Round table with participation of students from Syria

30.12.2015

On the 30^th of December a round table with the participation of students from Syria, studying in the Chuvash State University named after I.N. Ulyanov took place. Rector’s assistant on general issues, A.S. Emeshev, head of extracurricular work management and security O. V. Viktorov, Dean of Faculty for foreign students Zh.A. Alexandrova took part in the meeting and made reports.

During the round table meeting the rules of foreign citizens residence in the territory of the Russian Federation, the laws in the field of migration control, prevention of interethnic and religious conflicts were considered.  

Acknowledgement for contribution to promotion of voluntary blood and its components donation among youth in the Chuvash Republic

30.12.2015

The Chuvash State University named after I.N. Ulyanov received an acknowledgement from the Chief Physician of government-financed institution «Republican blood transfusion station» of the Ministry of Public Health and social development of Chuvashia L.M. Yakovleva for long-term cooperation and contribution to promotion of voluntary blood and its components donation among youth in Chuvash Republic. 

Rector of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University A.Yu. Aleksandrov Took Part in the Meeting of the Russian Union of Rectors Council

28.12.2015

On December 25 A.Yu. Aleksandrov, Rector of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, Chairman of the Council of Rectors of higher educational establishments of the Chuvash Republic, a member of the Russian Union of Rectors Council, took part in the meeting of the Russian Union of Rectors Council, which was held in the Imperial Hall of the Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University.

Academician V.A. Sadovnichy, President of RUR, Rector of MSU, made a report on the results of RUR’s activities in 2015 and tasks for 2016 and spoke on implementation of a set of measures directed at sharing the most effective experience in administration of higher educational establishments and organizing work with talented youth.

In his speech, D.V. Livanov, Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, said: “We do not have any ongoing reforms in higher education. We simply put everything in order and return to normal working conditions. What is order? Order is when it is difficult to enter a university or an institute, when studying there is hard work, when a diploma is highly appreciated, when scientific advisors are respected people, competent in their fields”.

In 2016 work in all directions of activities of the Russian Union of Rectors will continue, there will be visiting sessions of the RUR Council, and in April MSU will host the IV International Research and Practice Conference “Universities and Society”.

Based on the materials of the Russian Union of Rectors website.

Seminar “Improving the Effectiveness of Activities of Budgetary and Autonomous Establishments Subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia”

30.12.2015

On December 21 Rector of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University A.Yu. Aleksandrov took part in the final seminar “Improving the effectiveness of activities of budgetary and autonomous establishments subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia” at the premises of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia.   

A.B. Povalko and A.A. Klimov, Deputy Ministers of Education and Science of Russia, made reports on improving the effectiveness of budgetary and autonomous establishments and priorities of state policy in the field of higher education. M.Yu. Alashkevich, Director of the Department of finances, organization of the budgeting process, methodology and economy of education and science, V.Yu. Golubovsky, Director of the Department of public service, personnel and administration, G.V. Andrushchak, Director of the Department of strategy, analysis and forecast, S.V. Salikhov, Director of the Department of science and technologies, A.E. Stradze, Director of the Department of state policy in the field of upbringing of children and youth, participated in the discussion of the reports.

International Research and Practice Conference “Russia-China: Struggle for Independence During World War II”

22.12.2015

On December 18 the InternationalResearch and Practice Conference “Russia-China: Struggle for Independence During World War II” was arranged in the videoconference format in the internet-centre of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University. The conference was held within the framework of the cooperation agreement between Chinese and Russian universities. The issue of conference organization was settled during the visit of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University delegation headed by Rector A.Yu. Aleksandrov this October.

Shi Hongsheng, Head of the Centre for Russia Studies of Anhui University, Zhang Zhidong, Deputy Head of the Department of humanitarian sciences of Anhui University, Zhan Quanwang, Deputy Director of the Institute of foreign languages of Anhui University, O.N. Shirokov, Dean of the history and geography faculty of ChuvSU, M.N. Krasnova, Head of the Centre for China Studies, E.V. Nuzhdaeva, Head of the department of international relations, M.V. Emelyanova, Dean of the faculty of foreign languages, D.A. Yaltaev, Head of the department of national history, and others took part in the videoconference.

S.N. Kodybaykin, Associate Professor of the department of archeology, ethnography and regional history of ChuvSU, Yu.V. Zvereva, a representative of the Centre for Russia Studies of Anhui University, Fan Ruoping,Master of Sciences in Linguistics of the Centre for Russia Studies of Anhui University, S.Yu. Mikhailova, Professor of the department of records management, information resources and auxiliary sciences of history, made reports at the conference. The participants of the conference discussed issues of strategic partnership in the struggle against fascism and Japanese militarism, assertion of the results of World War II in the modern world, and keeping the Great Victory in the historical memory of Russian and Chinese people.

In October, I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University hosted another videoconference in the form of a roundtable discussion with participation of Anhui University representatives on the topic “Cooperation of Russia and China in education: regional practices and prospects”.

Landmark Events at I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University in 2015 on International and Russian Levels

19.12.2015

On the threshold of the New Year people often summarize on the results of the year and outline ways for further development. The outgoing year will remain in our memory because of many delightful events.

International Level

Alena Syrova, Tatyana Razgulina and Olga Lysova, students of the arts faculty, became laureates of the international competition “Piano Academy” (Kazan).

Dmitry Vyazov, a student of the power and electric engineering faculty, became the world champion in karate WKC-2015.

Polina Fyodorova, a student of the economic faculty, won twice in XXVIII Summer Universiade in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, and won the bronze medal in the World Championship in artistic gymnastics.

In September Elmira Aleeva, a student of the law faculty, became a world champion in arm-wrestling.

On September 25 Chuvash State University was visited by a delegation of Sichuan Agricultural University, and the universities signed a cooperation agreement.

In the period from September 28 to October 1 Days of Chuvashia in Anhui were arranged at Anhui University (China), with the participation of a delegation from I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University headed by Rector A.Yu. Aleksandrov.

On October 22-24 ChuvSU hosted the I International Research and Practice Conference “Modern Technologies in Machine-Building and Foundry”.

Russian Level

I.N. Bardasov, Associate Professor of the Department of general, inorganic and analytical chemistry, won the competition for the right to receive grants of the President of the Russian Federation for state support of young scientists, Candidates and Doctors of Sciences.

Chuvash State University became one of the sites for carrying out the experiment on introduction of the Federal Internet Exam for graduates of bachelor degree courses. 194 ChuvSU graduates took the test.

In March in St. Petersburg there was unveiling of the memorial dedicated to the first Russian ship-of-the-line of Rank 4 “Poltava”, a 3D-layout and a set of design documentation for which were developed by Aleksander Bykov, Ivan Metelev and Aleksey Rodionov, students of the machine-building faculty, under the guidance of Associate Professors Yu.I. Vorontsov and V.S. Grigoryev.

The Student Council of ChuvSU won a prize in the category “The best student self-governance organization” in the All-Russian competition in the field of development of student self-governance organizations “Student Front Line”.

In April ChuvSU hosted the All-Russian Research and Practice Conference “Criminal law prevention in the sphere of distribution of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products” with participation of leading law scientists from Moscow, Saratov, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Saransk.

For the first time, ChuvSU students Nikolay Ivanov (the medical faculty), Eduard Stepanov (the radio electronics and automation faculty), Roman Vasilyev (the law faculty), Dile Timrukova (the chemistry and pharmacy faculty) received four grants at the Volga Region Federal District Youth Forum “iVolga”, Alina Lazareva (the law faculty) won a grant at the All-Russian youth educational forum “Terra Scientia on Klyazma River”, Yulia Sheltukova (the law faculty) received a grant at the All-Russian youth educational forum “Tavrida”.

The volunteer centre of ChuvSU won the competition of federal charity projects “The Map of Kindness” in the category “The Higher School of Kindness”.

ChuvSU became a winner of the All-Russian competition of additional advanced training programs in engineering. JSC “Zavod “Electropribor” acted as the university’s partner.

On September 22 Chuvash State University hosted a meeting of the Council of Rectors of the Volga Region Federal District higher educational establishments.

ChuvSU won the All-Russian competition “New Specialists of MIC – 2015” in the category “Best projects of targeted training programs carried out by educational organizations in cooperation with MIC organizations”. The partners of the university were JSC “Cheboksary Electric Apparatus Plant” (JSC “ChEAZ”) and JSC “CPA n.a. V.I. Chapaev”.

The machine-building faculty team took the II place in the All-Russian competition in theory of mechanisms and machines, organized in Izhevsk.

Andrey Nikolaev, a student of the machine-building faculty, became a laureate in the special nomination “Future of the Machine-Building Industry” of the competition arranged by “Concern “Tractor Plants”.

In 2015 the university was recognized as an effective higher educational establishment for the fourth time, based on the results of monitoring by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

This year, for the first time in the history of the university and the Chuvash Republic, a grant of the Russian Science Foundation was won, to carry out research with participation of two Candidates of Sciences from Perm, under the guidance of the Dean of the chemistry and pharmacy faculty O.E. Nasakin. The amount of the grant for 2015-2017 makes up to 22.5 million rubles.

Chuvash State University became a winner of the federal competition of student associations’ activity development programs.

The medical faculty team of ChuvSU took the III place in the All-Russian competition in dentistry in Volgograd.

Yury Alekseev, a student of the medical faculty, became a winner in the All-Russian competition in dental surgery with international participation “Steps to Mastership”, which took place in Moscow.

Classes for Foreign Students at I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University are Held in English

16.12.2015

In 2015-16 academic year classes for foreign students of the specialties “General Medicine” and “Dentistry” at I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University are taught in English. With this aim, teachers of the faculty of foreign languages do their best in helping departments of the medical faculty to draw up lectures and plan practical classes for various subjects in English.

The first results of such cooperation in the professional field have already been achieved at the Department of medical biology with the course of microbiology and virology of the medical faculty, I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University.

An integrated biology class in English was given by K.V. Pushkina, Associate Professor of Department of foreign languages №2, and O.I. Moskovskaya, Associate Professor of the Department of medical biology, within the course of microbiology and virology.

The explanations and discussions were accompanied with such visual materials as slides and animation for better acquisition of the material.

Use of these interactive technologies in teaching made it possible to improve understanding of the material by students.

Representatives of the Power and Electric Engineering Faculty, I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, Visited Kazan State Power Engineering University

14.12.2015

On December 10 representatives of the power and electric engineering faculty of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University took part in the I Volga Region Research and Practice Conference “Instrument Making and Automatic Electric Drives in the Fuel and Energy Sector and Utilities”, which was held in Kazan State Power Engineering University. In total, more than 250 speakers from Moscow, Almetyevsk, Cheboksary, Voronezh, Lugansk, Karaganda, Ulyanovsk, Yoshkar-Ola, Smolensk, Orsk, Magnitogorsk, Nurlat and other scientific centers participated in the conference.

The delegation of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, which included Dean of the power and electric engineering faculty V.G. Kovalev, Associate Professor V.A. Tarasov, Associate Professor A.G. Kalinin and Post-graduate student V.V. Tarasova presented the report “Improvement of control algorithms in heat supply systems of buildings and constructions”. The listeners’ special attention was drawn to technical and software solutions implemented in ChuvSU and the results of the scientific research conducted by the speakers.

A special feature of the given conference was a new approach to analysing and understanding problems of utilities through the prism of fuel and energy problems. The issue of the need in saving energy resources and improving energy efficiency in crisis conditions is gaining greater relevance now.

An excursion to the demonstration and education innovative centre “Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency” was organized for the participants of the conference.

Young Scientists of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Are Among Winners of the Competition of Russian Foundation for Basic Research

14.12.2015

Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) declared the results of the competition of basic scientific research projects carried out by young scientists – Doctors or Candidates of Sciences in scientific organizations of the Russian Federation in 2016-2018. The following scientists of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University are among winners of the competition: Tatyana Georgievna Fyodorova, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of construction structures; Sergey Vladimirovich Fedoseev, Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Senior lecturer of the Department of organic and pharmaceutical chemistry; Sergey Vladimirovich Karpov, Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of organic and pharmaceutical chemistry.

The project execution term is 3 years. The sum of the grant amounts to 1 700 000 rubles per year.

I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Presentations Were Held at the Russian Centre for Science and Culture of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia)

10.12.2015

On December 1-3 O.E. Gavrilov, Head of the Department of environmental management and geo-ecology, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Admissions Committee of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, visited the Republic of South Ossetia. The Russian Centre for Science and Culture of Tskhinvali, the premises of the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted the meeting with school leavers of the city. The aim of the visit was to strengthen relations of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University with the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in the Republic of South Ossetia and educational institutions of Tskhinvali for promotion of Russian higher education in the states the Russian Federation maintains friendly relations with.

The meeting was arranged at the initiative of the Department for international relations of ChuvSU and M.V. Stepanov, First Secretary of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of South Ossetia, Head of the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo and Head of the Russian Centre for Science and Culture of Tskhinvali.

O.E. Gavrilov told participants of the meeting about the activities of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, the admission rules for school leavers from Russia and foreign countries. The pupils saw presentations of the university. They also got reference and information materials, the university newspaper “Ulyanovets” and gifts with the university logos. M.V. Stepanov thanked the administration of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University for their active participation in promotion of international humanitarian cooperation.

There was also a working meeting with Interim Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of South Ossetia E.Kh. Gagloeva dedicated to the issues of occupational guidance for school leavers of South Ossetia. Elisa Gagloeva thanked the administration of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University for strengthening of business contacts with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic.

During the visit a cooperation agreement was signed with the South Ossetian State University named after A.A. Tibilov. According to Rector of the university V.B. Tedeev, cooperation with I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University provides good prospects for academic staff training and active professor and student academic exchange.

Visit of Mexico Representatives

10.12.2015

Students of the faculty of history and geography, I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, met representatives of Mexico who came to the university to study Russian. Their Spanish interpreter was Seranush Abramovna Grigoryan, a senior lecturer of the faculty of foreign languages. The students of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University arranged an excursion for the Mexican guests around the historical part of Cheboksary. According to Erick Andoni Solar Sanches and Veronika Vargas Magno, they liked the university and the capital of Chuvashia very much and, most importantly, they met new friends here.

Issues of Legal Education Quality Improvement Were Discussed in Moscow

07.12.2015

On December 3 Vice-Rector for General Affairs of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, Doctor of Juridical Science S.V. Tasakov took part in the “Lawyer of the Year” award-giving ceremony, arranged by the Association of Lawyers in the Hall of Columns at the House of Unions  (Moscow). 

The “Lawyer of the Year” award, given by the Association of Lawyers of Russia, was established by the order of the President of Russia in October of 2009. The award-giving ceremony was attended by Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation S.E. Naryshkin, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation V.D. Zorkin, Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation A.V. Konovalov and others.

During the ceremony of awarding famous lawyers in five categories, issues of legal education quality improvement were discussed, too. The speakers emphasized the need to foster respect for law from a young age. According to Chairman of the Association of Lawyers of Russia V.V. Blazheev, the Association stands for introduction of a new subject – law – at schools. Legal principles should be learnt at school, then it will be a habit to observe law and protect one’s rights using legal means in adulthood, as well.

Rector of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Andrey Aleksandrov Speaks on the Tasks Set By the President of Russia in the Annual Presidential Address

07.12.2015

Rector of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Andrey Aleksandrov:

Special emphasis in President V. Putin's Address is given to issues of supporting talented children, creating conditions for their successful life start, choosing professions to their liking. The tasks set by the President of Russia directly concern high education establishments, too. In recent years we have been providing occupational guidance to schoolchildren. With this aim, the Centre for Occupational Guidance, the Centre for Talented Youth Guidance have been established in I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, the projects “Saturdays at the University”, “University for Children” are successfully implemented, discipline-related schools working during school holidays, clubs and “small faculties” have been organized at the university premises. It is gratifying to emphasize that the enrolment competition for all majors at I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University is at a high level and the number of state-subsidized study places has been increased during the recent years.

A Student of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Was Awarded a Grant of the International Scientific Foundation for Economic Research

04.12.2015

The results of the competition for providing financial assistance with the aim of conducting relevant economic research and awarding the most interesting scientific papers submitted by students and post-graduate students of Russian higher education establishments were announced. The annual competition is arranged by Academician N.P. Fedorenko International Scientific Foundation for Economic Research. An incentive grant was provided to Tatyana Zakharova, a student of the economic faculty of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, for her paper “The mechanism of budget balance management in subjects of the Russian Federation” (scientific advisor Associate Professor O.G. Aleksandrova). The official award-giving ceremony will take place on December 10 in Moscow, at the conference of laureates and grant-holders of Academician N.P. Fedorenko International Scientific Foundation for Economic Research.

For information:

Academician N.P. Fedorenko International Scientific Foundation for Economic Research is a non-profit organization created under the economic department of the Russian Academy of Sciences at the initiative of one of the most prominent Russian economists Academician Nikolay Prokofyevich Fedoronko, as well as a group of scientists working at the institutes of the economic department of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Since 1999 the Foundation has been annually arranging open competitions for providing financial assistance with the aim of conducting relevant economic research and awarding the most interesting scientific papers submitted by students and post-graduate students of Russian higher education establishments.

This year, 75 applicants from 35 Russian cities took part in the competition. All submitted applications underwent preliminary reviewing by scientific workers at institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences and professors of higher education establishments.

Industry-Oriented Science

01.12.2015

Such was the unofficial motto of the Vth All-Russian research and practice conference with international participation “Relevant issues of chemical technology and environmental protection”, which took place at the premises of “Khimprom” Company, Novocheboksarsk.

The conference at PJSC “Khimprom” has been held for the fifth year in a row. This year, about 300 participants from more than 30 cities of Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine spoke on their scientific achievements. The Institute for Environmental Studies in Prague (Czech Republic) took part in the conference for the first time.

The other honorable guests of the conference were Minister of economic development and trade of Chuvashia Vladimir Avrelkin, Rector of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Andrey Aleksandrov, Department Head at the Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy (Moscow) Yuri Blokhin.

On the whole, the conference discussed 5 directions: “Low-waste and waste-free technologies”, “Industrial ecology”, “Evaluation of environmental impact”, “Waste treatment”, “Chemical technology of organic and non-organic substances”.

Several employees of “Khimprom”, specialists of the highest level, research workers and candidates of sciences – starting from Cand. of Chemical Sciences Yuri Efimov, Technical Director of the enterprise, famous and respectable in scientific circles, to Denis Kizyaev, a young specialist and a first-timer at the conference, spoke at the event.

The conference was arranged for the first time at the initiative of “Khimprom” in 2011 within the International Year of Ecology declared by the UN. Traditionally, the co-organizers of the conference are I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University and Chuvash Regional Department of Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society.