In the Tomsk State Pedagogical University, the regular “Open Pedagogical Class” project  has finished. It was attended by 84 students from educational institutions of Tomsk and the region. This time, only tenth-graders pupils were allowed to participate in the TSPU project. These guys were interested in teaching profession and still have time to choose the faculty and the subject area with which their professional life will be associated.

The spring stage of the project was a kind of completion of the school year: schoolchildren demonstrated what they learned, what they mastered, what they were convinced of during the time of passing the correspondence stages and meetings in real time. Acquired skills allowed to successfully complete the challenging tasks of the career-oriented quest, and conduct a meaningful discussion at a film club meeting as well as to effectively participate in the business game “If I was the Minister of Education”, the winners of which can become assistants in the planning of the “Pedagogical class” events in the next year, 

At the same time, the“Open Pedagogical Class” allowed children to understand from their own experience what lifelong education is: each participant had the opportunity to formulate a “summer assignment” for themselves. Designing an individual educational plan, getting to know the technology of organizing and conducting a modern lesson, meeting with practitioners gave a lot of food for thought and allowed to weigh the pros and cons when choosing a profession.

Last weekend, students of the faculty of technology and entrepreneurs (FTE) successfully showed themselves at the XVI championship of Tomsk region in hairdressing, decorative cosmetics and manicure and took various prizes.

The beauty contest was held at the Palace of Sports, more than 120 masters from eight Siberian cities of Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo and Krasnoyarsk regions took part in it.

FTE students presented our university in several nominations of manicure creativity. Oraz Sobirov (3 year student, 1163 group) with his work called "Vikings" became the winner in the "Hand painting" technique. Third place was taken by Mira Pavlova (4 year student, 1153 group) in the nomination “Modern Manicure” with gel-lacquer painting. The team's coach was the head of the department of applied aesthetics and design of FTE, certified expert on applied aesthetics of WorldSkills Russia Marina Galich.

The future teacher of foreign languages, a student of the TSPU, Darya Abbasova, became the winner of the second All-Russian Student Contest "I am a professional" in the category "Bachelor" in the direction of "Pedagogical education (basic)".

“I am a professional” is a large-scale educational competition of a new format for students of different specialties: technical, humanitarian and natural sciences. The tasks for the participants are made by the experts from leading Russian universities and the largest companies in the country. It is not abstract erudition that is tested, but professional knowledge.

A graduate student of the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​Darya Abbasova admits that she tried herself in the contest before, but she didn’t have enough knowledge on pedagogy and teaching methods - the contest is still meant for older students. This year, Daria successfully overcame all stages of the intellectual competition, winning experts with her professional knowledge and skills. The first round of the contest - the verification of the theoretical knowledge in the professional sphere - the participants had to beat online. And in the face-to-face stages it was necessary to prove oneself in practice, which, according to the student, is much more difficult.

“We conducted a model lesson during the regional tour in Novosibirsk, - says Daria. - Despite having experience, it was quite exciting to be under the watchful gaze of six judges - doctors and candidates of sciences, as well as working in front of the camera and with microphones. But I managed to cope and even get the highest score by the criterion of “Managing Your Emotions”.

In addition, teachers were evaluated according to other 15 indicators, including “presentation of information”, “emotional involvement”, “diversity of work”, “capability in Inforamtion technologies” and others. According to the results of this tour, Daria was choosen to participate in the final, which was held in Moscow . Here the participants had to solve a difficult task: solve the conflict situation that arose in the process of interaction between the teacher and the student’s parents.

We were given a description of the situation, after a written analysis of which we had to stage a meeting with “parents” - special actors with professional communication skills”, - says Daria.

In the final round, which was evaluated by five judges, the student of the TSPU managed to show good results. According to the results of all passed tests, Darya was awarded the status of a winner in the nomination “Pedagogical Education”!

Under the terms of the “I am a professional” contest, the best participants are given great opportunities: privileges for admission to master and postgraduate courses at leading universities of the country, internships at famous schools, the inclusion of the best young professionals in the HR database and a cash prize.

“In general, participation in this contest gives a powerful blast of inspiration and confidence, the opportunity to test yourself, get feedback on your work from experienced professionals, get to know colleagues from all over the country and have great memories in the end”, - says Daria.

The team of TSPU physicists under the leadership of Boris Sergeevich Merzlikin, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, researcher of the Center for Theoretical Physics of the TSPU, became the winners of the competition for the right to receive grants of the President of the Russian Federation for state support of young Russian scientists - candidates of sciences in 2019-2020. The scientific project "Supersymmetric quantum field theory and the field of higher spins in various dimensions" was received the grant. The project developers also included employees of the TSPU Timofey Vladimirovich Snegirev, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Researcher of the Research and Development Department, Alexandra Sergeevna Budyohina, Master student of the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of the TSPU.

Within the framework of the regional project of the TSPU "Facets of Additional Education", in partnership with the Education Department of the Tomsk Region, a project of a municipal level was developed. During this year students of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University will meet with children from countryside and teach them modern dance, educational robotics, computer graphics, volleyball, athletics, technology and visual arts.

To date, the future teachers have already held two meetings. “Students are keen on preparing classes with children, discovering new aspects and nuances of the educational process in the system of additional education, - said the project coordinator, head of the employment assistance department of the TSPU S.V. Shalyapin. - Problems also take place: issues of both organizational and pedagogical nature, and tricky questions from children. But on the other hand, the discovery of new qualities and opportunities, pride in getting out of a difficult situation, decent construction of classes, new knowledge, sympathy for children, many of whom go to classes from a nearby village or walk 1-2 kilometers - this is an invaluable experience of professional self-determination and pedagogical formation ”.

Already in April, the project organizers plan to implement educational programs for other groups of students.

A similar project is being implemented in our region for the first time and is a unique chance for young professionals to become familiar with the conditions of teaching and living in rural areas. In addition, school administrations can look at their future colleagues and invite them to full-time work. Another indisputable advantage of the project is that children from remote settlements will be able to complete new courses of additional education, get the maximum of knowledge that will be useful to them in life and professional self-determination.

Tomsk State Pedagogical University hosted the annual Spring School of the Russian Language and Culture for students from Japan. This year, five students from Ochanomizu University (Tokyo) and three students from Hiroshima University came to our university.

Anastasia Sergeyevna Savenko, Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Modern Russian Language and Stylistics of the Faculty of History and Philology conducted daily lessons in Russian as a foreign language. Workshops on traditional Russian doll were organized and conducted by Innesa Baborenko, Ph.D., assistant professor of the theory of language and methods of teaching Russian language. The cultural and educational program, included not only lessons and seminars, but also cultural and entertainment events: presentations, workshops, theatrical trainings, Russian cuisine, a Russian baths visit was organized by the staff of the Department of International Cooperation of TSPU.

In the end of the school's programm there was an youth event which was attended by students from Tomsk who are fond of Japanese language and culture, students and teachers of our university. Reports, presentations of course participants were very interesting and informative. In addition, the guys took part in the musical-theatrical show in Russian. Having completed the spring school the Japanese students took part in the TSPU International student games where the Japanese team took the second place in the overall standings.

Tomsk State Pedagogical University students from the UK, Poland, the Czech Republic, Brazil, Japan, China, Mongolia and the CIS countries, who arrived at the TSPU to study in the framework of academic exchange programs, became participants in the first international sports festival, held at our university last Saturday.

The athletes were welcomed by the vice-rector for international activities and informatization of the TSPU K.E. Osetrin, vice-rector for youth policy and educational work of the TSPU D. B. Nasonov, Head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the TSPU; Secretary of the Organizing Committee I.А. Zyubanova.

Having divided into five teams (two representatives from each national group), the students faced the challenges in Darts, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Bowling. In addition, the competition included the educational part: while the players demonstrated their athletic skills, a selection of historical and cultural facts about the countries represented at the Games was played in the hall. Having coped with the main sports, the participants started to complete tasks of the relay: passing the ball, balance exercises.

“In England, we mainly play football, - says Andrew Johnson, a student at the University of Bristol. - And here the sport is completely different, we were offered to try many different directions. There were unusual exercises, it's so much fun! ”

Between the competitions the young athletes demonstrated martial arts - karate and wushu. Representatives of the participating teams showed colleagues their national games. 

The Jury committee had choosen the winners:

Team (relay):

1st place - a team of CIS countries;
2nd place - the team of Mongolia;
3rd place - a team of EU countries.

Command (main sports):

1st place - the team of Brazil;
2nd place - the team of Japan;
3rd place - a team of EU countries.
The winners and prize-winners of the Games of the TSPU peoples were awarded with cups and medals made of traditional Russian materials (birch and bark), the teams received sweet prizes and commemorative pictures.

The international student sports festival of the TSPU is a unique international sports event for our city. It was organized by specialists of the department of international cooperation of the university, who are continuously working to expand the boundaries of international partnership, as well as representatives of the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports, the TSPU sports club and the Main Jury committee.

According to the reseatch conducted by two international organizations UniRank and UniPage, specializing in ranking in the field of higher education in Russia and abroad, the Tomsk State Pedagogical University have taken the leading position among pedagogical universities of Russia and is included in the TOP 50 of best universities of our country (45 and 48 place respectively). ).

Recently, international systems and organizations that provide a wide range of services, including assistance in choosing educational institutions and academic programs, have become widely popular.

Specialists of the Department of the Siberian people of the Faculty of foreign languages of the TSPU and Tomsk regional public organization "Union of Indigenous Peoples of the North of the Tomsk Region" have organized a joint festival “The Languages of the Peoples of Siberia - Our Cultural Heritage” for students of the Tomsk Basic Medical College.

The meeting started with a video about the Interregional Festival of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia "Etudes of the North", which is held annually on the Oskino Lake in Parabeli and entered the TOP 200 best events of the year. Irina Anatolyevna Korobeynikova, President of the Union of Indigenous Minorities invited everyone to attend the festival in August 2019.

From the presentation of E.A. Kryukova, Head of the Department of Languages ​​of the Peoples of Siberia of the TSPU, students and teachers of the college learned about the indigenous peoples living on the territory of the Tomsk Region and neighboring regions.
Grigory Korotkikh, a student of the Faculty of Foreign languages of the TSPU and assistant to the president of the organization, spoke about the activities of the regional public organization “Union of Indigenous Peoples of the North of the Tomsk Region”, and invited students to participate in Selkup language classes.

The event was accompanied by songs in the Selkup language, and ended with a photo session: the students and teachers of the college were given the opportunity to take pictures of themselves in the Selkup accessories.

he International Student Chess Festival took place in Krasnoyarsk as part of the cultural program of the XXIX World Winter Universiade in 2019. Tomsk region was represented by TSPU student  Egor Pakhomov, who took the second place prize.

“That is great that the cultural program of the Universiade includes such a wonderful intellectual and ancient game like chess. Our festival brings together both schoolchildren and students. These are people who shape the future of our country. Chess can be called the 12th, unofficial, sport of the Krasnoyarsk Universiade! ” - said the head of KRASSPORT Valery Chernousov.

In the student competition Egor Pakhomov, a member of the Tomsk region chess team, scored seven points, losing to his opponent only due to additional indicators.

Amonge Egor's competitors there were students, graduate students, undergraduates of educational institutions of higher education. The participants of the tpurnamnet included the strongest chess players from Siberia and Russia, a former world champion among students, six international masters, three international grandmasters, and three players who are included in the top 50 in rapid chess in Russia.