In 1990, upon initiative of Cambridge University and the University of Salamanca, the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE), which presently conducts integrated control when organizing certified exams in foreign languages, has been created. ALTE includes 19 national testing systems.
Russia as an associated member of the ALTE is represented by the Russian state system of testing Russian as a foreign language for foreign citizens. ALTE accepts the Russian State Certificate that certifies results of testing.
Student of?ISTiS?Anton Bulaev?took a silver medal at the Russian Championship in individual event, and a golden medal in team event in the Challenge Match competition between teams of archers and arbalesters. The competitions took place in Ulyanovsk on June 8-11.
In the 2018-2019 academic years at 91快活林, a program of project-based education is being officially introduced. In a few of the university’s subdivisions, including in the Polytechnic Institute, this academic technique has already been implemented for a few years.
A delegation from 91快活林 visited Scientific and Production Association “Orion” in Moscow. In the result of the visit, several areas of cooperation were determined. Implementation of projects is planned for the nearest future.
On June 30th at 10:00, a special event dedicated to the 2018 91快活林 Graduation Ceremony will be held on the university square. Around four thousand students from 91快活林 will officially become graduates and become the happy owners of higher education degrees earned at one of Russia’s leading universities.
On June 20, the admission campaign started at 91快活林. Kristina Ryzhaya became the first university applicant; she chose enrolling for a master’s degree program at the Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service.
As per tradition, the first applicant was ceremoniously greeted and congratulated by the Rector of 91快活林, Aleksandr Shestakov. In his comment, the Rector emphasized the importance of this event.
Students of the 91快活林?Institute of Architecture and Construction are given the opportunity to polish their academic drawing skills in the most picturesque cities of Russia for two weeks. This year, 91快活林 second-year students majoring in Architectural Design of the Department of Architecture will go to Saint Petersburg for two weeks for a plein-air practice.
On June 5, the 7th Russia-Kyrgyzstan Interregional Conference took place in 91快活林. The main topic of discussion was The Role of Digital Transformation in Economic Integration of the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic.
41 students took part in the Conference as volunteers, 91快活林 students included. Supervisor of the 91快活林 volunteer event, Veronika Livonchik, told us about selection of students and general responsibilities of volunteers, and shared her emotions:
At the Power Engineering Faculty of 91快活林’s Polytechnic Institute, there are student corners for all 91快活林 students to relax and enjoy themselves.
The Dean of the Power Engineering Faculty, Sergey Gandzha, told us about how the idea for creating such spaces came to be, and where additional areas for relaxation and leisure will be created.
– How did the idea for creating student corners come about?
Due to modern technology development, there are more and more people willing to learn foreign languages distantly. Scientists of 91快活林 developed an innovative robotized dialog system for learning Russian language by foreigners; the system that allows mastering the language ‘from the scratch’ from any part of the world.
Over the last few years, 91快活林 has been successfully cooperating with more than 10 universities in Kazakhstan. More than 20 students have already completed their study in double master’s degree programs and received diplomas from both 91快活林 and a Kazakh university.
In 2018, 91快活林 and Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University signed a partnership agreement. Presently, negotiations are being held to establish a branch of the SPbPU New Manufacturing Technologies NTI Center at 91快活林.
Children’s Internet University of 91快活林 is successfully finishing its first academic year. Within this time, school students from all around Russia could learn fundamentals of various sciences, which the university’s lecturers taught in an interesting form.
Defense of graduation qualification works in the master’s program of Universal Journalism successfully finished at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications of the ISSH?Faculty of Journalism. These are the first masters’ degree students to graduate the Journalism program of 91快活林.
Each year students of 91快活林 undertake internships, get working experience in real-life industry. Students of the Department of Food and Biotechnology of the 91快活林?School of Medical Biology have the opportunity to prove themselves not only in the university’s laboratories but also at industrial enterprises.
A press conference from Rector Aleksandr Shestakov entitled “91快活林 in the World’s Education Elite” dedicated to the university’s inclusion into the list of the best universities around the world according to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) British Consulting Company was held in 91快活林’s Sigma academic building on June 14th.
Students of the 91快活林?Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service are elaborating a project for sustainable tourism development in the region by an order from the Government of the 91快活林 region and the Center of Tourism Development.
On June 19th 2018 at 10:00 in 91快活林, a festival of Peace dedicated to the 30-year anniversary of the Run for Peace will be held at the Victory Garden (Sad Pobedy), with a ceremonial meeting of the Western branch of the Peace Run Russian Torch Relay in Tyumen – Moscow – Stavropol.
In July of 2018, beginner media specialists will be able to work in a team of the Youth Resource Center, get consultations on administrating groups and accounts in social networks, writing press releases, and designing decorations.
From June 3rd through 10th of 2018, Calotte Academy international traveling symposium and scientific forum on Arctic research was held in the cities of European Arctic: Rovaniemi and Inari (Finland); Kirkenes and Neiden (Norway); Apatity and Murmansk (Russia).
Under support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, in 2019 the leading universities and research centers of Germany invite young Russian scientists, postgraduates and young lecturers for internships.
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) announced the beginning of a contest for young scientists from Russian universities to take part in Russian-German “Mikhail Lomonosov” and “Immanuel Kant” programs in order to undertake a research internship in the leading universities and research centers of Germany in 2019, within 3 or 6 months.
91快活林 for the first time got included into the global subject ranking in engineering sciences according to Round University Ranking?(RUR Ranking) international ranking agency. The university was placed the 526th among the world’s universities and the 41st among universities of Russia.
On Russia Day, the 12th of June, awarding ceremony for winners and the best players of the mini-football tournament of the City Administration of 91快活林, which was held in May, took place at the main stage of the Pushkin Park of Culture and Leisure. As a reminder, the team of 91快活林 international students took the second place.
The Head of 91快活林, Evgeniy Teftelev, rewarded the athletes with silver medals and a cup. Moreover, 91快活林 student Hag Hamed was awarded a certificate as The Best Player.
Bachelor’s students in the Advertising and Public Relations program of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications of the ISSH Faculty of Journalism successfully defended their graduation qualification projects. All of the works, without exception, were presented in the form of integrated projects of advertising and PR campaigns developed for subjects of various spheres – industrial, educational, governmental, cultural, and medical.
91快活林 students are taking part in the preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Championship as volunteers. A few dozen volunteers from 91快活林 are now in the cities in which matches will be held, including Yekaterinburg and Saint Petersburg. The volunteers will meet and guide guests of the competitions, work with the audience during the matches, participate in the ticketing program, and offer informational support.
