Admissions campaigns are entering the final straight at Russian universities. More than 10 thousand applicants have sent documents already to South Ural State University. Last Saturday, future first-year students and their parents gathered in the university conference hall to get answers to questions that worried them. University rector Aleksandr Shestakov answered them in the traditional Rector's Hour.
The SUSU art event Hashtag Generation preceded the official meeting with the head of SUSU, in which applicants were able to try out various professions, meet various creative groups of the university, and take a photo with the university logo. After this, everyone went to the university conference hall where a meeting was held with SUSU leadership.
The first to come out on the stage was university rector Aleksandr Shestakov. He talked about the advantages to training at the largest university in the South Ural region and defined the main vectors of SUSU's development for the coming years.
“The choice of university and future profession which you've made or will make in the coming days directly impacts your future. Be responsible with this choice. We know that the graduates who come to us differ by their thoughtfulness, assiduity, and unbelievably work ethic. Save these qualities, sharpen your knowledge, and get the most from the time that you spend at university! Study with the best!,” said the rector to the future students.
Secretary of the admissions committee Aleksandr Gubarev, also spoke before the applicants and their parents, speaking in detail about the stages of admissions to the university and explaining how to work with the list of admissions located on the site.
Deputy manager of the faculty of military training Konstantin Krikunov also spoke, throwing light on the issue of enrolling in the military faculty, and speaking about the requirements to future students. According to Konstantin Nikolaevich, the faculty is expecting both boys and girls.
A large part of the Sunday meeting was taken up by a series of questions from applicants, and the answers to them took up two hours. The future first-year students were worried about the process of assigning dormitory spaces, the possibility of participating in international student olympics, and the possibility of transferring from paid to government-funded education. When answering the last question, Aleksandr Shestakov noted that 70 paid students transfer to government-funded status with excellent marks in their classes.
As a note, the speakers also chose the most original questions and gave the people who asked them some special items with the SUSU logo on them. Questions about the possibility of teaching at the university after graduation and about organizing charity concerts at the university were noted in this way.
Applicants enrolling on a paid basis still have a chance of gaining one of the allocated spots – documents are being accepted until July 26th.