A new stage of life for all the freshmen and first graders begins with the Knowledge day. Students of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University, also made the first step towards the successful teaching career. Filled with various events, the September holiday at TSPU was the day of the first impression into the university atmosphere for all the freshmen.

At the gala receptionthe rector of TSPU Andrei Makarenko was the first to meet freshmen at the university.

Graduates of TSPU, young teachers and heads of student structures of the university told about their personal experience of professional development and shared stories about student life, the opportunities that the university opens during training and after graduation. The dancing treams of the TSPU also greetd the freshmen with fiery numbers.

During the second part of the holiday, first-year students who came to study from other countries, cities and regions, have acquainted with the "Siberian Athens", its sights, memorable places, recreation parks and famous personalities who harmoniously entered their names in the history of Tomsk. The annual game "Tomsk Minibus" - a quest on Tomsk land helped guys to know our city. Having divided into teams, young representatives of all ten faculties of the university overcame routes from five stations, at each of which they performed creative, intellectual, and sports tasks. The first three teams that managed to outrun the rest received delicious and practical prizes. There were also awards for the most creative guys: pleasant gifts were presented to students who won in a special competition for the best team photo.

However, overcoming obstacles quickly and efficiently is not the main idea of the game. Its goal is to make friends with colleagues in the process of participation, to understand that the university is a large platform for useful and interesting communication, which is not limited to one building and one group. The students united thanks to a picnic organized in the park after the game, and a guitar concert from the students of TSPU and the city cover band Neorchestra.

Dear colleagues, dear students!

Let me congratulate you on Knowledge Day!
Today we are about to start a new academic year!
Each time this day opens the door to the world of new opportunities, exciting discoveries, bright achievements and victories.

Let this autumn day be a brave beginning and confident continuation of beautiful pedagogical journey, and the creative energy of education, openness and warmth of our hearts will be a reliable guarantee of great and small successes at the Tomsk State Pedagogical University!

I wish you good health, wisdom and patience in achieving your goals.

Happy holiday!

The Center for Additional Physics, Mathematics and Science Education of TSPU was visited by the famous popularizer, author and director of school and university physical experiments, the leading developer of university video tasks for students at the general physics course, professor of the Department of General Physics of Kazan Federal University Alexander Izrailovich Fishman.

At TSPU, the guest got acquainted with the activities of the Center and the organization of physical experiments at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics and told about the work of his department. The meeting was held with the participation of a Tomsk experimenter in physics, a teacher at the Department of General Physics, TSPU A.R. Arzhanik. In the course of fruitful communication, an exchange of ideas on the organization of university and school experiment took place, including the organization of an experimental tour of school competitions and the development of students' project activities.

Author's experience of A.I. Fishman was reflected in the creation of a modern school electronic textbook, which was presented to physics teachers as part of the "August.pro" pedagogical forum.

For the fourth time, a pedagogical camp organized by the Tomsk State Pedagogical University for schoolchildren of 8-11 grades from 15 educational institutions of the city of Tomsk took place at the "Solnechny" Center.

This time, cultural and educational events were associated with the Russian Schoolchildren's Movement (RSM) - "Develop! Move! Walk! ” Throughout the camp, the guys got acquainted not only with the directions and projects of the RSM but also with the pedagogical professions: educator, senior counselor, organizing teacher, social educator, commissioner for children's rights.

Following the plan of the camp, students were immersed in the history of pioneering organization and scouting. Every day was filled with professional tests, workshops, trainings, competitive events. One of the squad’s most useful activities was the holding of a competitive gaming program for the youngest of children, as well as a detective game.

As a result of two weeks of work, the guys defended their projects for organizing extracurricular activities for schoolchildren, the best of which were awarded with diplomas of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree.

“The camp was amazing: I liked everything, - the participants share their emotions. - I would like to experience this one more time. The Pedagogical Camp is an excellent project that helps to find oneself in pedagogical activity. With pleasure we attend lessons, participate in competitions and sessions. I wish there were more such events! ”

А new academic year is waiting for children, and in winter - a new opportunity to visit the TSPU pedagogical camp!

Members of the "Danko" pedagogical team of TSPU has started the last shift of the third labor semester of 2019 at the "Ogonyok" children's recreation camp. The start of the thematic shift “Athletes are changing their profession” will be remembered by the children thanks to vivid concert where the numbers by guides and pupils will be presented. “During their time in the camp, the children will learn the basics of cinema: how to create movie scripts, set frames, shoot videos", - says Taisiya Shutova, the TSPU student from the Faculty of the foreign languages.

In total, seven guides of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University work in the camp. “Hundreds of games, many serious tasks, liters of compote from the dining room and meters of adhesive tape are waiting for us ahead, - says Taisiya. - We, as future teachers, are ready to impress children with unusual quests, military tactical games and many other events that were prepared during the year.”

At the 18th of August in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Region, the fourth international sambo tournament was held in memory of the honored trainer of the USSR, founder of the Kstovo sambo school Mikhail Burdikov. The student of Tomsk State Pedagogical University Valeria Anisimova has successfully performed at the competition and won the silver award in the category up to 64 kg.

This time the International Olympic Sports Academy accepted sambo fighters from Russia, Belarus, Germany, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Romania. In total 18 sets of awards were given awat. “This tournament is special, because its opening coincides with the celebration of the 55th anniversary of Kstovsky Sambo, - the organizers say - In 2019, every academy competition is held under the auspices of this date.”

Tspu student, a student of the Tomsk regional sports school of the Olympic reserve, an athlete-instructor of the children and youth sports school "Rus" Valeria Anisimova showed an impressive perfomance durint all the stages of the competition. In the final, our athlete also showed a decent result and became the second in her weight category.

Employees of Tomsk State Pedagogical University became participants of the XIV interregional festival of the peoples of Siberia "Etudes of the North", which took place on the picturesque territory of the Oskie Lakes, near the village of Parabel. The holiday program included a theatrical concert of creative groups and conductors from all over the Siberia, an open-air museum Chumel Chvech, the contests "Narym fish soup" and "Beauty of the North 2019", national competitions and crafts and folk art fairs.

As usual there were Parabel local history (Selkup) readings “Preservation, development and popularization of the linguistic and cultural heritage of the indigenous population of the Tomsk Region”. The main goal of the anniversary conference was to discuss and find solutions for urgent problems of the saving and development of languages and cultural of Siberian people. Annually, specialists from the laboratories of the peoples of Siberia and the Department of Archeology and Ethnology of TSPU support the initiative associations of the indigenous peoples of Kolpashevsky, Parabelsky, Kargasoksky districts and assist in organizing and conducting such events.

The next year the festival, which gathers more and more guests and participants, students and young professionals from Tomsk Pedagogical, will celebrate its 15th anniversary.

According to the international agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Tomsk entered in the top 10 best cities in the world and took the 4th position in the price-quality ratio of higher education. A high level of education in Tomsk is provided by six remarkable universities, including the leader of pedagogical education in Russia - Tomsk State Pedagogical University.

Studying at the TSPU allows students to find their profession and test their strengths in research, creativity, sports, various social projects and areas of activity such as television, entrepreneurship, counseling and volunteering, stage performance and much more. The atmosphere of friendship and mutual respect helps students of different nationalities from different regions of Russia, countries of near and far abroad to achieve success in obtaining education and revealing their abilities. And open communication environment of the city and the university allows foreign students to feel themselves at home in a friendly environment.

"Tomsk has a large number of universities and research institutes, which makes it one of the largest centers of science and information technologies in Russia and proves the honorary title of Siberian Athens. Despite the long and extreme winters, this is a great place to study, as well as for skiing and other outdoor activities, in addition, there are several theaters and museums that allow you to spend your free time", - say experts from Quacquarelli Symonds about Tomsk.

According to the results of the regional competition “Sports Elite 2019”, Valeria Anisimova, the TSPU student of the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports, the master of sports of Russia of international class in sambo, is included in the top ten of “Best Athlete in Non-Olympic Sports” nomination. Valeria is not only successfully undegoing the educational program of the university, but she is also a student of the Tomsk regional sports school of the Olympic reserve and an instructor of the children and youth sports school "Rus".

For the period from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, the competition committee determined the best athletes, coaches and specialists in the field of sports who achieved high results and made a significant contribution to the development of physical culture and sports in the Tomsk Region in nine categories: “Best Athlete”, “The best sports team”, “The best coach”, “The best sports judge ”, “The best specialist of a sports team”, “For sport service”, “Popularization of sports”, “The best sports event”, “Patron of sports”.

The TSPU student was included in the list of the best, representing not only the university, but also the Tomsk regional branch of the Public Fund "All-Russian Sambo Federation".

The best results in the season 2018-19.

• World Championship among juniors in 2018, Tbilisi (Georgia) - 1st place.
• Women's European Championship 2019, Gijon (Spain) - 2nd place.
• Russian Championship for Women 2019, Kazan - 2nd place.
• Russian Championship among juniors under 23 years of 2019, Kstovo - 2 place.
• International tournament of category “A” Memorial Yu. Potapov, Vladivostok - 1st place.

In July activists of the Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the Siberia "Mi tare" and university staff hosted a creative evening for Vera Petrovna Tuzakova, a honourable winner of international competitions, a selkup, a native of the Parabel district in the Tomsk State Pedagogical University.

The concert was preceded by an exhibition of household items, arts and crafts and literature of indigenous people. The guests participated in the workshop on the manufacture of charmed rag dolls and received a Selkup souvenir - a personal amulet. The Selkups performed the ritual of making wishes with the help of tying ribbons.

The event was opened by the anthem of the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation “We are Indigenous”, also written by Vera Tuzakova. The audience of the concert enjoyed Baha-Guno's “Ave Maria” and the song of the fisherwoman - an ancient tune recorded and translated into the Ob in the Kargasok district in 1982. The performanve of this song brought Vera first place at the international vocal competition in Italy. In addition, V.P. Tuzakova performed a number of her patriotic songs: about the raven village of Laskino (Ӄвэ́рэл э̄д), which is no longer there, about the Selkup language, about Siberian nature and people, as well as the premiere song “The Prophecy of the White Wolf”. The legend about the origin of the Raven clan, the Selkup tale about Granny Solomanida, the chastushkas about Granny Mado, became a harmonious addition to the concert.

The event was completed with a traditional round dance, in which all participants and spectators joined hands. The concert left vivid impressions on the guests, the performers and a great working spirit before the main event of the year - the Etudes of the North festival.