Аnton Prygunov, First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Chelyabinsk Region, is an alumnus of the Department of Economic Theory, Regional Economics, and State and Municipal Management of the School of Economics and Management, who graduated from SUSU 20 years ago. He remembers his student life as one of the best stages:
Bachelor's graduates received the long-awaited diplomas and are now deciding which path to choose next. We present 5 reasons to continue your studies in Master's degree programmes at South Ural State University and, possibly, take one of the 678 state-funded places.
Learning history is interesting, extremely useful and necessary, because with the development of modern means of communication, one can stumble upon many different historical hypotheses, conjectures, and fabrications on the Internet. And only science can establish the truth. For example, history and archaeology provide certain knowledge on where a people came from to this or that territory, what their way of life (settled or nomadic) was, and what type of activity (hunting, gathering, cattle breeding or farming) prevailed.
Students of South Ural State University have one last chance to become tutors—assistants and guides for international students who are just beginning their studies at the major university in the South Ural region. Applications are being accepted until July 25.
South Ural State University welcomes international students from 56 countries of the world. Everyone, who comes to study at SUSU, notes the high level of technical equipment of the university laboratories, the kind-heartedness of people and the professionalism of the academic staff. The university offers quotas for international students so that they can continue their studies in Master’s degree programmes. Architecture and construction, IT, and economics are the most popular fields among international students.
Staff members of South Ural State University took part in a direct-dialogue discussion panel, UralROSPROMEKO—a conference on the topic of the "National Security and IT Technologies". The event was held on July 10th online, and therefore the conference participants were able to present the work of SUSU in the field of IT security without violating the COVID-19 restrictions in place in Russia.
Any athlete needs good coordination abilities. The better they are, the less time it takes to train, the more accurately and efficiently the athlete performs tactical-technical actions. Scientists from South Ural State University conducted a study and found that athletes with motor asymmetry are easier to train and have a higher potential for sportsmanship. The study was published in the Journal of Physical Education and Sport.
South Ural State University is one of the leading Russian multidisciplinary universities with the fundamental scientific basis and high standards of specialist training. The university is multinational and nowadays is a home for more than 2,300 international students from 56 countries.
Sanjana Probod came from Sri Lanka two years ago to study Russian language at SUSU Russian Language Course. He agrees to answer our questions about living in another country and shares his impressions about South Ural State University.
A student of group ЛМ-426 of the Institute of Linguistics and International CommunicationsViktoria Zaika, majoring in International Relations, has been given an opportunity to take practical training at one of the Committees of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The student has shared her memories and emotions.
Last Friday, a ceremony of awarding diplomas with honours to students was held at the Miass branch of South Ural State University.
Under the current conditions of restrictive measures in effect in our region, the tradition of awarding diplomas with honours at the SUSU Miass branch has nevertheless been preserved. Moreover, the university administration tried to make the graduation ceremony safe for everyone. For this, a Bogomol robot was invited, which helped maintain the social distance.
It is impossible to imagine our life without the materials that people produce and process for their living activities. It is interesting that early civilizations were even identified by the names of materials that people learned to use: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. Over time people have learned to produce materials superior in properties to natural products. Now there are tens of thousands of different materials with very specific properties.
At present, the world is changing at an incredible speed. And the preferences on the labour market are changing as well: specialists who are outside-of-the-box thinking, creative, capable of analytical activity, in command of not only theoretical knowledge of social processes, but also skills in managing, forecasting, designing, modelling and developing a set of measures, and practical recommendations to solve specific social problems, are in demand. Graduates of the SUSU Department of Sociology possess all of these qualities.
Graduate of the School of Medical Biology Svetlana Grinvald upon completion of her studies at SUSU was awarded a diploma with honours and became a specialist in biotechnology.
– How did you choose what field to study at South Ural State University?
There are many unique spaces at South Ural State University where engineering students are gaining quality experience by working on modern equipment. One such space is the Laboratory of Experimental Mechanics of the Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, headed by Pavel Taranenko. He talks about how his career began, what inspires him to work towards scientific achievements, and what the team of the Laboratory of Experimental Mechanics does.
- For how many years have you been connected with the university?
At the SUSU-TV Television and Radio Company, students of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities have shot a special video master class for applicants, which explains how a student informative and entertainment program "Avenue of Young" is being created, and what they can learn at the SUSU Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities.
Food industry is rapidly developing on a global scale. And the need in graduates with the knowledge and skills in the field of food products biotechnology, in matters of quality and safety, technology for the production of innovative food products to preserve health and longevity of a person is also increasing.
The international conference on philosophical practice “Philosophical Practice for Self-knowledge by Means of Intellectual Creativity” will be held online on July 28-31.
The Genplace project, developed by the Avuar Group of Companies jointly with South Ural State University, is included in the register of the members in the project for the creation and operation of the Skolkovo Innovation Centre. Now ООО Genplace is a full-fledged resident of Skolkovo.
Ekaterina Chekanova, a graduate of the Food from Plant-Based Materials programme of South Ural State University completed her studies in 2019. Ekaterina told us why she decided to connect her life with biotechnologies, what the educational process was like, and how she is building her career today.
– Why did you choose the Department of Food and Biotechnology?
South Ural State University actively cooperates with many universities around the world by participating in student academic mobility programs. 2500 students from 56 countries are studying at SUSU, gaining knowledge in various fields and specialties. The student exchange program between SUSU and Chinese universities has been existing for a quite a long time now. Each year, around 200 to 300 Chinese students come to our university, and this number grows year after year.
A postgraduate of the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science of South Ural State University is working on a project that has a great future. He is creating an ultrasonic jammer of sound recording devices. The development has already been recognized at the national level: the project was named among the best ones in the UMNIK competition of scientific and innovative projects.
Abubakar Yaro from Côte d’Ivoire and Fidele Benimana from Rwanda came to Chelyabinsk two years ago to apply for South Ural State University. The students note that they have never experienced such hot weather in Russia before.
According to the students, the temperature outside is extremely high and, sometimes, it is even hotter than in Africa, their homeland. Abubakar says that, while living in Chelyabinsk, they got used both to cool weather and winter frosts, but they have not felt the familiar heat for quite a while now.
SUSU scientist discovered new facts about the use of horses in the Bronze Age, working with materials from the monuments of Andronovo culture. As part of an international team from Kazakhstan, Russia and the USA, the researcher studied the age of animals found in the ancient mound, as well as changes in the skull, which indicated the use of horses by riders.
