12/06/2025

KSUAE International students took an active part in the Friendship of Nations Parade

As part of the celebration of Russia Day, Kazan annually hosts the traditional Friendship of Nations Parade — a very colorful event that gathers several thousand people with tricolors in their hands. The holiday usually takes place in the Kazan Kremlin, where representatives of more than 50 different nationalities and ethnic groups living in Tatarstan and Kazan gather to demonstrate the richness of their cultures in painted national costumes.

KSUAE International students from Chad, Mauritania, Morocco, Benin, Zambia, Mali joined the participants of the Friendship of Nations Parade, took part in all the events of the holiday, dressed in national costumes. The students noted the friendly atmosphere of the event and the importance of the opportunity to present their culture far from their homeland.

The procession began on May 1 Square and inside the Kremlin and ended with a large round dance and a concert. The participants joined hands, symbolizing national unity, sang folk songs, including the Russian anthem, noting the cultural diversity and unity that characterizes modern Russia.

This holiday has become a vivid expression of how in Tatarstan, where 175 nationalities live, the traditions and culture of all peoples are respected and preserved. The event is aimed at strengthening the friendship and unity of the multinational youth of Tatarstan through interaction, dialogue of cultures and good neighborliness.

11/06/2025

KSUAE is taking part in the III International Forum of Ministers of Education "Shaping the Future"

Rector of KSUAE R.K. Nizamov is taking part in the III International Forum of Education Ministers "Shaping the Future", which opened on June 11, 2025 in the IT Park named after Bashir Rameev.

Representatives from more than 30 countries are participating in the forum. As part of the business program of the Forum, participants will discuss topics related to current challenges in the international educational environment, the value system, education, assessment of the quality and accessibility of education.

The Forum "Shaping the Future" will become an important platform for exchanging experiences and discussing issues in the field of education.

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

06/06/2025

Team "KSUAE.Concept" - silver medalist of the Student League of the International Championship "CASE-IN"

On May 28, 2025, the in-person final of the Student League in the area of "Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Public Utilities" of the International Championship "CASE-IN", part of the platform "Russia - the Country of Opportunities", took place in Moscow.

This year, the project covered 20 industry universities from 17 cities of Russia from Kaliningrad to Khabarovsk. 112 teams announced their intention to compete, but only 81 of them were able to solve the case and take part in the qualifying round. 14 teams from 11 cities of our country reached the final, including a team from KSUAE.

The team included: Busova Polina - student of group 2AP05, Khamidova Alina - 2AP05, Garnysheva Natalia - 1SZh02, Bikmullina Aliya - 23SM23, Garipova Rufina - 2PG08, Sitdikova Karina - 2PG08, Girfanov Shamil - 2IS02. The team spent 1.5 months developing a project for a 4-star hotel "AGIYDEL" in a natural area, the album of design solutions for which included sections AR, KR, V&V, HVAC, SS and EOM. The team successfully defended their design solutions before the expert committee, received constructive feedback from leading architects and engineers of Russia.

The team "KGASU.Concept" became the silver prize winner of the Student League. Our students received a prize money certificate and an invitation to an internship at Metropolis.

Congratulations to the team on their victory!

05/06/2025

Director of the KSUAE Institute of Architecture and Design A.I. Romanova took part in the meeting of representatives of the BRICS+ countries, Brazil

In May 2025, the General Assembly of the Association of BRICS+ Cities and Municipalities and the BRICS+ International Municipal Forum were held in Brazil.

In addition to 80 mayors of BRICS+ cities, a delegation from Russia took part in the event: mayors and chief architects of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Ufa, Yelabuga, Almetyevsk, Troitsk, Arkhangelsk, Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod Region), Urai (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug), Petrozavodsk, Severodvinsk. From Kazan, the educational community was represented by Anna Romanova, Director of the KSUAE Institute of Architecture and Design, Head of the Department of Municipal Management.

The BRICS Municipal Summit became a decision-making point that contributes to the formation of a sustainable professional platform uniting the architectural communities of the BRICS+ countries, and became a key platform for discussing current trends and challenges facing modern cities. Among the issues discussed were: how cities can become more environmentally friendly and resilient to climate change, how to develop attractive public spaces, and how to ensure effective interaction between different levels of governance and education in the field of architecture and urban planning. Representatives of municipalities, architects, and experts discussed ways of sustainable development, the integration of green technologies into architectural projects, the digitalization of the construction industry, the formation of a comfortable and expressive urban environment, and the integration of the educational process into the topic of preserving architectural heritage.

Key speakers of the round table with the participation of KSUAE: Marcela Abla — Vice President of the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB) for the Southeast Region (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Rio politics, global warming; Renan Kenji Santos Hayashi — architect and urban planner, advisor to the president of SP Urbanismo (Sao Paulo, Brazil); Representative of China (video message); Ilsiyar Tukhvatullina, Chief Architect of Kazan; Pedro Moraes — PhD, Master of Architecture, Professor at PUC Minas University, Manager of Architecture at Inhotim Institute (Bella Horizonto, Brazil); Ali Ghasemzadeh — Mayor of Isfahan (Iran); Arash Faradzadeh — Deputy Mayor of Shiraz (Iran); Natalia Klimova — Head of the Organizing Committee of the Council of Chief Architects of Russia (video address); Vsevolod Belikov — Chairman of the Council of Municipalities of St. Petersburg; Aleksandr Mudrov — Head of the Local Government of the Gorodetsky Municipal District of the Nizhny Novgorod Region; Vladimir Dudochkin — Head of the Troitsk Urban District in Moscow; Ruslan  Khairullin — Head of the Main Department of Architecture and Urban Development of Ufa; Igor de Vetemi — President of the Institute of Architects of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro (IAB-RJ); Listeners from India, China and Ethiopia.

A.I. Romanova presented KSUAE in the light of unique educational technologies, connections with business, innovative scientific and educational centers. The report aroused interest from both the Russian delegation and the representatives of Brazil. As a result of this summit, an agreement was reached to sign a memorandum with the Pontifical University PUC Minas (Bella Horizonto, Brazil), and after visiting the Brazilian Federal University (Institute of Architecture and Urbanism), an agreement was reached on joint scientific contacts: participation in the conference and academic mobility.