Elizaveta Gromova, Deputy Director for International Affairs of the SUSU Institute of Law, attended a meeting of experts from the BRICS Cooperation Committee, operating within the BRICS Arbitration Court in Guangzhou, China.
This time, members of the expert committee were invited to a forum on the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, dedicated to investment, dispute resolution, and risk minimization for Chinese companies in international business along the Eurasian-African corridor.
The “Volatiles” team from the SUSU Digital Ural Centre for Training Top IT Specialists have won silver medals in a Hackathon on Information Security held as part of the “gIBChe” Conference. The contest brought together top competitors from across the Ural Federal District, and our students came off second best.
Teaching staff members of the Department of International Relations, Political Science and Regional Studies, Doctor of Sciences (Philology) Nataliia Koshkarova and senior lecturer Maksim Dvoynenko represented the Chelyabinsk Region and South Ural State University in the finals of the “Knowledge.Lecturer” All-Russian Contest.
The contest consisted of two rounds and was held in several categories. The SUSU staff members became finalists in the “Best Teacher of the Fundamentals of the Russian Statehood Course” special category.
First-year students from the Department of Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities, majoring in Journalism, have won a competition of socially significant student media projects at the International Interreligious Youth Forum held at the "Russia" National Centre in Moscow.
On November 28, 2025, South Ural State University invites pupils, students, and young professionals to participate in the 19th International Youth Cooking Festival.
This year's festival is dedicated to the Year of Defender of the Fatherland and the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
On November 24th, a press conference was held at the "Nash etazh" ("Our Floor") space of South Ural State University with the participation of expert, Director of the Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Head of the educational programme at the "VirtUm" Centre for Top-level Academic Programmes in the Field of Artificial Intelligence Alena Zamyshlyaeva, as part of the first stage of the "Step into the Future" grant program tournament by Viktor Khristenko.
A report on the implementation of the SUSU development program for 2025 as part of the Priority 2030 strategic academic leadership program was defended at the Moscow Aviation Institute in Moscow on November 19th.
On November 24th, the results of the selection process for the Priority 2030 program were announced in Moscow. 106 universities participating in the program will receive grants for their development programs. SUSU is among these universities.
Students of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities of South Ural State University have become winners in the social-cause works contest as part of the Passing the Media Torch “17 Values of Russia” all-Russian event, which has been held in Chelyabinsk and has been dedicated to the “Humanism” value.
Opening ceremony for this annual all-Russian science-to-practice conference has been held at South Ural State University. The main idea of the conference is the integration of science, education and industry. This event is timed to coincide with the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery and will last till November 21st.
The Interregional Student Ball, organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and SUSU, took place at South Ural State University.
Timed to coincide with the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery, this annual all-Russian science-to-practice conference was held November 20th through 21st. This event organized at South Ural State University united the members of our country’s scientific community, that deals with development of new types of armaments, military equipment and artillery. More than eighty participants presented about sixty relevant reports over the course of two days.
The “17 Values of Russia” two-day media forum, as part of which our university has become a platform for discussing the “Humanism” value, has wrapped up at South Ural State University. The event brought together students, young media professionals, public figures, and experts, uniting them to create socially significant content.
The Minister of Youth of the Chelyabinsk Region Yuriy Boldyrev noted the importance of the participants’ work and emphasized the significance of the forum in shaping the values agenda among young people:
The administrative and academic staff of the "Heart of the Urals" Advanced Engineering School took training at Moscow Polytechnic University in the Control Systems program, focusing on cutting-edge technologies and research in the automotive industry. The program included research and testing of driver assistance systems, virtual testing of highly automated and self-driving vehicles, and programming of such vehicles, as well as electric vehicles.
Vadim Erlikh, Director of the Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service (ISTIS), Doctor of Sciences (Biology) and Professor, has been named a laureate of the Russian Professorial Assembly's national award, "Professor of the Year 2025", in the Biological Sciences category. The Russian Professorial Assembly award recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in education and science.
Alena Zamyshlyaeva, Director of the Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Head of the “VirtUM” Centre for Top-level Academic Programmes in the Field of Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Sciences (Physics and Mathematics), has been named a laureate of the Russian Professorial Assembly's national award, "Dean of the Year 2025", in the Physics and Mathematics category. The Russian Professorial Assembly award recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in education and science.
South Ural State University is actively expanding its international cooperation in the field of humanities. Our university is developing student exchange programs and creating modern educational projects for international students. Among them is Master's degree student from China Li Shan.
International Recycling Day is celebrated on November 15th. Researchers from SUSU can also directly relate to this holiday since they have found a method to effectively use wheat grain sprouted in the ear. Bioethanol, obtained from such raw material at the university laboratory, after thorough distillation, can be used for technical, medical and even food-related purposes.
On the eve of Higher School Teachers’ Day, we spoke with Dariia Khabarova, Dean of the Faculty of Mechatronics and Robotics, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering), and Associate Professor.
– Do you remember your first class as a teacher, what did you feel?
November 10th and 11th, Volgograd State Technical University (VSTU) hosted a Media Forum, dedicated to the “Community Spirit” value, as part of a project by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. At this forum, South Ural State University was represented by the Vice-Rector for Student and Social Affairs Anastasiia Lapo.
We are pleased to announce the launch of our official channel in the MAX national messenger. This important event will allow students, faculty, staff, and all interested parties to quickly receive up-to-date information about the university's activities, events, news, and achievements.
We strive to be closer to our audience and ensure maximum accessibility of information. This new resource will be a convenient communication channel, allowing everyone to stay up-to-date on all the university's important events and initiatives.
On the occasion of Higher School Teachers’ Day we spoke with the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Head of the Hydrogen Technologies in Metallurgy Laboratory, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering), and Associate Professor Pavel Gamov.
– Could you please tell us why you chose SUSU, and what influenced your career choice?
The regional round of the StudRussia All-Russian Competition for International Students took place in November. The winners advanced to the finals and will present their achievements at the national round.
The StudRussia competition aims to support talented international students with significant achievements in science, creative activities, sports, public activities, and volunteering.
Participants were able to compete in the following categories:
"The Future of Science", for those engaged in research and participating in scientific events;
Professor of the Department of Power Stations, Grids, and Electric Power Systems of the SUSU Institute of Engineering and Technology Evgeniy Solomin has co-authored a Chinese review study on offshore wind energy generation, published in the Energies prestigious scientific journal of MDPI publishing house.
An international team of scientists proposed using artificial intelligence in calculating the topology, that is the configuration and arrangement of wind power system units.
