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Students of the Faculty of Humanities, Arina Safina and Irina Bezukladova, returned from the University of Applied Languages in Munich (SDI - Sprachen & Dolmetscher Institut München) where they had studied during autumn semester of 2019 within Erasmus+ Program. Here is what they shared about their experience of studying in Germany.

On February 5-7, 2020, Daria Polyakova, member of NVSU International Office, took part a practical seminar on the development of student support services, held at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Monterrey, Mexico). Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education is a private university in Mexico and one of the country’s leading institutions of higher education. This seminar was a part in joint work of student and international services of partner universities. The seminar agenda included discussions of various practices and activities aimed at supporting student community, such as improving living and eating conditions, creating a harmonious socio-cultural environment on campus, supporting cultural identity, and developing youth social activity.

Students of the Faculty of Information Technology and Mathematics, Anna Pluzyan and Yerbol Zhakenov studied at the University of Liepaja during the fall semester of 2019 as part of the Erasmus + program. Anna and Erbol talked about studying in Europe.

Yerbol Zhakenov and Anna Pluzyan, students of NVSU Faculty of Information Technology and Mathematics, have attended the seminar “Communication without borders” held on November 1-9, 2019 in Berlin (Germany). Seminar participants have studied visual communication tools and discussed the homework received at one of the seminar stages. Yerbol Zhakenov says, “The seminar was very bright and namable. It was very interesting to meet people from different countries like Greece, Macedonia, Georgia, Germany, Latvia and other. The participants introduced their countries and presented national dishes. It was a great opportunity to get to know a different culture.” NVSU students will take part in the third stage of the seminar which is to be held in Sochi in 2020.

Rostislav Nikulitsa, a student of NVSU Faculty of Arts and Design, has completed his studies in Finland and returned home. Rostislav spent an autumn semester at JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Jyväskylä studying the program of Musical Education. “The educational program depends solely on the students’ musical preferences and technical skills, with the main emphasis on practice. I think this a huge plus of studying at JAMK University of Applied Sciences,” said Rostislav.

Liepaja University Lecturer Patriks Morevs (Latvia) visited Nizhnevartovsk State University, a LiepU partner university. During his visit, Patriks Morevs was giving lectures on analytic geometric and mathematical analysis to NVSU bachelor students majoring in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Information Systems and Technologies, and Pedagogical Education. The students also learned about the benefits of the Erasmus+ program, the opportunities to study abroad, and about Liepaja University. A month earlier, Ramil Mammadli, a lecturer of the NVSU Faculty of Information Technologies and Mathematics, had given lectures on data bases and programming to students of the University of Liepaja majoring in Information Technologies. The visit of Patrick Morevs was the final event of the project on academic mobility of students and teachers between the Nizhnevartovsk State University and Liepaja University (Key Action 1: Learning mobility of individuals). During the visit, members of partner universities discussed further cooperation in education and research.

Ramil Mammadli, Associate Professor at the NVSU Department for Computer Science and Methods of Teaching Computer Science, has returned from Latvia, where he taught at the University of Liepaja (Liepaja, Latvia). The visit was financed by the EU Erasmus+ 2014-2020 program, as part of the project on academic mobility of students and teachers (Key Action 1: Learning mobility of individuals) between Nizhnevartovsk State University and the University of Liepaja. Ramil Mammadli gave a 12-hour course on Advanced Database Technologies to students majoring in Information Technology. The course included lectures on Transact-SQL programming, dynamic SQL, stored procedures and user-defined functions, triggers, cursors, XML, and spatial data.

On November 25, the Faculty of Ecology and Engineering, Nizhnevartovsk State University, held a scientific and methodical seminar “Environment, Health and Climate change: Facing the challenges and Adapting to Impacts: Experience of the European Union” joined by university professors, master and graduate students, as well as professionals in ecology, environmental management, and geoecology. The seminar participants discussed the issues of paleoclimatology, climate change, aquatic ecosystems, biological diversity, impact of climate change on public health, implementation of adaptation programs in EU countries, international agreements on climate change and adaptation to the effects of change and climate change indicators: EU research. The results of the seminar are to be published as e-version book of seminar proceedings uploaded on the platform elibrary.ru and included in the RSCI citation system. The seminar was part of Jean Monnet Module project “Environment, Health and Climate change: Facing the challenges and Adapting to Impacts: Experience of the European Union” (600178-EPP-1-2018-1-RU-EPPJMO-MODULE), financed by the European Commission. The seminar was organized by the NVSU Department for Ecology, Faculty of Ecology and Engineering. The Organizing Committee was represented by Denis Pogonyshev, First Vice-Rector, Vice-Rector for Research, and Irina Pogonysheva, Associate Professor of the Department for Ecology.

NVSU has held an annual awareness raising seminar titled Academic Mobility: Advantages and Latest Issues. The seminar participants were welcomed by Denis Pogonyshev, First Vice-Rector, Vice-Rector for Research, emphasizing that academic mobility was a priority area of the international activity at Nizhnevartovsk State University offering its students exceptional opportunities for a high quality education and research or internships abroad. Oksana Moroz, Head of NVSU International Office, discussed academic mobility, its types and specifics, as well as on the advantages of participating in academic mobility programs and areas of Erasmus+, the leading European Union program. A seminar guest Anastasiya Felde, a Chinese language teacher from Confucius Institute, Ural Federal University named after B.N. Yeltsin, spoke on language and culture teaching at Confucius Institute, possibilities of studying in China with financial support from the Chinese government, and students who took part in a summer school in China organized by the Confucius Institute. Confucius Institute is a network of international cultural and educational centers created by the State Chancellery of Chinese Language Abroad responsible for teaching of Chinese abroad, training and certifying teachers of Chinese, and holding educational events aimed at promoting Chinese culture and language.

On October 10-12, NVSU member Olga Shakhova, Associate Professor, Department for Humanities, Social Studies and Tourism, took part in the Accessibility Forum, organized by the China Disabled Persons’ Federation and Tsinghua University in Beijing (China). Olga Shakhova gave a presentation on “Tourist and recreational development of territory for organization of accessible tourism: RU experience”.