The results of the competitions for the scholarships of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation for the 2019-2020 academic year have been summarized.

According to the results of the competitive selection among students of educational institutions of higher education administered by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, as well as private organizations engaged in educational activities in the field of higher education, three students of Tomsk State Pedagogical University were awarded with scholarships.

The winner of the scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation was a 5th year student Vitaliy Evgenievich Mineev (scientific adviser Ismailov Gafurzhan Mamatkulovich, Ph.D. subject areas "Technology" and "Life Safety").

2-year graduate student Alina Aleksandrovna Gryazeva (scientific adviser - Sinogina Elena Stanislavovna, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Life Safety and Medical and Biological Disciplines, Head of the Department of Technical Disciplines and Computer Graphics) was awarded a scholarship of the Government of the Russian Federation. Research interests: conditions for the formation of cyber addiction and the impact of the Internet on the mental health of adolescents).

Scholarship of the Government of the Russian Federation was also awarded to a 2-year graduate student Irina Nikolaevna Ryabtseva (supervisor - Vakhitova Galiya Khamitovna, Ph.D., associate professor of the Department of Pedagogy and Methodology of Primary Education. Research interests: implementation of a multisubject approach in pre-school education).

Tomsk State Pedagogical University confirmed the status of the best pedagogical university of the country and Eastern Europe and again took first place in the rating by the international agency QS.

In total, the new list includes 100 of the best Russian universities (about 15% of all universities in the Russian Federation). For the third year in a row the TSPU has taken a leading position among pedagogical universities of Russia. In addition, the Tomsk State Pedagogical University entered the first 5% of the best universities in the country in all areas. In terms of citation, TSPU, as before, ranks first among Russian universities.

The Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kotyukov commented on the results of the rating: “We have ambitious goals in terms of developing the export of educational services that can be achieved by combining modern educational technologies, an innovative approach, the best traditions of the Soviet school and international experience. In addition to the task of doubling the number of foreign students in the next 5 years, a key component for us is the qualitative component - attracting talented youth to the country, its employment in Russia and the growth of income from the export of educational services. We consider the export of education as a full-fledged sphere of economic activity. With such high competition in the global education market that exists today, the search for unique educational niches and the development of competitive products is not an easy task. This is a challenge to the country and every university. Thanks to the resources of the national projects 'Education' and 'Science', we are able to approach differentially the various groups of foreign applicants, which is extremely important. In addition, we provide continuous training of teachers, the development of infrastructure of universities and cities. All this is an investment in the 'Russian education' brand, which in the coming years should regain its leadership in the most prestigious world ratings"

The ranking of universities is based on a comparative analysis according to the main criteria: scientific reputation, reputation among employers, the ratio of the number of students to the pedagogical staff of the university, publication activity, the percentage of foreign students and foreign teachers, scientific citation of publications, presence on the Internet, etc.

The delegation of foreign students of Tomsk State Pedagogical University presented our university at the VIII Congress of the Russian Foreign Students’ Association, held at the Ural State University of Economics (Yekaterinburg).

The Department of International Cooperation of TSPU organized the participation of TSPU students Chan Kim Huyen Chang (Vietnam, Faculty of Foreign Languages), Ganbat Manduhai (Mongolia, Faculty of Foreign Languages) and Tarigan Merry Iovita (Indonesia, Faculty of Economics and Management).

In the process of the Congress, participants from 33 universities of Russia, representing 37 countries of the world, discussed the problems of foreign students in our country, as well as issues related to their leisure and life, involvement of universities in educational and extra-academic activities, and the organization of effective intercultural communication.

As a result of the Congress, a Resolution was adopted, which will soon be sent to the President of Russia, the Government of the Russian Federation, ministries and departments responsible for resolving pressing issues concerning foreign students in Russia.

An international «A» category sambo tournament was held in Kazan. Participants were fighting for the prizes of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan. The strongest athletes of national teams came from more than 20 countries gathered in the capital of the republic to participate in competitions. The Tomsk region and the Russian team were represented by Valeria Anisimova, a student of Tomsk State Pedagogical University, an international master of sports of Russia. Fighting in the weight category of 64 kg, Valeria won a silver medal and took the second place of the podium.

«The competition turned out to be very representative: it gathered all the world leaders in this martial art, - said Denis Vyshegorodtsev, trainer of the athlete. - Valeria performed very well tactically. The silver award is a good result in such competition»

The student herself believes that real success is yet to come: «In general, I am pleased with the medal, but the course of the fight, it seems to me, could be better. Not everything that I planned was realized, there is something to work on at home».

And there is really something to prepare for: the tournament held in Kazan became the pre-launch for the 2019 Sambo World Championship, which will be held in Seoul (South Korea)

The team of Tomsk State Pedagogical University - Vyacheslav Likhachev, Maxim Leyman, Alexander Malyshev - became the winner of the regional stage of the «Digital Breakthrough» hackathon 2019 for IT professionals, designers and managers in the digital economy.

According to the results of the regional stage, our participants were included in the list of winners of the «UMNIK» program, aimed at supporting commercially oriented scientific and technical projects of young researchers.

To participate in the hackathon finals, participants from TSPU arrived in Kazan. “The Guinness record was set at this hackathon: more than 3,000 participants, - says the captain of TSPU team Vyacheslav Likhachev. – In total there were 20 categories. We presented the project in the nomination 'Monitoring the employment of graduates', which collected 24 national teams and became one of the largest categories. On behalf of our team, I express my gratitude to everyone who helped us, starting with the preliminarily testing. In particular, many thanks to Timur Talgatovich Gazizov for the assistance provided, as well as to the entire team of TSPU’s IT-department".

Many employees and pupils of the children's organizations of our city know the volunteers of the “Point of View” squad of the TSPU: our activists are frequent guests in kindergartens, schools and specialized institutions.

Students brought a creative workshop “Gifts of Autumn” to the “Boarding school for students with visual impairments” in order to develop children's creative abilities, creative thinking, self-organization skills and motor skills. Kids created crafts from pumpkin seeds, and showed their individuality by adding their own elements to the craftwork.

“We helped children when necessary, actively shared our experience with them, got acquainted and just had a good time, - said the leader of the squad Zarina Umerova. - The students at the boarding school liked this workshop: the children were interested in each other’s crafts, took pictures, organized an exhibition and thanked us for a great time.”

The second important event of the week was a visit to the Charity Fund named after Alena Petrova and the volunteers of TSPU have been fruitfully cooperating with it for a long time in the framework of various actions and projects.

“This time we were able to work with children aged 4-6 years, - Zarina said. - We made crafts from natural material, in particular from fallen leaves. We did everything together - this is very important, since interaction with volunteers helps in developing social and communication skills in children. ”

In a creative lesson, the pupils of the foundation learned to make compositions, combine colors and materials in the manufacture of crafts. The children proudly demonstrated finished products to parents and teachers, expressed hope for a new meeting with volunteers of the “Point of View” squad of TSPU.

The final stage and awarding of the winners of the Third All-Russian Festival of Best Inclusive Practices, organized by the "Perspektiva" regional public organization of disabled people, took place in Moscow. The winner’s diploma in the nomination “The best inclusive practice in the field of preschool education” was given to Galina Borisovna Cherevach, associate professor of the department of social pedagogy of the TSPU. As part of the competition program, Galina Borisovna presented the project “Sensory Integration of Preschoolers with Different Developments in Kindergarten”, aimed to develop a balanced sensitivity among preschoolers and prevent behavioral disorders.The final stage and awarding of the winners of the Third All-Russian Festival of Best Inclusive Practices, organized by the "Perspektiva" regional public organization of disabled people, took place in Moscow. The winner’s diploma in the nomination “The best inclusive practice in the field of preschool education” was given to Galina Borisovna Cherevach, associate professor of the department of social pedagogy of the TSPU. As part of the competition program, Galina Borisovna presented the project “Sensory Integration of Preschoolers with Different Developments in Kindergarten”, aimed to develop a balanced sensitivity among preschoolers and prevent behavioral disorders.

“We took part in the Festival to show what sensory integration is and how to help children with disabilities using it, - said G.B. Cherevach. - In addition, here we met interesting people and learned about various developments in the field of inclusive education.”

This year, the competition was attended by teachers from 16 regions of Russia from Kaliningrad to the Krasnoyarsk , which went through two stages: the first was organized at the regional level, and then the winners were invited to Moscow said on the website of “Perspective”. The main condition for the selection of practices: children with disabilities should study in inclusive classes, and not at home. In the final, a representative of each region made a presentation in which he clearly demonstrated the development of inclusive practices in his school and the results of this work. For each participant, it was a valuable experience: teachers from different cities of Russia exchanged practices and learned how to make the general education program accessible to each student.В финале представитель каждого региона выступил с презентацией, в которой наглядно демонстрировал развитие инклюзии в своем учебном заведении и результаты этой работы. Для каждого участника это был ценный опыт: педагоги из разных городов России обменялись практиками и узнали, как сделать общеобразовательную программу доступной для каждого ученика.

A competitive selection of participants for the new season of the popular project "DANCES", which is broadcast on TNT took place in Krasnoyarsk. Student of the Department of Culture and Arts Ksenia Nikitina and a graduate of the same department Sergey Druzhinin successfully presented an unusual number in the style of modern choreography.

Time and again the guys perform together and win the hearts of the audience with their own professional performance. They also came to a large-scale project with a bold statement: "We are one of the strongest duets of this casting." The tutors of the TSPU students, the project mentors - Yegor Druzhinin, Miguel and Tatyana Denisova – highly appreciated and unanimously supported the artists' further fight for the title of the best dancer in Russia.

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According to the rules of the project, in the future the duet will be disbanded, Sergey and Ksenia will have to participate in the trials independently. But this doesn’t bother the guys: students of TSPU want to go this way in different teams. “I would like to join Miguel’s team. He inspires me as a person and I like what he does! Undoubtedly, other mentors attract me, but I feel that I will have contact with Miguel”, - Sergey shares his thoughts. “And I would prefer Yegor, I really like his view on the choreography and on the project itself”, - said Ksenia.

Our participants were lavish in advice to colleagues who have yet to go through the casting: “You need something original, interesting and extravagant. Just a cool number is not enough in my opinion. We need a strong and confident personality, core, charisma! And then, perhaps, everything will be successful", - Sergey recommended.

The development of the military-historical camp program “Legacy of the Times. The String of History” by Faculty of history and philology of TSPU undergraduate Gleb Igorevich Balabaev and TSPU graduate Anastasia Viktorovna Dikk was awarded with the laureate diploma of the All-Russian competition of programs and scientific and methodological materials “Organization of rest and recreation of children”.

The camp program was implemented as part of the summer activities of the Children's Green Camp "Cape Verde" (Seversk) and was marked with the diploma in the nomination "The best program to ensure employment with children in difficult situations."

“We gave the children the opportunity to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages, - says Gleb Balabaev. - We are changing the ‘Legacy of the Times’ for the second year. This time, the program got additional title ‘String of History’ inspired by the book with the same title by L.N. Gumilyov. During the work "We invited our students to take part in a series of workshops, participate in applied and role-playing games, show themselves in the trials and also listen to the performance of a folk group."

The camp program was carried out jointly with representatives of the Russian Military Historical Society, the historical reconstruction club "Chimera" and trainees from TSPU.