TSPU professor, the head of the International scientific and practical center of axiology and methodology of moral and spiritual education Anastasia Nikolaevna Koshechko became the participant of the International symposium « Anthropology of Dostoevsky. Man as a problem and object of image in the world of Dostoevsky» that took place in Sofia (Bulgaria).

The symposium was attended by more than 50 scientific experts from 16 countries of the world in the field of literary studies, linguistics, philosophy, theology, psychology, psychoanalysis, anthropology. The theme of the symposium has forms three leading problem-thematic areas in which presentations of the participants were presented:

1) Dostoevsky's anthropology in view of philosophical anthropology and the European culture of the twentieth century;

2) Dostoevsky's anthropology in the perspective of Russian religious-philosophical thought and Russian culture of the twentieth century;

3) the problem of a man in the novel "Idiot".

Anastasia N. presented a report “The existential fate of F.M. Dostoevsky: ways to reflect the word ". The work was devoted to the study of the sources of the formation of an existential world image in the works of the writer. Particular attention was paid to the analysis of the existential meanings of Dostoevsky's work and the corresponding text-generating methods. The relevance of the stated theme was determined by the peculiarities of the writer's personality and his characters, the phenomenological nature of his texts, which can be considered as certain existential constants providing spiritual, value-semantic supports for self-determination and self-identification of a person. An important idea of the report related to ​​the relevance of Dostoevsky's creativity and the existential meanings embodied in it regarding a person and society at the end of the XVIII century, an epoch of a colossal value and ideological shift.

In the framework of the presentation of the symposium A.N. Koshechko presented her monograph «The Existential Fate of F. M. Dostoevsky: ways to reflect the word», which was given to the Bulgarian society of Dostoevsky.

Ryazan State University named after. S.A. Yesenin hosted the III All-Russian Forum of the Russian Language, dedicated to the heritage of Academician Izmail Ivanovich Sreznevsky. The forum was attended by students from Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Perm, Veliky Novgorod, Moscow, Donbass. On behalf of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University there were students of the Faculty of History and Philology of Zyryanova Elizaveta and Zhigalova Tamara (group 362), who presented the student project «And we will save you, Russian language!»

«The works of the forum participants were diverse, - says Elizaveta Zyryanova. – We discussed the issues of preserving the traditions of the Russian language, creating dictionaries, organizing events that promote the development of literate speech and popularizing the Russian language, creating interfaces that facilitate the use of literary sources and other topics».

The program of the forum was full of various events. Students together with the project scientific leader, associate professor of the department of Russian literature, E.A. Safonova visited museums of the Ryazan State University, the birthplace of I.I. Sreznevsky (Sreznevo village) and S.A. Yesenin (Konstantinovo village), reserve-museum Ryazan Kremlin. The participants of the forum attended educational lectures of the best linguists in the country: «Princess Ye.R. Dashkova and the Russian language» (M.I. Chernysheva), «F.I. Buslaev and his role in the formation of the identity of the national science» (O.V. Nikitin), «The linguistic-cultural aspect of the studying and teaching of the Russian language» (V.M. Shaklein).

«I would like to note a high level of organization of the forum, a friendly attitude, responsiveness and hospitality of the host country, - Elizabeth says. - We got an invaluable experience of communication with distinguished professors, the opportunity to discuss our projects in the student community. The organizers of the forum managed to create a wonderful atmosphere, the forum left only positive emotions and good memories».

The team of the Tomsk state pedagogical university has won in the nomination «The best social application» of the «Open data of the Tomsk region» hackathon that took place of last weekend.

Among the participants of the 24-hour programming marathon were: Soldatenko Artem Vadimovich, head of the information systems development department of TSPU, Vyacheslav Yuryevich Likhachev, programmer of the TSPU network projects laboratory, Vladimir Vlasov and Aleksey Lesik, students of the Department of Informatics of the TSPU.

Work evaluation was carried out according to the following criteria: use of combinations of several data sets (the more complex combinations of open data sets a team uses, the higher its score); social significance of the project; workmanship (the more complete, technological, logical and aesthetically attractive a project looks, the higher is the score); project presentation.

According to the results, the team of TSPU became the winner of one of the contest nominations and received a cup and a diploma for the first place, as well as a certificate for the purchase of electronic equipment.

Volunteers of the TSPU team «Point of view» just cannot get enough of the good deeds. This week students helped retired people to prepare for the upcoming winter and visited schoolchildren of a residential school.

According to the weather forecast is going to get cold this week, that is why volunteers of the TSPU helped old people who are living in the private houses. They helped to pick firewood and place it in a safe dry palce near the house so people could easily heat their homes during the winter. Other volunteers visited the residential school where they conducted a workshop for children having visual impairments. Kids learned how to make postcards and by the end of the event created their own postcards.

The delegation of the Trade Union Organization of the TSPU students arrived in Irkutsk to participate in the third all-Russian educational project "Proleader". The meeting of leaders and activists of student government structures was held within the walls of the Irkutsk State University (ISU).

For three days, participants from the Tomsk State Pedagogical University, together with colleagues from other universities in Russia, studied the educational program, shared their experience and improved their competences at workshops held by leading specialists of the Student Coordination Council of the Russian Federation. As part of the excursion and entertainment programs, the participants had the opportunity to attend a festive concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the ISU, and to get acquainted with the beauties of Lake Baikal.

Volunteers of the «Point of View» student squad of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University have opened a new season of the social project «Children of the one Sun» - a cultural and educational program for children with disabilities, which has been implemented on the basis of the university since 2015. Activists of the TSPU arranged workshop-meeting with young participants and their parents in the Youth Center of the university.

The guys went through a series of workshops from our students and learned how to make an anti-stress ball, solved puzzles, drew using their hands instead of brushes, made various figures from clay and created greeting cards. The parents didn’t stay aside: while the children were busy with the worhshops, the adults were able to rest and participated in art therapy. The educational program also included vivid scientific experiments that each guest could repeat at home: simple and safe “tricks” with easy to get materials (sunflower oil, water, and others). In the time free from the master classes, the participants were able to dance in the company of TSPU volunteers and just chat with old and new friends. The meeting ended with traditional tea drinking, exchange of impressions and discussion of future plans.

The Tomsk State Pedagogical University has once again been recognized by the international rating agency QS as the best pedagogical university of Russia.

The ratings of the Quacquarelli Symonds agency along with the “Academic Ranking of World Universities” and “The Times Higher Education World University Rankings” are among the most influential in the world. The state support program for leading Russian universities - Project 5-100 - is based on the results provided by these agencies.

Of the 9,000 universities located in China, India, Brazil, Russia and South Africa, the top 400 universities were ranked. Tomsk State Pedagogical University took the 47th position among all the universities of Russia included in the rating, being located between the National Research Perm Polytechnic and Belgorod Universities.

https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/brics-rankings/2019

Math professor Yongjin Song (Republic of Korea) delivered a lecture on mathematics education at the Tomsk State Pedagogical University. The lecture that was visited by more than 80 people – university and school teachers, students and pupils – was devoted to the features of mathematics education in Korea, in particular in middle and high school, and to higher education. Yongjin Song in detail explained the peculiarities of the general education in Korea, the way how schoolchildren prepare for competitions and opportunities for entering the higher education institutions. In the end professor have answered the questions from audience.

This event was made possible thanks to the cooperation of specialists from the Center for Advanced Physical, Mathematical and Natural Science Education of the TSPU and the Scientific and Educational Mathematical Center of the Tomsk State University. Professor Song is a leading expert in the field of mathematics education in South Korea and the leader of the Korean team of the International Mathematical Olympiad for over twenty years.

A series of workshops “Entertaining Robotics for Children” from the specialists of the Children's Center for Educational Robotics (CCER) of the TSPU took place at the U-NOVUS solutions forum. Three interactive sites "Spirograf", "Remore football" and "Smart Home. Moisture detector” gathered more than 150 participants - children and their parents.

As part of the master classes at the platforms CCER TSPU, the guests modeled, designed and programmed robots, gained knowledge about the world of radio electronics, developed fine motor skills, played robofootball and assembled moisture detectors that they could take with them. In turn, students whose activities are closely connected with technical creativity and whose educational programs include scientific and technical creativity, were able to immerse themselves in the professional world of teaching.

In addition to educational activities, there was a free zone where, together with the teachers of the Center, the guys made figures from the LEGO.

Rector of the Kazakh National Pedagogical University (KazNPU) Abay Takir Ospanovich Balykbaev is awarded with the highest award of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University - the silver medal «For merits in the field of education and science».

Rector of the Kazakh National Pedagogical University Balykbaev and vice-rector of the TSPU Vojtekhovskaya

The award ceremony took place on the 4th of October 2018 within the framework of the International Forum of the Eurasian Association of Pedagogical Universities at the ceremony honoring the first higher educational institution of Kazakhstan - the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay in connection with the 90th anniversary of the university.

The TSPU and the KazNPU have been successfully cooperating for a long time.

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Rector of KazNPU Takir Ospanovich Balykbaev, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, professor graduated from the Kazakh State University named after S. M. Kirov and finished postgraduate course of Moscow State University. He is the author of more than 140 scientific articles, 5 monographs, textbooks and manuals, his work and achievements are marked by many awards, including the Diploma of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1993); Diploma of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2006); Anniversary medals of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Honorary title of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2007) and others.