Extracurricular activities are something that stands aside all the lectures, academics, students’ record books and exams. This is a world, where you can choose an occupation that you would really like and can start building a career in.
Here students can take part in any event or organize their own one. Extracurricular activities are versatile: from a board games and cosy guitar players club to the RosAtom all-Russian construction site with the headquarters of Student Labour Groups, a festival in Sochi with the SUSU KVN League and a meeting of the presidents at the Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum together with the SUSU Volunteer Centre.
You will be communicating with the administration of the university, its partners and sponsors, so you will master the skills of negotiation to perfection.
We will show you how you can fulfil your ideas. Indeed, only in 2019, SUSU won a number of grant projects, amounting to more than 9 million roubles, such as “Art Needs Walls” modern culture festival, “Memorial Book” educational project, and the “Sporty SUSU” sports and recreation project. Also, last year, it was for the first time that the university won a grant of the Presidential Grants Foundation, which will help students get jobs.
Besides the fact that extracurricular activities give a chance to meet friends for life (this has been proven by more than one generation), “I Am a SUSU Student” is a pass to all alumni, many of whom now hold positions in the regional government and city administration. They will show how the system works on their own example. Many students are offered work during their studies.
Extracurricular activities are not just a world in and of itself, but it is a whole system. Freshmen can take training in the Young Leader School, an original project by the SUSU staff members, during which students develop their soft skills, i.e. supra-professional competencies. In addition, all students can go to the legendary student camp Olimp on Lake Bolshoy Sunukul. This is the SUSU's open air site for young people, with a lake, food and accommodation at a reduced price. But most importantly, this is another step in your professional and personal development. As they say: every SUSU student must take training at the Young Leader School and visit the Olimp camp at least once.
Talking about development and travel, one of the brightest moments for our students and all young people in Russia is the forum campaign. What is it? These are all-Russian and international educational platforms that are organized in different parts of Russia: from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. They are devoted to certain topics, ranging from engineering to arts. The UTRO (Morning) Youth Forum, Terra Scientia Forum, Amur Forum, BaltArtek Forum, Tavrida Forum. And the most important thing is that you can see all these events with your own eyes.
It is entirely up to you to decide whether to take part in extracurricular activities or not, because, after all, you enrol at the university for education and a degree. We just want you to be aware of the fact that you have an infinite number of opportunities for search, development and growth. And we will help you find your purpose in life!