“Fuel…feed on. Pressurization on. Pressure — ready. Cooling, flow — ready in both channels. Launches…let’s set for about eight seconds. Standby! Liftoff!”. After this command sounded on the test field, a historical event happened, which will become part of the chronicles not only for South Ural State University, but for Russia as well.
The Chairperson of the regional branch of the Russian Professorial Assembly (RPA) for the Chelyabinsk Region, Doctor of Sciences (Philology), Professor, Director of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities Lidiya Lobodenko represented the higher education of the Chelyabinsk Region at the annual Professorial Forum, which took place in Moscow on November 13th and 14th, under the auspices of the RPA with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
November 8th through November 11th, the 7th batch of attendees took training in the “Voice of the Generation. Vice-Rectors + Teachers” flagship educational program at the Mashuk Centre of Knowledge in Pyatigorsk. The program was organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs. More than 250 teachers and vice-rectors from 30 Russian universities, including SUSU, took part in the event.
Director of the SUSU Eurasian Studies Research and Education Centre Aleksandr Tairov and Senior Research Fellow Nataliia Berseneva took part in the 6th International Congress of Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes, which was held at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan. The congress brought together hundreds of participants from Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Hungary, and Bulgaria.
On the occasion of the National Unity Day, the SUSU School of Economics and Management and Extracurricular Activities Office announced a collection of humanitarian aid.
In November 2023, the grand opening of the Student Media Centre, a regional platform of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, took place at South Ural State University.
The Newsroom Digital Media Centre has become part of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities and operates at the unique SUSU media complex, which includes the SUSU-TV Television Company, SUSU Radio, the SMART University Newspaper, Multimedia Newsroom, Photography Studio, as well as Virtual Reality and Neuromarketing Technology Media Laboratories.
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Employees of South Ural State University have created a prototype of the first Russian unified software for managing the technological equipment of municipal vehicles of various classes. The project is being implemented jointly with an industrial partner, the Kurgan Road Machinery Plant, within the frameworks of the World-class Ural Interregional Research and Education Centre (UIREC) (Science and Universities national project).
The long-awaited Matriculation Ceremony took place at the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language. At Sigma academic building, this traditional event is held not on September 1st, but when all international students arrive.
Every year on November 11th an important holiday, Energy Saving Day, is celebrated all around the world. It was established in 2008 following the initiative of the International School Project on Application of Resources and Energy international ecological network. Deputy Director for Power Engineering Subdivision of the Institute of Engineering and Technology of South Ural State University Anton Bychkov explains the importance of power engineering in the life of modern people and shares life hacks on the rational use of energy.
The final chord of the Russian Economic Forum was the presentation session “Personnel of the South Ural Region – the Battle for People”. And it is no surprise. This is the place where educational institutions talked about their educational opportunities, and employers – about demands for highly qualified staff.
South Ural State University announces the start of Admissions Campaign 2025. On November 10th the first in this academic year Open House Day was held at our university for applicants and their parents.
In the hall on the 2nd floor of the main university building, guys were welcomed by representatives of the leading employers from Chelyabinsk, including PG KONAR, PAO Rosseti Ural, Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling Plant, PAO Mechel, and GK LD. They introduced their companies and shared on the advantages their employees will have.
Scientists of South Ural State University have created chips that are beneficial for health and do not harm it. These are made using “healthy” technologies and contain proteins and unsaturated fatty acids necessary for the human body. At the same time, the raw material for production is something that is obtained practically for free.
The meeting of students of the School of Economics and Management with the Head of the Project Office of the Entrepreneurship Development Fund - My Business Centre of Chelyabinsk Nataliia Ogarkova was held on October 30th. The prospects for technological entrepreneurship in our city were discussed, and startup support programs were presented.
The project "Development and Creation of Production of Hydraulic Tracking Drives with Hydrostatic Guides" is being developed at SUSU within the frameworks of the activities of the World-class Ural Interregional Research and Education Centre for Advanced Industrial Technologies and Materials (UIREC) and the Ural Engineering Centre (UEC) under the supervision of Professor of the Department of Automated Mechanical Engineering Technology, Doctor of Sciences (Engineering) Dmitry Ardashev.
Volunteers of our university help not only at mass events. Recently, concerned students visited one of the animal shelters in Chelyabinsk.
"Khochu Domoy" ("I Want to Go Home") is the largest shelter in our city, housing 400 adult dogs and cats. For 13 years, the staff have been rescuing puppies and adult dogs and cats from the slaughterhouse. Now, animals from the street also end up in the shelter since “Khochu Domoy” is one of the few that takes in homeless fluffy creatures that people bring there.
Every one of us understands the importance of such concepts as preserving traditions, respecting national cultures, and the unity of multinational people. The atmosphere of our large university family is based on cooperation, multicultural creativity, team spirit and creation. We are always ready to help each other and lend a strong friendly shoulder.
Professor of the Department of Technology and Organization of Public Catering of the Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service of South Ural State University Sobhy El-Sohaimy, jointly with his colleagues from Egypt, Yekaterinburg and Moscow, conducted a comprehensive study of natural preservatives: apple peel extract, sea buckthorn fruits, black currant leaves and grape pomace. The result was published in the major Russian journal Agrarian Science.
A big-scale event, the Science Days of the Chelyabinsk Region, continues at South Ural State University. On October 30th, as part of a panel discussion, an agreement on cooperation between the university and the NTC "Privodnaya Tekhnika" (Drive Technology Scientific and Technical Centre) was signed.
NTC "Privodnaya Tekhnika" is a production and engineering company specializing in the development and implementation of electric drive systems, as well as in the production of a wide range of electrical products.
On October 30th, a special program on designing and launching of new educational programmes by the SKOLKOVO School of Management started at South Ural State University.
This program helps university staff members reassemble the existing ones, or design and launch new educational programmes for training Bachelors, Specialists and Masters.
Vice-President of the Russian Rectors’ Union, President of South Ural State University Aleksandr Shestakov took part in the BRICS Universities Rectors' Forum, held right before the meeting of the heads of the BRICS countries in Kazan.
Participants of the Rectors' Forum exchanged their experience and elaborated the strategies for collaboration. Aleksandr Shestakov shares his impressions from this big-scale event and talks about important decisions.
How to enrol in a state-funded programme and to decide on a priority field of study?
South Ural State University will welcome applicants and parents of school graduates to answer all questions about obtaining higher education at SUSU on November 10th at 12:00.
The Science Slam International Science-promoting Project was created in Germany in the mid-2000s. A non-academic contest in the form of short presentations by scientists in an informal setting has also taken root in Russia. The Science Slam has been organized in the Chelyabinsk Region for the first time, and South Ural State University has become the venue for it.
On October 29th, a panel discussion on the UIREC Development Strategy for 2025-2030 was held in the SUSU Council Assembly Hall as part of the Science Days in the Chelyabinsk Region event. The World-class Ural Interregional Research and Education Centre for Advanced Industrial Technologies and Materials (UIREC) is participating in the Chelyabinsk Science Days for the third year in a row. This year, it presents stands demonstrating projects fulfilled jointly with SUSU.
Science Days started at South Ural State University on October 29th. During day one, a panel discussion on the topic of “The Present and the Future of the Scientific and Technological Development of the Chelyabinsk Region” was held.
