Employees of Tomsk State Pedagogical University have received two androids robots, which are going to take part in cybersoccer world champinonship in 2018. According to TASS, six robots for the teams, represented by three universities of Tomsk, were purchased for federal funds received by territorial innovation cluster of Tomsk region "Pharmaceutical products, medical equipment and information technology." The total amount of state support estimated to 196.6 million rubles, a single robot costs more than one million rubles. Android robots are innovative high-tech machines that perform wide rage of tasks.

The Tomsk State Pedagogical University will mark the first week of summer 2016 by the active collaboration with the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD. On 6 June 2016 the grand opening of the international forum dedicated to the 20th anniversary of collaboration between the Tomsk State Pedagogical University and colleagues from Germany was held in TSPU.

"Dear colleagues, we are pleased to welcome you on this celebration, which is not by coincidence organized here in Tomsk. Our city - one of the oldest centres of education, science and culture beyond the Urals. Now Tomsk can be proud of five major universities, each of which is listed in tops of the ten different ratings in a different direction, and are considered as one of Russia's leading universities. Tomsk State Pedagogical University is among the three leading pedagogical universities in the country and ranks first among the Russian pedagogical universities in the "University brand" rating. Our scientific schools are known both in Russia and abroad: TSPU is among the ten leading Russian universities in citation index, including international citation index, and takes a well-deserved first place among pedagogical universities in this regard. A wide range of international connections plays a huge role in our educational process.Regarding the fraction of foreign students studying at our university we take the first place in Russia. 16% of students of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University are foreign citizens and this supports the positive status of a university, not only in Russia but also abroad. The role of international relations is great: because of them, students have the opportunity for further self-realization. Various international foundations, including the German fund academic exchanges the DAAD, play major role in this process. Thanks to such foundations dozens of our students and teachers have the opportunity to attend German universities and share their scientific achievements, teaching methods with the foreign colleagues and,  of course, promote cultural exchange within the framework of cultural education. Today we celebrate the anniversary - 20 years of cooperation with DAAD. This event is an important milestone, which as we hope will popularize this filed of university activity, as well as the development of cooperation with the DAAD and with Germany as a whole!"- welcomed the participants of the forum Constantine Evgenevich Osetrin vice-Rector for TSPU International Relations.

The ceremony was also hosted by deputy administrator of the DAAD in Moscow Charlotte Wohlfahrt, DAAD Lecturer of TSPU in the period of 2006-2008. Stefan Karsh (Humboldt University). Within the first day of the Forum a head of the language department of the Goethe Institute in Novosibirsk have presented a report "The Goethe-Institut and its activities in Russia." The participants of the event could also test their knowledge of German on different interactive platforms. Lea Völker lecturer of the DAAD at Krasnoyarsk Siberian Federal University has presented the "The use of cultural knowledge in practice" workshop. DAAD Lecturer at Ulyanovsk State University Johanna Sievers in her seminar "Heading to Germany: scholarships, motivation letter, CV"  told about the opportunities of students specializing in languages and wiling to do an internship abroad. Judith Merkushev, DAAD lecturer at the Moscow State Pedagogical University in the lesson "German for Beginners" taught the basics of German to those participants who are just beginning to study the German language.Viktor Richter, the consul general of Germany in Novosibirsk has joined the forum in the afternoon. Accompanied by representatives of TSPU, the guests made a tour of the historic body of Tomsk State Pedagogical University, answered questions about the future cooperation between DAAD and the Tomsk Pedagogical, stressing  the necessity for such interaction. After the cultural program Viktor Richter addressed the participants and guests of the forum with a report "German Foreign Cultural Policy", but before doing this he had welcomed the audience: "Dear guests, students, teachers, I am pleased to speak to you today! This is my second visit to Tomsk, a beautiful student city, which is always a pleasure to visit, especially today since its the 20th anniversary of cooperation between the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD representatives with the Tomsk State Pedagogical University. Сome to Tomsk to celebrate this event is a great honor for me. First of all I'm here to congratulate all of us with long-term cooperation and wish to further strengthen of the alliance. I think this is our common desire, a common goal! "

International form in TSPU will last for three days. Within the next few days specialists of DAAD are going to organize interactive workshops "Destination of escape. Role-play about the situation with refugees in the world", "How to write captions? - A seminar for future teachers and translators", "Choral singing workshop" and intercultural training. 

On the eve of Russia's Day, which is celebrated in our country on June 12, the governor of Tomsk region Sergey Zhvachkin has awarded the citizens of Tomsk and Tomsk region with state and regional awards. Dmitry Borisovich Nasonov, vice-rector for youth policy and educational work of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University, was awarded with the "Patriot of Russia" medal, which was solemnly presented by the head of the region.The ceremony was visited by the deputy governor, the representatives of the real sector of the economy, scientific and educational complex, social sphere. In a congratulatory speech Sergey Anatolievich noted that in 1990 the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Russia initiated a new epoch in the political and economic world order. "We have opened the borders for people and private business. Our companies have entered competition on the domestic and international markets. Small and mid-sized businesses has started to develop. Russia has become increasingly integrated into the global political space. Instead one single point of view on the future of the country we were starting to have different option, laying the foundation of the first Soviet democracy. For 26 years Russia has gone through path of such political, economic social development, which other countries have succeed to overcome only in hundreds of years", - said the governor. National and regional awards were given to 26 participants. Along with a representative of Tomsk State Pedagogical University the eight other prominent figures of Tomsk and Tomsk region have been awarded with "Patriots of Russia" medals.

The fifth annual rating of Russian universities RAEX (Expert RA) summed up the results of 2016. Tomsk State Pedagogical University has improved its results by eight positions in the overall ranking of the country's higher education institutions.

Tomsk State Pedagogical University was included the top-30 "University Brand" ranking according to the National Universities ranking, formed by a group of "Interfax".

The long-awaited awarding of the winners and participants of the All-Russian competition of author's illustrations and animation "picture book", organized by the Tomsk State Pedagogical University, was held in fabulous "Emerald City" shopping center. 

On May 31 students of Tomsk State Pedagogical University celebrate World No Tobacco Day, the main purpose of which is to encourage young people to quit smoking habit. Such an important event was supported by the activists of the TSPU volunteer group "Point of View". They gave organized a cinema show for their fellow students, together with the invited audience volunteers have watched a dozen of movies, encouraging to quit smoking, as well as have reminded the audience about the dangers and consequences of this addiction. At the end of the event the students have answered the questions of "Health quiz" and one more time reminded themselves what healthy life-style is.

Tomsk State Pedagogical University on behalf of the rector V. V. Obukhov received gratitude from the Central Committee of the Russian Youth Union for assistance in organization and conduction of the Russian-Uzbek Youth Forum, which was held on 25-27 May 2016 in Tomsk. TSPU hosted the First Russian-Uzbek youth forum dedicated to the development of youth entrepreneurship and tourism between the two countries.

On the first day of June the students of the Faculty of Economics and Management together with activists of the TSPU Center of patriotic education will celebrate the traditional "Children's Day", which opens the summer season. An exciting program under the fabulous name "Welcome to the kingdom of Far Far Away" will be organized for children of Tomsk. There also will be funny contests and intellectual puzzles, fiery dances and interactive platforms, as well as classic entertainment loved by children and adults: jump rope, hopscotch, drawing with crayons, face painting and more! The ecent will start on 1 June at 12.00 (60 Kievskaya St, TSPU Teacher's Square).