13/07/2022

First-year students undergo practical training in obtaining primary professional skills and abilities

In the period of July 4-12, 2022, first-year students of the Institute of Civil Engineering underwent an internship to obtain primary professional skills and abilities. Together with the head of practice, senior lecturer of the Department of Construction Production Technologies of KSUAE Ruslan Bogdanov, students got acquainted with the technologies of low-rise construction when visiting the Little Tokyo cottage village, and also carried out measurement and troubleshooting work on the WorldSkills building according to the competence "Organization of construction production" on the basis of KSUAE.

During a visit to the Little Tokyo cottage village, the company's chief engineer, Alexei Petrov, shared with the students detailed information about the construction technology, materials used, and the quality control system. Students were able to study the various stages of the integrated development of the territory: providing a land plot with communications, foundation work, building a frame and finishing work. It was interesting to inspect the houses under construction, the most informative was the study of the supporting structure. The students were also able to appreciate the low-depth strip foundation, developed specifically for the company by employees of the Department of Construction Technologies of KSUAE. In the course of the work, they acquired the skills of using measuring tools and instruments (laser range finder, laser axis builder, etc.), as well as carrying out measurement and troubleshooting work.

The News is submitted by International Relations Dept of the University.

09/07/2022

KSUAE graduates-architects presented their diploma projects to potential employers

On July 8, 2022, the regular review of graduation projects of the Institute of Architecture and Design was held at KSUAE. The event was attended by professional architects of the city of Kazan, including: the chief architect of the city of Kazan I.M.Tukhvatullina, Deputy Chief Architect T.E. Kadyrov, Head of the Department for the Protection of Architectural Monuments and Cultural Heritage of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Kazan L.R. Solovyov.

The uniqueness of this event is that the best students of the Institute of Architecture and Design of KSUAE have the opportunity to present their projects and introduce themselves, in particular, to the leading design organizations in the region of Tatarstan, and some of them find a future job already at the university without passing private interviews. Last year, about 30 graduates presented their projects and most of them received job offers. Such events let the heads of architectural and construction companies attract the best students to their organizations, as well as KSUAE graduates remain working in the industry for the benefit of their native region.

This year, 46 students of various architectural fields have presented their final qualifying works, potential employers from both public and private organizations have participated. The eight-hour event ended with a "feedback" from the guests - many spoke about how pleasantly surprised by the high level of training and professional knowledge of students, about the excellent computer graphics of the presented projects. The guests unanimously recommended that the graduates further develop their creative potential in the profession, going on also with the MSc programmes. As a result of the meeting, 15 people were invited for an employment interview, three - for targeted training in the MSc programmes.

The News is submitted by International Relations Dept of the University.

07/07/2022

Representatives of KSUAE participated in the seminar for conservation and sustainable development of architectural heritage

On June 23-26, 2022, as part of the development of cooperation and interregional relations in the field of conservation and sustainable development of cultural and architectural heritage, representatives of KSUAE took part in a series of events organized in the city of Arkhangelsk with the assistance of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University. M.V. Lomonosov (NarFU).

The Interuniversity seminar "Sustainable development of architectural heritage: education and technology" was held on the basis of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov. The seminar was organized by Russian universities participating in the Erasmus Plus Capacity Building joint project "Capacity Building in the field of sustainable development of architectural heritage", the purpose of which was to update and improve the quality of educational programs in the field of sustainable management of architectural heritage (information historical modeling of buildings and urban historical landscapes - the use BIM-technologies) in the Russian Federation, Armenia and Iran to meet the needs of the sustainable development of the global economy.

Representatives of KSUAE made the following presentations: Associate Professor of the Department of Restorstaion, Director of the Center for Architectural and Restoration Research Svetlana Persova “Practice-oriented approach in architectural education as a tool for achieving sustainable development goals. Experience of KSUAE”; Head of International Relations, Associate Professor of the Department of History and Philosophy Olga Poroshenko "Philosophy of cultural heritage".

Representatives and experts of the Departments of Restoration and Cultural Heritage of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (NarFU), National Research University "Moscow State University of Civil Engineering" and Samara State Technical University.

At the beginning of the seminar, NArFU Vice-Rector for Information Policy, International and Interregional Cooperation Konstantin Zaikov delivered a welcoming speech, emphasizing the relevance and importance of such events: “For any country, its identity, cultural and historical space is important. And, of course, another important topic is urban spaces. For many cities, the problem of attracting young people is relevant, and the development of a comfortable environment plays an important role in solving it. Many studies show that the issue is not only in the quality of education, but also in the place where you live.”

The main topics for discussion at the seminar were: trends in the sustainable development of cultural and historical landscapes and socio-cultural frameworks of cities on the example of the cities of the Russian Arctic, the use of a virtual reconstruction approach to preserve the cultural heritage of the North, and the experience of creating and operating UNESCO Chairs as an effective tool for sustainable management of cultural heritage.

As a result of the seminar and meetings, the parties agreed to create a joint professional retraining program between Russian universities: (Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (NAFU), National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering and Samara State Technical University) with the participation of international experts in the field of reconstruction and restoration of the architectural heritage, topics are outlined for joint research work and internships for students and faculty.

The News is submitted by International Relations Dept of the University.

06/07/2022

Students and graduate students of KSUAE became the winners of the competition within the framework of the federal project "Platform of University Technological Entrepreneurship"

On July 5, 2022, the winners of the “Student Startup” competition (I stage) were announced as part of the federal project “Platform of University Technological Entrepreneurship”.

The winners will receive 1 million rubles each for the development of their business projects. This year, 1 billion rubles have been allocated from the federal budget for the competition.

Congratulations to the participants - winners from KSUAE: Almaz Valiev, postgraduate student; Alexander Kuzminykh, post-graduate student; Alexander Snigirev, student-architect.

The News is submitted by International Relations Dept of the University.