The Federal State Budget
Educational Institution of Higher Education «Belgorod State Technological University
named after V.G. Shukhov»

This was the name of one of the competition parts of “Miss University” contest, which took place in the Students Art Center of BSTU on March 6. It became a good tradition for our University. Nine girls took part in competition of youth, femininity and beauty. The participants showed off their beauty, talent and sense of humor, taste and creativeness in competitions: “Business card” and “My hobby” and “If I were a queen” fashion show. Every participant is praiseworthy, because preparation for such prestigious competition requires strength, talent and courage. Paiva Era Patricia Anapaz de Kashtru from Angola (5th year student of Institute of Architecture and Construction, representative of Association of foreign students) deserved the “Viewers choice Award”.

The delegation of Graduate School of Engineers (Ales, France), represented by professor Eric Garcia Diaz, the Head of the department “Construction materials science and structures in civil engineering” and Alexis Evstratov – senior scientist of the research center “Louis Leprince-Ringuet”, had a meeting with students and university stuff during two-day visit. Also they presented in detail one of the most elite technical European educational institution to the Russian colleagues.

On February 29 - March 1 Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov received a delegation of the Graduate School of Engineers in Ales (France), represented by the project leader of "Nanostructures and functional surfaces," senior scientist at Research Center of St. Louis Leprince Ringuet (Department 'Environment and Risks ") Alexis Evstratov, and professor of engineering, head of the department "Materials and construction in civil engineering (the center of widely spread materials), Eric Garcia Diaz.

On Saturday, February 25, Shrovetide came to the foreign citizens at BSTU. More specifically, the students themselves had decided to join the festival, which was going on in the square in front of Belgorod State folk art center

BSTU named after V.G. Shukhov pays much attention to a healthy lifestyle of students. An important role in promoting a healthy lifestyle is paid to students’ meeting with health professionals. Recently the foreign students attended a lecture delivered by D.A. Radchenko, a medical specialist working for a Regional Drug Dependency Clinic,.

Dr. Yaser Allaham Seifiddin, the Chancellor’s advisor on international affairs, Belgorod branch of the Association of Foreign Students in Russia, whose president is Mohammed Waleed Abdulvahhab and Uruzmag Tandelov, head of foreign students folk club initiated a new creative team at BSTU named after V.G. Shukhov. The BSTU students and the students from Belgorod State University, who came to study in Russia from Iraq, Palestine, Oman, Syria, etc. can play musical instruments, dance and sing.

175 singers from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Georgia, and 25 regions of Russia took part in this year's competition. The best performers were in the final gala concert. BSTU represented by foreign students of our university. All participants received first degree winners certificates.

Students from our friendly country – Serbia have arrived to Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov again within the exchange program. The tour of the University started with BSTU Museum and the exhibition complex, where Tamara Konoreva, director, spoke in detail about the history of Belgorodia and the university.

On February 3, the first in this year meeting of chairmen friendly association of foreign students took place. The organizers of the event the director of the Center for International Education and Cooperation E.V. Kapustin and Head of Department for Foreign Students Nosachev D.S. put forward the agenda of the Council plans for the spring semester of 2012, which was adopted and approved unanimously.

The final stage of the annual interinstitutional tournament on mini-soccer "Friendship Cup" ended on January 27 in BSTU Sports Complex. During the first 8 teams competed for the first position, four of them were left in the semi-finals - Belgorod State Technological University and Belgorod State Agricultural Academy, Belgorod Institute of Engineering and economics Belgorod Consumer Cooperation and Law University. In 1 / 2 finals Belgorod Institute of Engineering and economics beat the Cooperation and Law University 6-2, and BSTU won the Academy of Agriculture at 3-2. As a result, BSTU and BEE teams met in the finals, the match ended in the victory of Technological University 5-4. The respectable second place was given to the team of Belgorod Institute of Engineering and economics . Cooperation University team took the third place in the hard struggle.