24/02/2026

KSUAE International Students celebrated International Mother Language Day

February 21st is celebrated annually as International Mother Language Day, an important event for the culture of every nationality. This holiday was established by UNESCO in 1999. On this day, it is important to renew the importance of preserving linguistic diversity and cultural identity.

At the initiative of the International Relations Office, a celebratory event was organized at KSUAE. International students from Ecuador, Turkey, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Peru, Colombia, and Côte d'Ivoire, as well as students of the English-language preparatory program and their teachers, actively participated. A group of first-year Russian students from the KSUAE Institute of Construction also actively participated in the event.

The students congratulated all KSUAE students and teachers in their mother languages on Mother Language Day. The event participants prepared presentations on history, learned interesting facts about the languages ​​and literary heritage of the peoples of Russia, talked about the holidays of their native peoples, cultures, and countries, and shared beautiful poems and songs in Russian, English, Arabic, Turkish, and Spanish.

The program of the meeting created a friendly atmosphere and enriched cultural horizons. International students actively practiced their Russian conversational skills, overcame the language barrier, and expanded their vocabulary.

At the end of the meeting, all participants enjoyed the event and were awarded certificates of appreciation for their active participation.

20/02/2026

KSUAE students with diplomas of the International Internet Olympiad in Ecology

On February 19, 2026, the second round of the Open Student International Internet Olympiad in the discipline "Ecology" (Engineering and Technology profile) was held at the Volga Region State Technological University (Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El). KSUAE students Karina Gursheva, Leysan Timerbaeva (group 23IZ01), and Azalia Yusupova (group 2IZ01) participated in the Olympiad.

Karina and Azalia received third-place diplomas!

Venera Osipova, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering and PhD in Chemistry, was awarded a letter of thanks for her assistance in organizing the Olympiad.

10/02/2026

Science Week at KSUAE: A meeting at the Institute of Architecture and Design with architect and professor Elina Mohd Husini (Malaysia)

On February 9, 2026, as part of Science Week at KSUAE, the Institute of Architecture and Design held a meeting with practicing Malaysian architect Professor Elina Mohd Husini. The guest admired the KSUAE research and educational centers and talked to M.S. Latypova, Director of the DASHKA Children's Architecture and Design School, as this children's educational project is unique.

The guests were deeply impressed by the exhibition of works by Professor R.S. Aidarov in the exhibition hall of the Graphic Modeling Department. A.I. Romanova, Director of the IA&D, spoke about her experience designing KSUAE research and educational centers and various workshops at the city's request, as well as the practice-oriented education system at the IA&D. She also discussed the strong artistic competencies of KSUAE students and their design skills in the TIM, starting in their second year.

Professor Elina Mohd Husini gave a lecture to second-year architects on the complexity of architectural design, emphasizing the need to adhere to cultural and regional codes in urban architecture, demonstrating the complexity of combining new architecture with the historical sites of the "old part of the city," and sharing her own completed project in Dubai. It was also important to hear the architect's sound engineering approach to the building's infrastructure (consideration of climate, water supply, and smart energy systems).

The professor highly praised the work of the architecture students on the design of the Grand Mosque (TiArch studio). This demonstrates that education at KSUAE is interdisciplinary, taking into account all global trends in architecture. Following the meeting, an agreement was reached on future joint projects involving the publication of articles, joint internships, and the preparation of grants.

08/02/2026

Happy Russian Science Day!

Dear faculty, staff and students,

On behalf of the KSUAE, please accept congratulations on Russian Science Day! By Decree No. 231 of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, dated April 25, 2022,  the period of 2022-2031 have been declared the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

KSUAE is a university with a 95-year history, established research and educational programs, and schools. Our team of scientists creates sought-after scientific and innovative developments for the architectural, construction, road transport, and housing and utilities sectors.

Based on scientific schools and the established infrastructure of scientific and educational centers, KSUAE scientists carry out in-demand R&D, the results of which are implemented in real production.

KSUAE holds a leading position in architectural and construction education in Russia, and is practically the only university to represent our country in international student competitions. In 2025, the University won the following international architectural competitions: - International Architecture Biennale in São Paulo, Brazil, an exhibition of the best projects from 30 architectural schools worldwide; - SKETCHING BATTLE – Italy, student competition, 30 countries; - The Future of the Profession – Switzerland, International Union of Architects, competition for young architects, 396 participants, 140 applications, 45 countries; - 120 HOURS – Norway, student Olympiad, 1,002 participants, 93 countries; - LAGI FIJI – Fiji, architectural competition, 205 applications, 45 countries; - GALAPAGOS RETREAT - Germany, approximately 130 applications from 25 countries.

The Assistant Professor E. Novitsky of the ADMT Department won the 2nd Competition for Young Scientists of the Russian Federation in the "New Horizons in the Construction Industry" category.

KSUAE students and postgraduates won the 6th round of the "Student Startup" program (18 winners), the Kazan Mayor's Scholarship Competition (9 winners), the Republican Scientific Awards for the Support of Young Scientists in the Republic of Tatarstan (4 winners), the Government and Presidential Scholarship Competition (3 winners), the "Best Young Scientist of the Republic of Tatarstan" competition (2 winners), and others.

Our Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) Dissertation Councils accepted candidate and doctoral dissertation presentations.

KSUAE employees submitted 57 applications for inventions, utility models, and computer programs, and received 68 patents for industrial property.

In 2025, KSUAE hosted eight scientific conferences, including those with publications in highly rated scientific and technical journals. The scientific journal "KSUAE News" was included in the Unified State List of Scientific Publications—the "White List" of scientific journals in the Russian Federation. Six electronic scientific journals are published, indexed in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) database.

In 2026, the university team will face new major challenges that require the combined efforts of our scientific schools to maximize their contribution to meeting the needs of the construction industry and achieving Russia's scientific and technological sovereignty.

I wish the university team continued success and scientific achievements on Russian Science Day!

Rashit Nizamov

Rector, Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan