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On October 2, the scientific and practical conference “Technological Sovereignty Begins with Us,” dedicated to the 25th anniversary, was held in the conference hall of the new NSU classroom building. Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) of NSUThe event brought together students, faculty, researchers, and the faculty's partners. The conference addressed the development of domestic IT technologies. A ceremony celebrating the faculty's anniversary was part of the conference.
The scientific and practical conference began with a presentation by Mikhail Lavrentyev, Dean of the NSU Faculty of Information Technologies and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who discussed the faculty's history, development, and key achievements.
"On a day like this, I certainly want to remember Vladimir Ivanovich Nifontov, the founding dean of the Faculty of Information Technology. At the initiative of NSU Rector Nikolai Sergeyevich Dikansky, he took on a difficult task: he founded our faculty, which is still growing, on the premises of the Faculty of Engineering at the NSU Higher College of Informatics. Thanks to Vladimir Ivanovich, the Faculty of Information Technology is currently growing and developing. Another dean who made a significant contribution to the development of our faculty was Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Anatoly Mikhailovich Fedotov; it was always comfortable and pleasant to work with him," said Mikhail Lavrentyev.
According to SuperJob, NSU's Faculty of Information Technologies ranks 7th in Russia for graduate salaries. It is also among the top 301–350 universities in the Computer Science category.
"This year, the competition for the faculty's graduate program is 2.5 applicants per place, which demonstrates that graduate school has become popular among IT specialists. I'm pleased to announce that our dissertation defense council for technical sciences has been established. Only a few universities have been authorized to award academic degrees. Our university joined this cohort, and our council began its work this year. Three dissertation defenses have already been held, and a fourth is being processed," emphasized Mikhail Lavrentyev.
In total, the Faculty of Industrial Technologies (FIT) has over 300 faculty members, 185 of whom are company directors and leading IT specialists. The faculty collaborates closely with businesses: four joint laboratories currently operate at the Faculty of Industrial Technologies (FIT): SberLab NSU, Shift Lab, YADRO Laboratory, and PGLab. To further foster fruitful collaboration with partners, the university has established the honorary titles of "Industrial Professor" and "Industrial Associate Professor." These titles enable company representatives to obtain associate professor positions at the university without holding an academic degree.
The faculty also includes many candidates and doctors of science, as well as staff members from Akademgorodok institutes. For example, the faculty closely collaborates with the A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems, the S. L. Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, the Federal Research Center for Information and Computational Technologies, and others.
"The Institute of Cytology and Genetics and the Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics are particularly noteworthy in this list—two institutes that aren't specifically targeted at IT specialists. Nevertheless, we've developed fruitful collaborations with each, and each offers its own educational specializations. Students actively choose and continue their scientific and engineering careers directly at these institutes. One of the faculty's graduates, Deputy Dean for Master's Studies A.A. Vlasov, began his career at the Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, defended his dissertation in geophysics, and then returned to the university—a shining example of an interesting and successful career," added Mikhail Lavrentyev.
Later at the conference, leading IT specialists and IT company executives presented reports on topics such as technological independence, software import substitution, artificial intelligence developments, and infrastructure solutions, and also shared experiences with students from the faculty. Speakers included representatives from SberTech, SoftLab-NSK, Data East, Exposoft, and others.
The ceremony, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the faculty, began with a speech by NSU Rector and RAS Academician Mikhail Fedoruk:
"I am pleased to be here at the Faculty of Information Technology's celebration. As many of you know, the Faculty of Information Technology emerged during the era of faculty formation, under Nikolai Sergeyevich Dikansky. On this day, it's worth recognizing the Faculty's deans, all of whom were remarkable individuals. For example, the organizing dean, Vladimir Ivanovich Nifontov, was a poet, an artist, and a mountain climber. It's also worth remembering those who stood at the origins of computer science, two outstanding figures in Akademgorodok—Andrei Petrovich Ershov and Igor Vasilyevich Pottosin."
Importantly, the faculty maintains its growth momentum: for example, the average Unified State Exam (USE) score for the Computer Science and Systems Engineering program this year was 91.3, 1.6 points higher than the 2024 target, and for Software Engineering and Computer Science, it was 88, one of the highest scores at NSU. Considering the number of students enrolled on a state-funded basis, this is an excellent indicator for the entire university. I sincerely congratulate the faculty, wishing them prosperity and growth. We have high hopes for the development of the Faculty of Information Technologies and the IT industry in Akademgorodok. Twenty-five years is a wonderful year. It's young, vibrant, and exciting.
Vice Governor of the Novosibirsk Region Irina Manuilova joined in the congratulations:
"Twenty-five is a time when you've developed a certain confidence, a clear vision, and a passion for what you do. I want the faculty to maintain and enhance these qualities. The faculty is engaged in a task of paramount importance to the country, because training IT specialists means addressing the challenges of technological sovereignty, technological leadership in the truest sense. Without IT technologies, without working with artificial intelligence, it's unlikely we can expect any significant success. And you, future specialists, must be the first to do this. Over these 25 years, this school has developed, and it has become one of the best not only in the country but also in the world. And so I'm confident that success and a breakthrough await us. The faculty has developed a unique ecosystem where education, science, and industry, represented by IT companies, work together." This is what the founders of our Akademgorodok bequeathed to us, and I am confident that this model, which is successfully implemented today at your faculty, will continue to justify its purpose for many decades to come!
The ceremony also included awards to faculty members and partners for their work and contributions to the development of the NSU Faculty of Information Technology.
The Governor of the Novosibirsk Region awarded its awards to: Professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology for Postgraduate Studies Aris Savvich Tersenov and Industrial Professor of NSU, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology for Master's Studies Alexander Alexandrovich Vlasov.
Mikhail Mikhailovich Lavrentyev, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology, and Dmitry Evgenievich Palchunov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Head of the Department of General Informatics of the Faculty of Information Technology, received awards from the Ministry of Science and Innovation Policy of the Novosibirsk Region.
A certificate of gratitude from the Ministry of Science and Innovation Policy of the Novosibirsk Region was presented to Associate Professor and Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Valery Avdeevich Churkin.
Svetlana Leonidovna Zubkova, Head of the Educational and Methodological Department of the Faculty of Information Technology; Tatyana Viktorovna Nesterenko, Coach of the NSU National Team in Sports Programming and Senior Lecturer of the Department of Informatics Systems; and Vladimir Isachenko, Coach of the NSU National Team in Sports Programming and Senior Lecturer of the Department of Informatics Systems, were awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Novosibirsk City Hall.
Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences Yuri Alekseevich Zagorulko and Associate Professor, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Aleksey Lvovich Perezhogin received gratitude from the Novosibirsk City Hall.
A letter of thanks from the Novosibirsk mayor's office was presented to associate professor and candidate of physical and mathematical sciences Olga Andreevna Kutnenko.
Professor and Doctor of Technical Sciences Vladimir Borisovich Barakhnin and Professor and Doctor of Philosophy Alexander Nikolaevich Savostyanov were awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Sovietsky District Administration for their professional successes and achievements, as well as many years of conscientious work for the benefit of the Sovietsky District of Novosibirsk.
The Sovetsky District Administration presented a certificate of gratitude to Associate Professor and Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Gulnara Erkinovna Yakhyaeva and Senior Lecturer Marina Anatolyevna Derzho.
At the end of the ceremony, the students of the Class of 2025 read a message to the students of 2050, “sealed” it in a time capsule, which they handed over to the Dean of the Faculty for safekeeping.
Events celebrating the 25th anniversary of the NSU Faculty of Information Technologies are taking place throughout this week—Programmer's Week. It includes hackathons, quizzes, a research and practice conference, a first-year student orientation, and an Olympiad. The celebratory week will conclude on October 5th with the online round of the 26th I.V. Pottosin Open All-Siberian Programming Olympiad, the largest IT event in Russia.
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