October 6, 2022

National Indian Festival Navaratri, cultural marathon “Around the World in Two Semesters”

Center for Sports and Youth Initiatives “Temp”

A festival of Hindu culture which is celebrated twice a year – in spring and in autumn – over nine days.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

October 14, 2022

III Annual Interactive Intellectual Game “Battle of Minds” 

Penza Region Youth Multifunctional Centre 

Four-stage interactive game which includes general knowledge questions and introduces cinema, music, world records sphere. The game develops teamwork skills, broadens horizons and contributes to cooperation between the regional universities.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

October, 2022

Interfaculty youth talent contest “Freshman”

assembly hall of building No.5

A university event which aims at developing first year students’ creative potential, team building and meeting University creative teams.

Contact person: Mariia Melnikova, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

October 24-30, 2022

Diwali – Day of Indian Culture,
Cultural Marathon “Around the World in Two Semesters”

assembly hall of building No. 11

The Hindu festival of lights Diwali marks the start of the Hindu New Year. It is an interactive and informative event aimed at introducing Russians to cultural traditions of India.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

November 17, 2022

Miss World

assembly hall of building No. 11

Beauty contest for international students “Miss World Folk Queen – 2022”

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

November 25, 2022

XI International Youth Legal Forum “Fight against extremism!”

building no.1

The forum aims at developing and introducing new forms and methods of preventing youth extremism and fighting against it.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

November, 2022

VIII Interfaculty Song Contest “Univervision-2022”

assembly hall of building no.5

A popular musical project of the university where the participants present their vision of interesting musical compositions.

Contact person: Mariia Melnikova, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

November, 2022

Semi-final of KVN festival “Rector’s Cup – 2023”

assembly hall of building no.5

Teams from various faculties fight in humour to decide who is funnier in such contests as greeting, video cards and musical freestyle.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

December 5, 2022

The XI International Scientific and Practical Conference of International Students “Cross-Cultural Communication in the Modern World”

buildings No. 1, 3, 11

Annual international scientific and practical conference of international students comprises 5 sections on topical issues of modern sciences. The official languages of the conference are Russian, English and German.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

December, 2022

Days of Arab Culture,
Cultural Marathon “Around the World in Two Semesters”

building no.1

Creative and official events aimed at introducing Arab culture, integrating Russian and Arab students and research community, expanding the circle of PSU partners from the Arab countries.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

December, 2022

4th season of the project “PSU Dances”

assembly hall of building no. 5

Contact person: Mariia Melnikova, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

January, 2023

Winter Futsal Championship among international students

building no. 14

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

February, 2023

Ceremonial event dedicated to X anniversary of enrolling students from India

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

February, 2023

Opening Doors or Chinese New Year

Penza Secondary School no. 78

Full-scale lessons of the Russian language involving international students, which aim at improving the speaking skills among future linguists and forming  the skills of planning and arranging cultural and educational events for schoolchildren, as well as increasing the awareness of PSU international students and Penza schoolchildren about Russian and Chinese cultures.

Contact person: Olga Barabash, e-mail: rki@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-29-01

February, 2023

Final of KVN festival “Rector’s Cup – 2023”

assembly hall of building no. 5

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

March 20, 2023

Individual Championship in Belt Wrestling Kurash

sports hall of building no. 14

Competition among international students dedicated to Nowruz.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

March 21, 2023

International festival Nowruz,
Cultural Marathon “Around the World in Two Semesters”

PSU dining-hall

Nowruz is the name of the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by the Iranians and Turkic peoples according to solar calendar. Students from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan present their cultures and traditions.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

April 10 – May 15, 2023

Good Will Games

PSU sports venues

Set of sports and recreational events including Inter-University Cricket Tournament, IIC Futsal Cup among international students, and competitions in swimming, wrestling, street ball, volleyball, and artistic gymnastics.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

April 14-17, 2023

Volga Region Educational Camp for International Students “POLIS”

Health Centre “Chistye Prudy”

The project involves a set of platforms for discussion and training designed for active Russian and international students who study at Russian universities.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

April, 2023

Ceremony dedicated to 10th anniversary of International Students Association of the Penza Region

assembly hall of building no. 11

International Students Association is a youth students’ organization which unites international students from the whole region. Its activities are aimed at uniting international students who study at Penza universities.

Contact persons: Ekaterina Syagaylo, Adel Ali Omar Maqbol, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

April – May, 2023

Competition among international students “International Student of the Year”

The annual award “International Student of the Year” is conferred on results of contest tasks including academic performance indicators, results of dictation in the Russian language and public lesson “My Country of Origin” at school, personal presentation and interview.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

May 9, 2023

Event “Memory” and laying of flowers at the Victory Memorial

Penza, Victory Square

Traditionally, students lay flowers to the Eternal Flame at the Monument of Military and Labour Glory at the Victory Square, paying tribute to the heroes of Great Patriotic War.

Contact persons: Adel Ali Omar Maqbol, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

May 13, 2023

IX International St. George Martial Arts Festival “For Faith and Homeland”

Penza venues

The sports event annually gathers representatives of martial arts centres not only from the Russian Federation but also from abroad. The teams demonstrate specific features of various martial arts. The festival aims at fostering love for healthy lifestyle, sports in younger generation as well as at developing patriotism.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

June, 2023

Panel session of PSU International Alumni Club

building no. 1

The club activity envisages annual panel sessions, which bring together the most outstanding foreigners who graduated from Penza State University. Following the sessions, the resolutions defining further efforts to promote the club and to foster relations between international graduates and PSU are approved.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

During
the academic year

Interactive and informative meetings of international students and Penza schoolchildren “We Are Different, but We Are Together”

The project is aimed at socialising international students and promoting tolerance. It is designed to provide schoolchildren from Penza and the Penza Region with first-hand knowledge of cultures and traditions existing in different countries.

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97

During
the academic year

Sports (building no. 14)
and
creative (acting, singing) (residence halls no. 5, 6.1)
classes

Contact person: Ekaterina Syagaylo, e-mail: osakmr.ims@pnzgu.ru, tel.: (8412) 20-28-97