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Happy Russian Science Day!

science08/02/2025

Happy Russian Science Day!

Dear teachers, staff, postgraduates, students,

On behalf of the management of our university, please accept congratulations on the Day of Russian Science! By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin dated April 25, 2022 No. 231, 2022-2031 were declared the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

Kazan State University of Architecture and  Engineering (KSUAE), which 95th birthday is in 2025, creates in-demand scientific, technical and innovative developments on the basis of its scientific schools for scientific and innovative support of the architectural and construction, road transport and housing and communal services industries. KSUAE successfully continues to form an international-level campus. 24 scientific and educational centers, sites and spaces of international level have been created, the best in their field in the Russian Federation. They implement practice-oriented education at all stages of training, which really allows combining scientific research and an innovative educational environment, attracting masters and postgraduate students to real work.

On the basis of scientific schools, the created infrastructure of scientific and educational centers by scientists of KSUAE, within the framework of instructions of state authorities, business contracts and government contracts, in the interests of business, R & D are carried out that are relevant for the Republic of Tatarstan and the Russian Federation, the results of which are being introduced into real construction production today:

KSUAE occupies a leading position in architectural and construction education in Russia, and in the international student competition space it is almost the only one to represent our country. In 2024, we had awards in international architectural competitions: competition from Nisshin Kogyo (Japan), more than 400 participants from Canada, Germany, USA, Japan; Dokdo Guesthouse Design (South Korea), 80 applications from China, Canada, Germany, USA, UAE, India, Mexico; student competition for an object in the autism center (India), 240 applications from China, Canada, UAE, India; Hyp Cup 2024 (China), 420 applications from China, Canada, Germany, USA, UAE, India; John P. Eberhard Student Design Competition (USA), more than 170 students from 30 architectural schools in China, Canada, Germany, USA, India.

Four scientific projects of KSUAE became winners of grant competitions of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan for the implementation of fundamental and applied scientific work, as well as for young candidates of science (postdocs). Students and postgraduate students of KSUAE actively participate in the Student Startup competition of the federal project Platform for University Technological Entrepreneurship. In 2024, 12 KSUAE projects became winners of the competition. In the All-Russian ranking of TOP-1000 university startups 2024, the startup of KSUAE student Gasanov Samir took 13th place, showing the best result among universities of the Republic of Tatarstan.

In the past 2024, 6 scientific conferences were held at KSUAE, including with publication of papers in highly rated scientific and technical journals.

In 2024, KSUAE employees submitted 70 applications for inventions, utility models, received 59 patents for industrial property objects.

The Higher Attestation Commission Dissertation Council on Architecture and Design began its work, candidate dissertations were presented and doctoral dissertations are being prepared for presentation.

The journal "Bulletin of the Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering" has the highest categories of scientific journals of the Russian Federation, being included in K1 in the list of the Higher Attestation Commission and the core of the Russian Science Citation Index - RSCI.

Six electronic scientific journals are published, indexed in the RSCI database.

In 2025, the university staff will face new major challenges that require the concentration of joint efforts of our scientific schools to achieve significant results in scientific and innovative activities!

I wish the university staff new achievements and scientific victories on the Day of Russian Science!

Rashit Nizamov

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6 out of 20! KSUAE students are winners and finalists of the international architectural competition in Italy

italu07/02/2025

6 out of 20! KSUAE students are winners and finalists of the international architectural competition in Italy

KSUAE Students became winners and finalists of the open architectural competition of ideas THE BELL TOWER (Italy). The task of the competition was to propose an architectural addition to the 14th century bell tower. It is the only thing that reminds us of the former town, which was completely flooded during the construction of a dam for a hydroelectric power station. Now the tower stands alone in the middle of the formed lake and attracts a large number of tourists.

The organizers asked to emphasize the history of the place, provide an opportunity for tourists to visit the place in an interesting way, use bold but environmentally friendly solutions - all in accordance with modern trends. And the students, under the guidance of KSUAE tutor Ilnar Akhtyamova, coped with the task perfectly, which was highly appreciated by the jury members of the competition.

The first award was taken by graduate students Timur Abdrakhmanov and Fatih Shakirov with the project "Spiritual Pendulum". Now the guys are on an internship in France, in the bureau of the famous architect Jean Nouvel. The project is aimed at preserving the bell tower as a historical site. The restaurant respects the surrounding environment, the charming landscape and the bell tower, its image as a symbol embodying the lost history of the village. The restaurant blends in softly with the existing environment, without affecting the tower, keeping the main and important viewpoint from the shore intact and opening up new views to visitors. In addition to the restaurant, the project adds a public space next to the tower, an oasis in the middle of the lake with a blooming garden and a square that opens up access to the foot of the tower. The restaurant offers visitors a unique gastronomic and aesthetic experience and the atmosphere of the place. Guests can enjoy dinner with beautiful underwater views, feeling the traces of history on themselves or on the water surface, enjoying the mirror of the water, the horizon, the sky and the mountains, or next to the tower and the blooming garden under the open stars.

The second award was taken by the project "Meeting with History", authors - Taliya Nurutdinova and Artur Yakovlev. They are currently studying in Germany, but they are our graduates, our school and pride!

The finalists also included KSUAE TIArch studio students: Anastasia Lukashchuk "Affectus Restaurant"; Egor Kiselev and Alexandra Ilyasova "Gastronomic Village", Vladislav Krayushkin and Diana Iksanova "Mists of the Past", as well as Alexey Yakubov "Under".

Thus, 6 projects of KSUAE students and graduates became winners and finalists of the competition in Italy.

Among the finalists and prize winners are participants from Argentina, Japan, Indonesia, Italy, India and Peru.

Congratulations to KSUAE students and graduates!

Officlal website of the competition

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

KSUAE and the Infowatch Group of Companies: Education + Business for High-Level IT Specialists

business06/02/2025

KSUAE and the Infowatch Group of Companies: Education + Business for High-Level IT Specialists

On February 5, 2025, a working meeting with representatives of the InfoWatch group of companies was held at KSUAE. InfoWatch is a leading Russian developer of solutions for ensuring information security for organizations. On the market since 2003. InfoWatch develops technologies and products to reduce information security risks, protect and analyze corporate data for companies.

At the meeting, the parties discussed the creation of the "InfoWatch Laboratory" at the basic department of "Information Systems and Technologies in Construction", which will help in training specialists providing corporate protection, cyber and information security. The joint plans include attracting highly qualified teachers-practitioners to teach students; ensuring a high level of research, design, creation and testing of software, increasing the efficiency of the educational process; training highly qualified specialists capable of designing, creating and testing software; organizing and conducting internships for the purpose of professional orientation of students; developing special courses, seminars, educational programs, etc.

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

"Let's Make the City More Beautiful!" — KSUAE and the Old City Prefecture develop Cooperation

krash04/02/2025

"Let's Make the City More Beautiful!" — KSUAE and the Old City Prefecture Develop Cooperation

On February 4, 2025, a working meeting was held between representatives of the Old City Prefecture of the Executive Committee of the City of Kazan and students and teachers of the KSUAE Institute of Architecture and Design.

Students and teachers will work on developing projects for the improvement of interesting and at the same time complex Kazan courtyards and park areas. In addition, 2nd-year students under the guidance of teachers will work on the concept of improving one of the shortest streets in Kazan - Kunche St., where, perhaps, a small tourist Eastern Bazaar will be located in the future. In terms of design, the prefect paid special attention to the reconstruction of some Kazan wooden architecture objects. These objects do not currently have a protected status, but are valuable as buildings that form the historical environment of the city. Projects for these buildings as part of the course design will be undertaken by 4th-year architects-restorers. As noted by the rector of KSUAE R.K. Nizamov, the students have a large and at the same time interesting and useful project work, the implementation of which in the future will make our city even more beautiful.

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"Strength Test": KSUAE master class for Kazan schoolchildren

prochn03/02/2025

"Strength Test": a master class for Kazan schoolchildren was held at the KSUAE "Strength" academic center

On February 1, 2025, a master class "Strength Test" was held at the KSUAE Scientific and Educational Center "Strength". The participants were students from grades 8-11 of Kazan schools.

Associate Professor of the Department of Metal Structures and Testing of Structures, Candidate of Technical Sciences Gimranov Linur gave an introductory lecture and clearly demonstrated the process of calculating the strength of a structure using the example of "spaghetti". The schoolchildren took part in the creation of "pasta" structures and testing their strength with great interest. As a result, one of the bridges withstood a weight equal to 1 laptop, 3 phones and 1 glass of water.

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