the-world voyages and crossed the Atlantic in a rowboat

The State University of Management congratulates all researchers, scientists, inventors, and students who make discoveries, big and small, every day! We wish you boundless energy, good health, and new achievements! May your thirst for innovation always drive you forward, and your perseverance help you overcome any obstacle!

Our warmest wishes go to Nikolai Mikhailov, Advisor to the Rectorate of the State University of Management and a member of the Russian Geographical Society (RGS), and to the participants of our RGS expeditionary corps, including its leader, Vladimir Linnik, a member of the RGS!

The building opened in 2024 thanks to the high level of student engagement and participation in expedition trips as part of the inter-university "Arctic Team" project. In 2025, to further expand the geography of expeditions, Rector Vladimir Stroyev, on behalf of the university, signed cooperation agreements with Igor Sin'ko, Executive Director of the Clean Arctic NGO, and Mikhail Butrimov, Director of the Russian Ecosystem NGO. Representatives of these organizations already participated in 2025 in organizing SUM student trips to the Arctic and the Vozhegodsky District.

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Veronika Asaul, Head of the Department of Construction Economics and Housing and Public Utilities, has been approved as an Advisor to the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAASN).

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By its decision of January 28, 2026, the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAACS) approved Professor Veronika Asaul, Head of the Department of Construction Economics and Housing and Public Utilities at the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, as an advisor to the Academy.

The Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAACS), founded in 1992, is the highest scientific organization in the fields of architecture, urban planning, and construction sciences. It serves as a federal research center coordinating fundamental research in these fields. The Academy's key activities include participating in the development of national and international programs and projects; developing new technologies in construction and building materials production; implementing innovations and scientific and technological advances in the industry; and international cooperation with Russian and foreign organizations.

Veronika Viktorovna's appointment as an advisor is not only recognition of her personal contribution to the development of the construction industry but also a testament to the high status of the scientific school she leads. Of particular significance is the fact that the scientific school of the Department of Construction Economics and Housing and Utilities at SPbGASU, under Veronika Asaul's leadership, has been included in the Register of Leading Scientific Schools of St. Petersburg. This status confirms the systematic and thorough nature of the research conducted, the demand for scientific results at the regional and federal levels, and the ability to develop a talent pool for the industry through the training of young scientists.

Veronika Asaul's research priorities align with the Academy's strategic objectives. The following key areas of her research, which align with the RAACS agenda, are highlighted:

Investment and Construction Complex Management: The research team at this scientific school develops methodological foundations for managing regional construction complexes, which directly aligns with RAASN's mission to shape public policy in urban development. The team's findings can form the basis for recommendations for optimizing industry management. Innovation and Risk Management in Construction: The research team at this scientific school focuses on implementing innovative solutions and minimizing risks in construction projects. This is critically important for RAASN, as the Academy actively promotes the implementation of advanced technologies, and the methods developed under the guidance of Veronika Asaul help improve the reliability of industry innovations. Interdisciplinary Connections: The work of this scientific school's researchers demonstrates the integration of economic, technological, and managerial aspects of construction. This approach is consistent with RAASN's strategy of strengthening ties between science and practice: research results help translate scientific research into practical solutions.

Veronika Asaul's appointment as an advisor to the Academy is an important step toward strengthening the scientific potential of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, expanding its expertise in addressing strategic industry challenges, and integrating advanced methodological developments into the Academy's key projects.

This appointment will enable the scientific and practical potential of the SPbGASU scientific school, headed by Veronika Viktorovna Asaul, to be utilized in the implementation of RAASN's priority programs, develop new approaches to addressing pressing issues in the construction industry, and strengthen interaction between academic science and industry practice.

We congratulate Veronika Viktorovna Asaul on her appointment as an advisor to the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAASN) and wish her fruitful work. We are confident that her contributions, along with the achievements of the scientific school she leads, will become an important element in the further development of Russian architectural and construction science and practice.

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Students of St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering celebrated Russian Student Day.

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Flash mob at the Peter and Paul Fortress

On January 12, 1755, Empress Elizabeth Petrovna signed a decree establishing Moscow University, and centuries later, students from across the country gather to celebrate this day. Students at SPbGASU participated in various events, activities, and ceremonies dedicated to Students' Day.

On January 24, a roundtable discussion was held at the D. F. Ustinov Baltic State Technical University "Voenmech" with Olga Petrova, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia. The event was organized at the initiative of the Student Council of the Ministry of Education and Science. Acting Chair of the Student Council of St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU), Anastasia Fedakova, participated. The discussion focused on youth policy and student self-government.

That same day, our students, participants in the annual youth patriotic campaign "Nevsky Desant," attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 season. Over 750 St. Petersburg soldiers from 30 detachments gathered to travel to districts of the Leningrad Region and provide assistance to local residents, helping and inspiring them with their good deeds. The "Lastochka" detachment of the Nevsky Desant from St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering performed at the opening ceremony. On January 25, as part of the patriotic campaign "Let's Bow to Those Great Years," "Lastochka" soldiers were already cleaning the mass grave of Soviet soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War in the village of Yablonitsy, Volosovsky District.

On January 25, SPbGASU students represented the university at the opening of the sixth season of the Rosmolodezh project "Your Move." Along with 600 other guests from across the country, they attended master classes and lectures by renowned speakers at the National Center "Russia" in Moscow and participated in festive events dedicated to the cultures of the peoples of Russia.

Also on this day, SPbGASU students, along with over 1,000 activists from St. Petersburg's higher education institutions, took part in a citywide flash mob for Students' Day, organized by the public organizations "Young Guard of United Russia" and "Volunteer Company." Carrying their university flags, they marched across the Ioannovsky Bridge to the Peter and Paul Fortress, and then formed a symbolic "living gradebook" on the Naryshkin Bastion.

Additionally, on Tatyana's Day, the SPbGASU Student Sports Club "Lisy" participated in the All-Russian physical education and sports event "Zachetiy STUDzaBEG": students and staff started at nine in the morning and ran five kilometers along the park paths.

At the conclusion of Student Day, our students participated in the "Student Sports Night" festival, attending a public ice skating event at the A. B. Shilov Skating Stadium. Competitions and master classes by renowned figure skaters were held there.

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