I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Was Visited by Guizhou Friendship Group (China)

01.12.2015

On November 27 I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University was visited by a delegation from   Guizhou Province, Guizhou Friendship Group. It included Ms. CHEN Guode, Full time Vice President of Guizhou Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries; Mr. ZHANG Yuguang, Director of Sports Bureau of Guizhou Province; Mr. YANG Jian, Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation Division of Commercial Department of Guizhou Province; Ms. WANG Rui, a translator, a member of Guizhou Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries; Mr. CAO Mingqiang, Vice General Manager, The Seventh Metallurgical Construction Group Co., Ltd.; Mr. LONG Jianbo, General Manager, International Branch Company of The Seventh Metallurgical Construction Group Co., Ltd.

The meeting with the administration, employees, academic staff and students of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University took place at the Academic Board assembly hall. Rector A.Yu. Aleksandrov told the guests about the key directions of the university's activities. He spoke of the university’s interest in wider cooperation with Chinese higher education institutions and the establishment of the Centre for China Studies at ChuvSU.

The members of the Chinese delegation expressed their willingness to actively interact with I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University in the field of language and culture study, academic exchange of professors and students at Chinese and Russian higher education institutions, joint scientific research, organization of conferences and introduction of innovative projects.

All-Russian Informational and Tutorial Workshop

27.11.2015

The Volga State University of Technology hosted the All-Russian Informational and Tutorial Workshop “Organization of the educational process with the use of open online courses”. I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University was represented by N.A. Ivanova, the head of the Department of electronic learning and remote technologies, and N.V. Bondarenko, Associate Professor of the Department of economics and international relations.

The obvious advantages of online learning are individual educational routes and convenient study schedules that enable combining study and work, improving skills, etc.  This makes it possible to efficiently redistribute teachers' academic workload, while allocating additional time for research and projects.

Exchange of experience in organizing online learning became the main aim of the workshop, which gathered more than sixty representatives of higher education establishments of the country's regions at Volga Tech, including participants of the National platform of open education. The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia was represented by Deputy Director of the Department of state policy in the sphere of higher education I.E. Apykhtina.

Famous Economists from Czech Republic and Belarus Visited I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University

27.11.2015

This week the economic faculty of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University was visited by Professor of the Faculty of social sciences at Charles University in Prague Vadim Strielkovski and Head of the Department of theoretical and institutional economics of Belarusian State University, Professor P.S. Lemeshchenko. Rector of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University A.Yu. Aleksandrov met the famous economists on November 25. They discussed the issues of further development of the cluster of educational programmes “Economics and management”.

I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Student Became a Winner of the All-Russian Competition of Youth Projects

27.11.2015

Last week the results of Round II of the All-Russian competition of youth projects were announced. According to Rosmolodezh (Federal Agency for Youth Affairs), 4412 applications of individuals and more than 247 ones of legal entities were accepted for the competition.

Chuvashia submitted 23 projects. A grant to the amount of 100 thousand rubles was given to Dmitry Koshevarov, a Master's degree student at the I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University (the project “Donated blood saves lives”).

According to Sergey Pospelov, Head of Rosmolodezh, the main value of the winners' projects is making actual positive changes on the regional level. “The more effective and advantageous the project supported by us is for the region, the greater interest it arouses”, he emphasized.

Centre for youth initiatives

I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Professor takes a scientist-training course at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany)

24.11.2015

Professor of the Department of ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology, the medical faculty of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, N.V. Korsakova is taking a scientist-training course within the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) program at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Mainz, Germany). Nadezhda Korsakova is investigating new methods of research work and taking part in experimental and scientific analytical work under the guidance of A. Gericke, MD, at the laboratory of experimental ophthalmology.

I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University students became winners and laureates at the Volga Region Folk Art Student Festival “National Treasure”

24.11.2015

On November 18–19 the Institute of philology and intercultural communication of Kazan Federal University hosted the Volga Region Folk Art Student Festival “National Treasure” and the festival for children and youth. The main aims of the annual festivals are strengthening of international, interregional relations and cooperation; preserving and developing of national cultures and languages; strengthening of tolerant interreligious and ethnic relations, friendship among peoples; establishing of contacts among on-stage performance groups of educational establishments. More than 350 students and leaders of on-stage performance groups of higher educational establishments, specialised secondary educational establishments and schools of the Volga Federal District participated in the festival.

I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University students successfully passed the try-out round and became prize-winners in four categories. The theatre group “Vutchul” (under the guidance of Associate Professor I.I. Ivanov) of the faculty of Russian and Chuvash philology and journalism won the first prize in the category “Theatre Art” for their play based on the poem “Narspi” by Konstantin Ivanov in different languages.

Vladislav Moskovtsev (under the guidance of Associate Professor I.I. Ivanov) took the second prize in the category “Art of Declamation” for the literature and music composition “Eternal Fire in My Memory” dedicated to 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Georgy Smirnov, student of the faculty of Russian and Chuvash philology and journalism, and Sergey Lisin, student of the faculty of physics and mathematics (under the guidance of V.V. Moskovtsev), became laureates in the category “Vocal-instrumental ensemble” and took the second prize.

The dance group (under the guidance of V.V. Moskovtsev) including students of faculties of foreign languages, Russian and Chuvash philology and journalism took the third prize in the category “Art of Choreography” for their performance of a Chuvash folk dance.

We congratulate the laureates of the festival and leaders of the student on-stage performance groups and wish them new success in their creative work!

International Students Examined Chuvash National Museum Displays

21.11.2015

On November 12 international students of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University and I.Ya. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University saw Chuvash national Museum displays. Researchers Elmira Vasilyeva and Ruslan Petrov organized an excursion around the museum rooms “Ancient inhabitants of the Chuvash land, according to archeological and paleontological data”, “History of Chuvash people and Chuvash land from the IX century to the beginning of the ХХ century”. The students examined the other rooms – “Chuvashia in the XX century and “Man and Nature” – on their own. The guests paid special attention to Chuvash national costumes and listened to Chuvash folk instruments.

The International Student’s Day at the museum has been arranged for the third time already. More than 300 international students have visited the museum within the framework of this programme.

Dialogue with Rector

17.11.2015

On November 6 Rector of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University A.Yu. Aleksandrov met holders of the grants of the President and Government of the Russian Federation of 2015 within the framework of the project “Dialogue with Rector”. They had an exhaustive conversation on achievements and perspective directions of the university’s activities. Rector also answered numerous questions of the holders of the grants of the President and Government of the Russian Federation.

Innovative projects of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University scientists were highly appraised by experts of the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference

17.11.2015

On November 6 I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University delegation headed by Vice-Rector for Research V.V. Afanasyev visited Vladimir Engineering Center of implementation of laser technologies in machine-building at Vladimir State University named after Alexander and Nikolay Stoletovs. During the visit the delegation studied the experience of organizing an engineering center at a higher educational establishment, possibilities of using high-tech equipment both in contract-based activities and in practical training of students and postgraduate students in the field of machine-building. They discussed prospects of cooperation between the educational establishments with Vice-Rector for Research and Innovations of Vladimir State University V.G. Prokoshev.

The university delegation also participated in the All-Russian scientific and practical conference “Innovative projects of cooperation of higher educational establishments and machine-building enterprises: practices of introducing laser technologies”, organized by the Department of strategy, analysis and forecast of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia together with Vladimir State University and administration of Vladimir Region. The conference moderator was Vice-Governor of Vladimir Region M.Yu. Kolkov. Chief managers and specialists of industrial enterprises, engineering centers of Vladimir Region and other regions of Russia made reports at the conference. They emphasized the importance of interaction between higher educational establishments and enterprises of the real sector of economy in modern economic conditions. V.A. Pastukhov, head of a department at JSC “Interdepartmental analytical center” spoke about opportunities of engineering centers of higher educational establishments and prospects of their interaction with industrial enterprises. Representatives of higher educational establishments and research institutes shared the experience of operating engineering centers in the field of machine-building.

A presentation of innovative projects of Russian higher educational establishments was organized in the Academic Board hall of Vladimir State University. Projects of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University scientists were highly appraised by the experts of the conference.

                                   R.I. ALEKSANDROV,

Head of the Innovation and Implementation Center of ChuvSU.

Representatives of The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway Visited I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University

13.11.2015

Within the framework of implementation of the cooperation agreement between I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University and the University of Tromsø – the Arctic University of Norway, representatives of UiT The Arctic University of Norway: Tore Sørlie, MD, Professor of the Department of Clinical Medicine, Leader of the Psychiatry Research Group, and Grigory Rezvy, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Clinical Medicine, visited Cheboksary on November 4-7. The visit included meetings with professors and students of Chuvash State University, as well as specialists of practical health care of Chuvash medical institutions.

On November 5 I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University organized a round-table discussion with participation of Professor Tore Sørlie and Associate Professor Grigory Rezvy. Heads of Departments of Chuvash State University, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education, chief specialists of the Ministry of Health of Chuvashia, directors and leading specialists of medical organizations of the Republic took part in discussing topical issues in the sphere of mental health care. They spoke on practical issues of improving public mental health care in the Republic of Chuvashia, the related experience of Norway and opportunities of cooperation with foreign colleagues.

The delegation of UiT The Arctic University of Norway also visited a number of university clinical sites, talked to directors and specialists of medical organizations and professors of university departments. After being introduced into the work experience of the Republican Emergency Care Hospital, Republican Psychiatric Hospital and Republican Drug Rehabilitation Centre, the foreign specialists spoke on the significant contribution to public health care of these organizations, high effectiveness of the existing system of interaction between different departments and demonstrated their interest in development of mutually beneficial cooperation in practical, educational and research spheres.

On November 6 Professor Tore Sørlie delivered a lecture on psychic and somatic health and corresponding modern prospects for psychology students and professors at the premises of the faculty of management and social technologies of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University. The lecture included a presentation based on the results of the latest research in the psychology field as well as examples from the professor’s clinical practice. At the end of the lecture Professor Tore Sørlie answered the students and professors’ questions that dealt with the lecture itself and modern life in Norway.

Professor Tore Sørlie and Associate Professor Grigory Rezvy also took part in a meeting of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal “Psychiatry and Psychology Journal of Chuvashia”. They discussed issues of the editorial policy of the journal, the work experience of the edition in 2015, prospects of its development on the Russian and international levels. They reviewed the materials submitted for publication in the journal and determined directions of the short-term and long-term development of the journal.

The programme of the official visit of UiT The Arctic University of Norway representatives, which ended on November 7, was varied. At the end of the visit Professor Tore Sørlie and Associate Professor Grigory Rezvy shared their impressions about the meetings they had had and plans of cooperation with mass media representatives. The Norwegian partners of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University expressed their confidence in further development of mutually beneficial cooperation in educational and scientific spheres.

Centre for China Studies

13.11.2015

On October 29, at the meeting of the Academic Board of I. N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, it was decided to create the Centre for China Studies since November 1, 2015. M. N. Krasnova, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of History and Culture of Foreign Countries, was appointed the Head of the Centre.

I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Representatives Visited the Republic of Kazakhstan

06.11.2015

On October 27-28 I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University delegation visited the Republic of Kazakhstan, at the invitation of the representative office of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation. A. S. Emeshev, Assistant to the Rector for general affairs and Zh. A. Aleksandrova,Dean of the Foreign Students Department, visited a number of schools in Astana and held a presentation of Chuvash State University for pupils of 10-11 grades. The aim of the visit was strengthening relations between Chuvash State University and educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and promoting Russian higher education in the countries of the near-abroad with which the Russian Federation has traditionally good neighborly relations.

15 Young Scientists of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University Became Winners of the Contest of Innovative Projects Within “UMNIK” Program

30.10.2015

On October 22-23 the National Library of the Chuvash Republic hosted the final stage (on-site presentation of projects) of XIII Republican contest of innovative projects within the program “Participant of Youth Science and Innovation Contest” (“UMNIK”), which was a 2015 autumn event of the representative branch of the Foundation for assistance to small innovative enterprises in science and technology in the Chuvash Republic.

In total, 210 projects were submitted for the contest by higher educational establishments, enterprises and organizations of the republic, 112 of which were projects of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University. Based on the results of the semi-finals, 52 projects were presented at the final stage of the contest, including 25 projects of Chuvash State University representatives.

The winners of the contest were awarded grants to the amount of 400 thousand rubles (for the period of two years), as well as diploma, prizes and certificates for a free consultation on registration of intellectual property rights. The best results were shown by young scientists of I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University: 15 out of 21 contest winners were students, Master’s Degree students and post-graduate students of Chuvash State University.

Andrey Nikolaev, Student of Chuvash State University, Became a Laureate of the Prize “Golden Personnel of the Concern “Tractor Plants”

30.10.2015

By the order of M.G. Bolotin, General Director of LLC “Corporate Management Company “Concern “Tractor Plants”, a list of laureates of the prize “Golden Personnel of the Concern “Tractor Plants” was finalized. Andrey Nikolaev, a 3-year student of the machine-building faculty, I.N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, became a laureate of the prestigious prize in the special nomination “Future of the Machine-Building Industry”. The prize-giving ceremony will take place on October 30 at the Palace of Culture of Tractor Builders, Cheboksary.

Chuvash State University Students Were Awarded Grants of the President and Government of the Russian Federation

30.10.2015

In accordance with the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation № 1131 of October 13, 2015, monthly grants of the President of the Russian Federation for outstanding achievements in education and research for the period from September 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 to the amount of 2 200 rubles were awarded to Artem Dmitrievich Gavrilov (the faculty of Russian and Chuvash philology and journalism) and Maria Yuryevna Tumashkova (the faculty of economics).

Also, special state grants of the Government of the Russian Federation (1 440 rubles a month) were awarded to the following students: Nadezhda Alekseevna Ivanova (the faculty of management and social technologies), Tatyana Alekseevna Fuzhenkova (the faculty of history and geography), Oksana Aleksandrovna Evseeva (the faculty of design and computer technologies), and Oleg Vladimirovich Senko (the faculty of radio electronics and automation).