17/12/2021

KSUAE academic staff completed a two-week internship in Hungary and Italy

KSUAE professors completed an internship at Obuda University in Budapest (Hungary) and University of Basilicata in Potenza (Italy).

From November 27 to December 4, 2021 - the first week of the internship was held at Obud University (Hungary). Here the experience of the international magistracy in English was studied, as well as the issues of increasing the efficiency of land use as a result of the application of "green standards" in construction.

The second week of the internship (December 6-10) was held at the University of Basilicata (Italy). University contact: Professor Pietro Picuno, his research areas include: efficient use of land, geographic information system (GIS), research and interpretation of cartographic indicators, the use of local (traditional) building materials in the construction of rural farm buildings.

The internship topics were focused on applications for urban cadastre, agriculture and engineering systems in land management, namely:

- land classification in Italy. Foreign experience in land surveying;

- landscape planning using spatial modeling and image processing of historical maps;

- traditional building materials for sustainable rural development;

- national outbuildings in landscape planning: typological analysis;

- Historical cartography and GIS tools for land use analysis;

- modern surveying tools: buffer tool, clip tool, statistics tool, etc.

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

13/12/2021

KSUAE students undergo short-term academic mobility in Italy as part of the Erasmus + exchange program

In October 2021, two students of the Institute of Architecture and Design of KSUAE Sabina Khusnutdinova and Diana Khusnutdinova became participants of the Erasmus+ grant program in the International Credit Mobility category and are currently undergoing short-term training in Italy, at our partner university - the University of Basilicata, Matera, at the Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures, Environment, and Cultural Heritage (DiCEM - Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures, Environment, and Cultural Heritage). The term of mobility is 6 months. The direction of mobility is architecture.

Students in advance selected and agreed upon subjects for study from the program of an Italian university. Sabina and Diana prepared extensively for the internship, including the skills of elementary spoken Italian. We wish our students successful training and final tests!

In the near future, within the framework of this grant agreement with the University of Basilicata, it is planned to exchange teachers in the field of architecture.

The academic mobility program provides students with the opportunity to undergo short-term studies at a foreign partner university, followed by full recognition of credit units (hence the common name - Credit Mobility). Participants in mobility lasting from 3 to 12 months can be students of the undergraduate course (starting from the 2nd year), specialist, graduate or postgraduate studies. The Erasmus + grant covers travel and stay expenses abroad. The direction of study at the host university must correspond to the direction of study atKSUAE. Successful applicants must have a high level of foreign language proficiency and excellent academic performance at the time of application.

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

06/12/2021

An architect from Switzerland, an expert in urban planning met with KSUAE students

Within the Kazanysh architectural and construction forum, which takes place on December 1-3 in Kazan, one of the leading experts of the forum, a scientific researcher in the field of architecture and urban planning from Switzerland Stanislava Boshkovich, visited KSUAE.

Stanislava Boskovich met with students of the Institute of Architecture and Design. 

Stanislava Boskovich is an architect from Switzerland. She completed her postgraduate studies in Architecture with a Territorial Approach at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio (Switzerland). She began her teaching career at the Polytechnic University of Milan. She has done research at Imperial College London on the use of new tools to design cities for the next generation. Serves as a visiting lecturer at various universities in Western Europe and Russia. She is an organizer and participant of international seminars and conferences. Fluent in 5 languages. Practicing architect and urbanist.

In 2014, together with her scientific advisor, Professor Jose Acebillo (Barcelona, ​​Spain), as scientific coordinator Stanislava Boshkovich, she took part in the organization and holding of the international project and educational seminar "INSERTS-INSERTS" at KSUAE, the purpose of which was to search for conceptual approaches to the settlements.

Stanislava told the students and teachers of KSUAE about her professional path, interesting projects in which she participated, answered questions.

Stanislava Boskovich called on architects to constantly improve their professional level and acquire new knowledge.

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

03/12/2021

KSUAE held courses for specialists in the field of restoration of cultural heritage sites

From November 30 to December 2, 2021, advanced training courses for specialists in the field of restoration of cultural heritage objects under the program "Organization and implementation of works on conservation and restoration of cultural heritage objects" were held at KSUAE. The organizers of the courses were: Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering together with the Academy Bernhard Remmers.

Academy named after Bernhard Remmers was founded in 1996 on the initiative of master restorers and the German Foundation for the Protection of Monuments in Germany. The academy's specialists provide comprehensive professional development programs for restoration specialists from leading experts around the world. Since 2017, courses have been held in Russia with the support of partner universities, one of which is KSUAE.

The opening of the courses took place at the Science and Education Center "Technologies". 
The course included theoretical and practical classes and was designed for restorers - manufacturers and designers, engineers, architects, technologists, representatives of government customers, state and municipal authorities for the protection of cultural heritage sites, operating organizations and owners of cultural heritage sites.

All course participants got a certificate of advanced training of the Academy. B. Remmers.

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