ccording to the Federal Education Agency of Russian Federation, Ukhta State Technical A University officially gained its status not in the 1967 but in the 1958. Since as early as on April 5th of 1958, the USSR Ministry of Higher Education issued an order to establish a corresponding faculty branch of Gubkin Moscow Oil and Gas Industrial Institute (GMOGII) as a learning and professional training center in Ukhta. On the fifth of April, 2013, USTU celebrated its 55th anniversary!

1 USTU Rector, the Board Chairman of Komi Republic Higher Education Institution Rectors, Professor N. D. Tskhadaya.

CONTENT:

Cultural history is not set in stone since it defers through people`s consciousness. Thus, there is no correlation between historical objectivity and chronology. Looking from the outside in, it can seem that the chronicle HOW IT ALL BEGAN of our university forms peculiar concentric circles. In 2007, the higher education institution celebrated its fortieth anniversary. Learning and Professional Training Center (LPTC) However, as soon as in 2008, it unexpectedly met its fiftieth anniversary. In April of 1958, a Learning and Professional Training Center (LPTC) of Gubkin Moscow Oil and Gas Industrial Institute was established in Ukhta, and this date distinguished the beginning of higher technical education in Komi Republic. THE SECRET TO RAPID DEVELOPMENT In 1967, LPTC became Ukhta Industrial Institute (UII), and then in 1999, received a university status. Thus, four years ago Ukhta Industrial Institute USTU turned ten years old. In 2012, we celebrated UII’s forty year anniversary of its first graduation and its first and very meaningful anniversary in the status of a university complex (gained in 2011): USTU Mining Oil College turned 80 years old. THE LIFE CONTINUED... This event marks the beginning of oil and gas education in the region. Ukhta Industrial Institute Today a new milestone has been reached – USTU’s 50th anniversary. Also, in 2013, Architecture and Civil Engineering Faculty and the Institute of Economics and Management celebrated a fortieth anniversary of their first graduation... It is no wonder that university’s anniversaries are celebrated UII IN ITS PRIME in such a scattered sequence. All of those important dates in the history of this university complex represent a new point of Ukhta Industrial Institute reference for the time in our history. Each anniversary is a reminder of our achievements and our common great accomplishments; where the high frequency of our anniversaries clearly demonstrates dynamic growth and development as well as a relentless stride for improvement of UKHTA TURNS UNIVERSITY TOWN! our university. Each of the anniversary celebration is not only a Ukhta State Technical University holiday, but a result of an enormous effort of an entire university team, of a lot those people you will get to see on the pages of this album. They are students, faculty, graduate students, and university staff. It’s them who create university complex history in its complex form and uniqueness under a very simple and clear common desire which is to make Ukhta State Technical University the subject of a sincere pride for everyone whose life path leads to its doorsteps.

2 3 How it all

A.I. Rasputin, head of LPTC began in 1958-1960. Learning and

Professional Training

Center (LPTC)

E.V. Brovtsina, head of LPTC in 1960-1961.

First students of LPTC (1961) From left to right: V. Scryabin, unknown person, E.V. Brovtsina, G. I. Gritskevich, A.S. Ermakov; 2nd row: N. Krasnoslobodtseva, V. S. Talzovskaya, E. Koren, L. Galanova, M. Semyashkina, Yu.D. Shmonina, R. V. Sergeeva; 3rd row: R. Kanev, L.S. Troyanik, M. A. Yu.F. Rybakov, Kadyrova, I.V. Sergeev. head of LPTC in 1961-1965, the first dean of the evening uring the fifties of the last Starodubtseva, L.N. Novoselova, However, according to the USSR necessary to handle the higher A mandate, issued on the 21st of all-technical Faculty March in 1967 by the Council of century, due to the rapid N.A. Rusanova, F.F. Zemskov, S.D. Ministry of Higher Education Institutions education curriculum. After their third of GMOGII Ministers, ordered the Ministry of development of oil, gas and Vasiliev, A.V. Klimova, V.L. Deryagin, provision, an educational center was semester only 20 of these students in 1965-1966. D coal industries, Ukhta officials Kudryavtsev, and L.V. Maksimova. The only permitted to open if it could were still in the program. Higher and Secondary Specialised were starting to experience a shortage law, adopted by the Supreme Soviet of guarantee at least 100 students to Laboratory commissioning was Education of the RSFSR to of qualified personnel. During that USSR on December 24th 1958, on the be enrolled in it. It was a very difficult led by Oleg Makhno, a mechanical establish Ukhta Industrial Institute. time, Ukhta Mining Oil and Gas «Improvement of relevance of school task to attract that many of students. engineer. In August 1966, V. I. Sheptunov However, before that, a Learning College and Vorkita Mining College to real life and further development The organizational work began from became the Dean of this Learning and Professional Training Center were the main training centers in the of public education system of the Ukhta City Committee Communist Center. The rapid development of (LPTC), was opened in Ukhta as an northern region. In 1956, Ukhta officials, country» was a great help. Party and City Committee of All-Union the petroleum, petrochemical and extension of Gubkin Moscow Oil including Production Director, Eugene The Act intended to provide Leninist Young Communist League. gas industries required professional and Gas Industrial Institute. Yudin, and HR professionals, organized professional training courses for Then, the recruitment continued at the training of the engineers at the preparatory courses for higher students who will be combining their main industrial locations of Ukhta. All industrial sites. Issues related to V. I. Sheptunov, education institutions entrance exams study with production work; therefore, teachers were to hold entrance exams program structure were discussed by the dean of the at Ukhta Mining Oil and Gas College. to strengthening available evening and for all majors all at the same time. the USSR Supreme Economic Council, evening faculty of According to Ludmila Maximova distance learning programs. On April Thus, if a one was to pass mathematics Regional Communist Party of the GMOGII in Ukhta (at the time - a leading engineer of 5th, 1958, the USSR Minister of Higher exam he could take an exam on Soviet Union, Council of Ministers, in 1966-1967. Ukhta particulate plant) and Abram Education, Elyutin, issued an order another subject right then and there. and the Economic Council of Komi Karpovich, Railway College teacher, to open Learning and Professional That is how the first student admission Republic. It was decided to establish a group of Ukhta part-time students Training Centers, that corresponde was held. LPTC staff also included an evening and extramural technical that was led by Lyudmila Novoselova with appropriate departments of Kadyrova M. A., a cashier-accountant faculty at Ukhta LPTC of GMOGII with (an Ukhta Mining Oil and Gas College Gubkin Moscow Oil and Gas Industrial and Troyanik L.S., a librarian. an aim to ultimately develop it into an graduate) approached Karpovich Institute in two cities, Nebit-Dag and As noted by the Deputy Dean of Industrial Institute. with a request to consult them on Ukhta. At the root of The Learning and Part-Time Student Faculty of GMOGII, writing a «strength of materials» course Professional Training Center in Ukhta E. Berezovsky, the first admission in tests. Upon the completion of a two was a great scientist, the first director of Ukhta was rushed and conducted V. M. Slivkin, year college program, students were GMOGII, Professor Kuzma Zhigach. As without prior preparations. A little Head of Promotion to transfer to Gubkin Moscow Oil and part of LPTC organization, an admission over 100 people were enrolled during and Propaganda of Ukhta City Committee this admission round, but many Gas Industrial Institute in accordance committee traveled to hold entrance Communist Party with their chosen major. Among the exams. students were lacking knowledge in Department. first graduates were: N.I. Zhukov, V.N. mathematics, physics, and chemistry

4 5 1960, GMOGII sent a Geological Center allocated 1200 delegation of commissioners, square meters of space to Ukhta LPTC. Inlead by the Vice-Rector for Ukhta Industrial units allocated Evening and Part-Time Learning, funds to purchase laboratory Associate Professor, Tolstikh I. F. in equipment as well as donated a order to close Ukhta LPTC. Then, Ukhta considerable amount of valuable Communist Party of the Soviet Union laboratory equipment and glassware Bureau called an urgent meeting on to Ukhta LPTC. Gubkin Institute the issue of higher education that will provided great assistance by regularly not interfere with production process. sending its best teachers to Ukhta and It was decided not to close Ukhta LPTC, by supplying the Center library with but rather strengthen the organization instructional literature. In March of of learning process and to provide 1962, Yuri Rybakov was sent to Ukhta more assistance. In September of LPTC to take a position of Head of the 1960, GMOGII university administration Center on what at first was supposed appointed E. V. Brovtsina to oversee to be a business trip and later on lead the organization of the educational to a permanent Dean of General process at Ukhta LPTC. Textbooks, visual Technical Evening Study Faculty of and teaching aids were provided to GMOGII in Ukhta position. the Center. Town newspaper covered Active part in problem solving Ukhta LPTC’s progress. The newspaper, for Ukhta LPTC’s evening general «Ukhta» published an article by technical faculty took everyone who Berezovsky with a title «serious matter was interested in the development of demands serious attention», which the city, including the Secretary of City covered such issues as high dropout Communist Party, Anatoliy Budarin, rates and poor student academic Head Architect, Pavel Murzin, Head performance. Newspaper «Red Flag» of Promotion and Propaganda of provided data analysis of Ukhta LPTC Ukhta City Committee Communist which caused to consider a transition Party, Vasily Slivkin. All industrial units Students Students of Ukhta Learning to evening school learning format. At of the region extended their helping and Professional Training Center during first, they arranged for training courses hand when it came to the creation a geological internship expedition lead in Ukhta and surrounding villages, of training and laboratory facilities. by the geologist, O. A. Solntsev. 1961. Vodniy, Sosnovka and Yarega. 400 Regional Geological Administration enrolled in these courses. In 1960-1961 of Ukhta allocated 100 thousand academic year, Ukhta industrial sites rubles for the development of higher requested for exams to held twice, in education in Ukhta. June and in January. All in all, these Ukhta’s furniture factory has preparatory courses yielded good manufactured and donated office, results. 46 out of 58 applicants passed classroom and laboratory furniture. their exams. Ukhta industrial sites and

E.V. Brovtsina, Head of LPTC, Oktyabrskaya St.

General Technical Evening Study Faculty of GMOGII in Ukhta Students

6 7 regory Ermolaevich Panov, S. Y., Solodov M. I., Ar tasov D. I., Gurevich PhD of Technical Sciences, G. I., Ganichev N. A., Ginsburg M. M., professor of Karaganda and Krems A. Y.. G Polytechnic Institute, the Financial situation started to supervisor of rock physics industrial improve and Centers assets continued laboratory, was appointed as the first to multiply. The Institute was given a 294 Rector of UII. bed dormitory facility. In December Ph.D. Theodore T. Tyurikov, Associate of 1967, twenty two apartments were Professor, Vice-Rector of Siberian given to «PECHORLES» integrated mill Institute of Technology, was appointed faculty members. Also, in April of 1968, as the Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs the City Committee of Communist and Research. Soviet Union Party Bureau and the Edward Vasilievich Pyadichev Executive Committee of City Council became the Dean of Oilfield Faculty, decide to grant the institution thirty- Faculty of Forestry was to be led by four additional apartments. Anton Akimovich Romanov, and the Dean of Evening Part-Time Faculty position went to Yuri Borisovich Sinaiskiy. Professor G. E. Panov, The first UII admission accounted The first UII Rector, for 375 students, and with taking 1967-1975. into account evening and part-time students that number came close to 1200. He was born in Altai region in 1929; graduated from Tashkent Mining 15 departments were formed, which College, and in 1953 enrolled at employed 63 teachers that included Moscow Mining Institute of I.V. Stalin. 12 PhDs. Acting heads of departments In 1956, he graduated with a «Stratified were: Startzev V. V., Tahvatulin V. Z., Deposits Development» major which Dunaevskaya R. V., Nikolaev V. N., qualified him as a mining engineer. Fedoulov S. A., Tyurikov F. T., Panov G. E., After working in production for a Rodionov N. I., Rybakov,Y. F., Pechersky short while, G. E. Panov continued his education as graduate student. In 1963, he was awarded a “candidate of technical sciences” degree, and in 1965, an “associate professor” academic title. On July 21, 1967, he was appointed as UII the first rector. In 1969, G. E. Panov defended his doctoral dissertation at Moscow Mining Institute. In total he has published more than 100 scientific papers. Since 1967, under Panov’s scientific supervision, The Secret to Rapid ergonomic oilfield production studies were initiated at UII. As a researcher, Panov became a leader of several scientific projects. In 1970, he became the «Higher Development Education Institutions» journal’s editorial board member. Ukhta Industrial Institute (UII) Gregory Ermolaevich was a member of City Committee of Communist Soviet Union Party, a member of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the An order, dated July 16, 1967, issued by the Minister of Higher USSR’s Presidium of Scientific-Curricula and Secondary Special Education, determined the structure of and Scientific-Technical unions in oil Ukhta Industrial Institute that was being created. It included three field education sections, and Ukhta City Council Deputy. faculties; Oil & Gas, Forestry and Evening Part-Time. In 1975, G. E. Panov moved to Moscow and became the Head of Labor and Environmental Safety Department at GMOGII. Gregory Ermolaevich is an honorary recipient of such rewards as «Honor», «Outstanding Work Ethic», I degree «Miner`s Glory” award and «Outstanding Achievements in USSR Higher Education».

Rock analysis on an X-ray machine. 1974.

8 9 V. N. Pantileenko, First Dean of Architectural Faculty

Forestry Institute Students during laboratory studies, 1970

octor of Geological and increase the number of departments in the social and cultural life of the Mineralogical Sciences, to 25. Institute. As early as in the summer Hero of Socialist Labor, In 1971, another full-time faculty of 1968, first student construction DAndrei Yakovlevich Krems, had lounged, which was a Building workforce team was formed and tremendously contributed to the Faculty. participated in a Dynamic Komsomol development of the Industrial Institute The institute structure has been Construction project in Vuktyl and during that time. During the first three improving throughout the time period were awarded Komi Regional All- years, he was in charge of the largest from 1968 to 1972. The research sector Union Leninist Young Communist division, the Geology Department. began its work. Since January 1968, League diplomas. In 1972, the first Under his leadership the department the research center began to enter stage of institute formation and created and developed scientific and into contracts with companies to development was completed: first technical foundation for the study of conduct research work for them. engineers successfully graduated geological sciences. Geological and In1968, the contractual works from institute’s day faculties. The mineralogical laboratories are being summed up to 165.3 thousand rubles. country was provided with 412 established at the institute where creative teams began to form professionals who went on to work in research is being done on topic among research and scientific different parts of their Motherland; to ordered by industry industrial units: departments and faculties. Between cities such as Usinsk and Vorkuta to «Geological conditions that can 1968 and 1972, as a result of research Krasnoyarsk and Sakhalin. accelerate major oil and gas industry works, 13 PhD dissertations were The following students graduated construction in Komi Republic defended and 4 patents were with honors: Zabrodotskaya O. N., and Nenets Autonomous District». received. Krasnoslobod K. A., Komyagina E. L., During the execution of this topic Newly formed Communist Party Rimskikh V. F., Nosov A.L., Torlopov and a number of other, department and Komsomol organizations of the V. L.. 1972 Graduates: Bench A. researchers have mastered the institute oversaw large social work R., Sorokin N. A., Ulyasheva N. modern methods of scientific campaigns. During that period, M., Pashnin E. K., Borisenko G. A., analysis, mathematical methods and Communist Party Bureau was led by Chernyakov Y. V., defended their the long-term economic outlook on Yuri Sinaiskiy and Albert Shuktomov. PhD dissertations. Oilfield Machinery Laboratory studies, exploration and production of oil In 1968, Komsomol organization and Equipment major graduate, Ivan 1971 and gas. consisted of 328 members. Vladimir Pronin, competed as a member of From 1968 to 1972, the number Talzovsky was its leader at the time. the USSR national skiing team in the of teaching staff quadrupled. In Student body was rapidly growing Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972. 1972, there already were 285 faculty as well. At the end of 1971, there Ukhta Industrial Institute was members, including one doctor and were 2250 full-time students alone. becoming the main supplier of 64 candidates. Such an increase in Students were succeeding in their engineering personnel to leading the number of teachers enabled an studies and actively participated industrial units of the northern region. Metal Technology course 10 practical training, 1970 11 An evening gathering dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Ukhta. In the first row are O. L. Chuprova and A. N. Kaneva. 1974

The first secretary of the UII Komsomol Committee, M. A. Trohanovich

Head of the Development and Exploration of Heavy Oil and Bitumen Department, N. I. Berejnoy

Faculty and staff of Oil and Gas Geology Department, 1970. Left to right: N. I. Litvinenko, S. S. Geiro, G. I. Kiriyenko, T. G. Yudina, Head of Department B. N. Liubomirov, A. Y. Krems, E. F. Kreynin, N. G. Podorova, V. S. Leshchenko, G. P. Khlebnikova, A. V. Solomatin , Y. I. Shatov

12 13 Student Constriction Team «Brigantina» in Koslan, 1970

We’ll get a little rest... Rector G. E. Panov and will start digging used to always join in again

Now they understand what it is like to be a miner. In Jarega oil mine, Techniques and Vertical Automation -2-6 class. 1970 Walking proudly on a plank road that they have laid themselves. Vuktyl, 1968

14 15 It’s time to gather the potatoes...

Future drilling specialist. Ural Mountains. 1969

Geological field study in the Polar Urals - it’s so romantic! 1969

The hay only looks light and fluffy... Third division of «Ukhta» state farm. 1968

Industrial and Civil Engineering major students during geodetic internship in Krutoy

16 17 On the ski trail is the pride of our Institute, Olympic Games in Sapporo participant, Pronin

All as one - our champions!

Runner’s Day. Sambo makes «Do you dare repeat True athletes pass a man out of a after me?» the baton student

18 19 Geological Reaserch Faculty column marches along Pervomayskaya Street on November 7, 1970s.

Ukhta gentlemen At May First demonstration. Late 1970s. Left to right: G. P. Drozdowski, F. M. Anikushin, E. V. Fedorov

Waiting for the parade to begin ... November 7, mid -1970s . Left to right: V. N. Pantileenko, I. M. Ametov

Smile, gentlemen! May Gathering at the main entrance of UII. Mid 1970s. Left to right: Leading the way are the department 1Demonstration. Early 1970s. May 1, mid -1970s. A. S. Popov and his wife, leaders! May 1, early 1970s . Left to right: E. F. Kreynin , Left to right: T. V. Kuznetsova, V. K. Khegai and their children Left to right: I. I. Entsov , V. G. Chernikov G. I. Sanina, A. A. Mordvinov O. S. Kochetkov

20 21 Graduate’s oath: I, Ukhta Industrial Institute graduate, while receiving my engineering diploma, solemnly swear:

— To carry with pride the title of Ukhta Industrial Institute alumni I swear!

­— To always better myself, strive to become UII’s vocal and competent, highly skilled, sensitive and attentive to instrumental band those in charge performs on Ukhta’s I swear! television station — To implement the government’s decisions during the implementation of each and every task I swear!

— To be proud of my profession, to give it all of my strength and knowledge I swear! Emcee, G. Borisenko, introduces the next — To keep up with the progress, to be aware of the musical act latest Soviet Union’s scientific and technological achievements I swear!

— To maintain student enthusiasm under any circumstances, to always take an active part in social life of the work team I swear!

— To carry through life the memories of my home The jury must remain institute, to promote its image and prestige through neutral, but easier said than done my hard work I swear!

Performance of Student Construction Team members, art troupe «Prometheus ‘69» in Pechora. 1969

22 23 Celebratory meeting devoted to the graduation of UII specialists. 1977. Left to right: Deputy Minister of Russian Education, N. V. Popov, Secretary of Communist Party Committee, L. N. Novoselova, UII Rector V. M. Matusevich, Communist Party of UII Secretary, L.L. Tsivileva UII Rector from 1975 to 1980. Professor V. M. Matoussevitch

Second rector of Ukhta Industrial Institute. Born on January 22, 1937, in Tomsk. In 1958, he graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic Institute (TPI) with a degree in «Hydrogeology and Geological Engineering». In 1964, earned his PhD at TPI. He began his career in 1958: was a leader of a thematic hydrogeochemical party TPI and was the Head of the Basic Hydrogeochemical Research Laboratory. In 1965, started work at ZapSibNIGNI (Geological Research Institute of Western Siberia) as Head of Hydrogeochemistry Laboratory. In 1971, took a position at Tyumen Industrial Institute as Head of a newly reopened department of Hydrogeology and Geology Engineering. In 1972, he defended his doctoral thesis. In the same year he Official opening ceremony of the First Scientific and Technical Student Creativity was elected as Dean of Geological exhibition. 1976. The ribbon was cut by the rector, V. M, Matusevich and a straight-A Research Faculty. In 1973, he was student, G. Fedorenko. appointed as Vice-Rector of Tyumen Industrial Institute. Became a Professor in 1974. From 1975 to 1980 worked as The Life ince the mid-seventies, research visiting session of People’s Control the Rector of Ukhta Industrial Institute, activity played a major role in Committee of Komi ASSR. Implemented after that he returned to the city of UII’s expansion of business and projects proved to increase the Tyumen. inventive contacts. The institute economic benefits by 60 %. Technical Main areas and the most S significant results of research: oil and developed 111 research projects of problems were being solved and gas, hydrogeology, hydrogeological Continued... various topics. Research of the physical implemented to improve reliability of stratification and water pumping and mechanical properties of rocks- drilling equipment and labor safety systems, hydrogeochemistry of West- Ukhta Industrial Institute bearing areas of the Timan-Pechora at oil and gas fields and facilities; Siberian Waters. Vladimir Mikhailovich region aimed at finding science- analytical work was being conducted prepared 20 candidates and three based selection method for types of on working conditions, safety issues, doctors, registered one scientific From September 1, 1975, after the departure of Gregory drilling bits used and the development and economic efficiency of round discovery and 2 inventions, and of optimal modes yield close to 1 billet production; research was being over 250 of his scientific papers were Ermolaevich Panov, a new rector was pronounced, published. Honorary Scientist of Russia. Doctor of Technical Sciences, Vladimir Mikhailovich million rubles instead of planned 150 done on improvement of materials and V. M. Matusevich’s accomplishments thousand rubles. Contractual research designs of commercial and highway are recognized with following Matoussevitch. work aspect was rapidly developing. construction in terms of the Far North; awarded medals: «For Valiant Labor», It’s customers were the Ministries of oil and others. Some of the topics directly «For the development of mineral and gas, woodworking, construction, dealt with the improvement of quality resources and West Siberian oil and and geology fields as well as the USSR of life in the Far North. gas industry», «For Phenomenal Academy of Sciences. In 1975, 40 Achievements in National Economy», contractual order, totaling in over $6 with «Honorary Komsomol Member» and other awards. million rubles, were developed. In 1981, scientific research institute’s effectiveness was discussed by the 24 25 Teachers are getting ready for lectures at the social sciences auditorium. 1978. Left to right: S. S. Popova, G. A. Chuprakova, A. M. Meylahov, L. P. Lezina, N. S. Zelikina.

26 27 Mathematics Olympiad Student Jury. 1976. Left to right: Head Lecturer, A. M. Ametov, Associate Professor, G. V. Danilov, Head Lecturer, I. I. Volkova

Laboratory Assistants G. M. Sanin, G. Krasnobabtsev at the Hydraulics Laboratory, 1975.

Forest Technology Faculty Associate Professor,G. P. Drozdovskiy, demonstrates the hydraulic manipulator model. 1978

International Friendship Club meeting. 1978.

Geological Survey Group Oil and gas geology student takes the -74 at the entrance of “Alma state examination, A. A. Alabushin Mater”. Lecture Hall B. 1977 (future Deputy CEO of «Lukoil- Uhtanefteprodukt «). February 1980. Admission board members: unknown; Associate Professor, S. S. Geiro, Professor A. I. Dyakonov, assistant A. R. Bench

28 29 Receiving the exam: Communist Party of the Soviet Union History Department Teaching Assistant, N. L. Afanasyeva; Philosophy Department Assistant Professor, A. M. Rakov; Dean of Part-Time Study Faculty, V. D. Liewosev. Late 1970s.

Industrial and Civil Engineering-74 group students study building model.

Receiving Russian Language Exam: O. L. Chuprova, E. Yakimova, V. I. Zelenkova. Late 1970s.

The best student of Industrial and Civil Engineering -74 group, A. Volkov

UII’s first computer - BESM -4M. Late1970s.

30 31 Geodetic field training in Krokhal. 1975

At a road building site in Bashkiria, Construction of a residential housing Shaksha settlement, 1978 complex on «Red Triangle» factory territory. Leningrad, 1977

A brigade of future builders worked hard and played hard. Leningrad, 1977

Associate Professor V.V. Zaremba held his outdoors practical lessons on geodesy in city streets. 1970s.

Field training must go on in any weather. Bashkiria, 1976

32 33 Official ceremony dedicated to the beginning of labor intensive semester. Pervomayskaya Square, mid -1970s. In the foreground gives his welcoming speech Student Construction Team (SCT) leader, N. Tskhadaya, in the background are members of City Committee All-Union Leninist Young Communist League, V. I. Shulzhenko and M. A. Trohanovich

The entire SCT «Gianeya». They had to unload the cement Chechen-Ingush Autonomous quickly. SCT «Palmira», Uzbekistan, 1979 Soviet Socialist Republic, 1979

Catching carp on their «Tomato» brigade helps Girls are a bit weary work breaks. Fish soup harvest. Astrakhan, 1976 from steep banks of the turned out delicious! SCT Khatayakha river in Vozey «Palmira», Uzbekistan, settlement.1975 1979

Every work day began with a meeting. SCT «Palmira», Uzbekistan, 1979

34 35 It’s not easy to gather cabbage either, but at least you get to nibble on it if you are hungry. 1975

Singing on their way to work. 1976

Autumn in Palevitsy Village was sunny and «potatoesy». 1976

At the railway station anticipating the departure to potato fields. 1976

36 37 UII volleyball team. Late 1970s. Team Head Coach, A. S. Gurevich, points out strategic mistakes.

Rector V. M. Matusevich awards the winners of water polo competitions. 1978

Spring relay lifts the spirits.

Assistant Professor of Forestry Machinery Department, E. V. Fedorov, is the First coach of Alpine skiing in Ukhta during practice. The second half of the 1970s.

38 39 Meeting at the Institute’s main lecture hall. November 7, 1970s. Parade Commander, V. G. The weather outside frightful, but my heart is so delightful. Chernikov. Behind him, from left November 7, 1979. From left to right: Z. Kuchko, L. A. Sarajina to right: Rector V. M. Matusevich, with her daughter Oksana (today she is an employee of S. A. Veselov, I. I. Volkova, L. L. Professional Training Institute, Shkilnyuk ), N. B. Olenkova, Tsivileva. I. I. Balybina, T. A. Grigorieva

Perspective and Shadow Projections Department celebrates the holiday with smiles and balloons. November 7, 1978. From left to right: P. I. Peskov, N. A. Zaostrovskaya, N. I. Ovsyannikova, V. T. Larina, R. Mitina, F. I. Pekarina, E. V. Berezina, V. P. Popov.

40 41 UII Rector from 1980 to 1997, Professor G. V. Rassokhin

Gennady Vasilyevich Rassokhin was new rector was meeting of Student Research University born in 1937, in the village Fastovetskaya, gradually changing leaders of Northwestern zone of in Krasnodar region. In 1959, he Thethe management USSR that was held at UII. In 1881, graduated from Grozny Oil Institute, team of the Institute. He was promoting student Olympiads in basic scientific majored in «Development of oil and gas energetic, enthusiastic individuals with disciplines, foreign languages and fields». After graduation, he worked at Volgograd region gas fields as a Gas a business background who were electrical were organized within Operator and a section foreman. At the knowledgeable in higher education the first round of an All - Soviet Union age of twenty-four he was promoted to particulars and had strong business Olympiad «Students and scientific and a Head of Korobkovsk gas field. ties with industry representatives of the technical progress». At a city youth Since September of 1962, he region. exhibition of scientific and technical started his scientific work as a Senior In November 1981, Dean of creativity the institute showed 25 Gas Condensate Field Development Academic Affairs appointed Dean of student works. In 1982, nine student Researcher at Krasnodar branch of All- the Faculty of Oil and Gas, associate papers were presented at the second Soviet Union Scientific Research Institute of Oil. In 1966, he defended his thesis. professor of design and operation of round of the All-Soviet Union Olympiad From November 1971 became the oil and gas fields, Ivan Gayvoronskiy. for social sciences student works. In Director of All-Soviet Union Scientific UII in its Prime A. A. Mordvinov took the vacated 1982, a first programming contest Research Institute of Natural Gases position as Dean. From 1981 to 1985, was organized and five student works branch in Ukhta, Komi region. Ukhta Industrial Institute G. V. Rassokhin, V. A. Kopeikin, O. S. were awarded diplomas at national On September 1, 1980, Rassokhin Kochetkov, and V. S. Hain defended exhibitions; Novosibirsk’s «Universities assumed his duties as rector of UII as well their doctorate dissertations, and also of Russian Federation - Development defended his doctorate thesis. 1980 was sort of a final chapter in the history of the institute. Dr. A. I. Kobrunov came to Ukhta. of Siberia» and Petrozavodsk’s «The For his outstanding achievements in the fields of economy and scientific- Under the 17 years of Rassokhin Man and The Environment». In 1983, Perhaps, the most important event was the change of its rector. organization, Gennady Rassokhin In 1980, this position went to Gennady Vasilyevich Rassokhin. The leadership, six new majors were a student conference, VIII Student was awarded honorary titles such Institute had entered into its new phase... introduced; two new buildings, Scientific Conference, dedicated to as “Honorary Employee of The Gas nine-student dormitories, residential life and work of I. V. Goethe, was held Industry”, “Honorary Worker of Higher buildings for employees, sports in German. Presentations were made Education of Russia”, “Honorary complex «Burevestnik», and a student by more than 600 students. Scientist of Komi Republic”, and cfeteria were built. The Institute was Rassokhin was an active social “Honorary Science and Technology equipped with latest appliances, and political activist: Deputy Ukhta Worker of Russian Federation”. G. V. Rassokhin awarded medals for «Honor» including computers. International City Council, a member Ukhtia and «For Valiant Labor» as well as relationships were established, City Communist Party Committee, with an honorary presidium from the postgraduate level was added and was a Head of a city organization, Academy of Natural Sciences «For the first thesis defense committee was «Knowledge», and a city council for merits in development of science and formed. Komi republican department public education. In 1989, he was economy». In December of 2000, G. V. of Natural Sciences was opened in elected as Deputy of the Supreme Rassokhin was posthumously awarded Ukhta. Soviet of Russian Federation and an honorary title «Ukhta Resident of the In 1980, the Research Laboratory Deputy Head of the Supreme Council Century». A state educational institution, «Ukhta Technical Lyceum” has been of Sociological Research (led by N. N. of Russian Federation for Science and named after G. V. Rassokhin, and oil Shchukin) was established. However, Public Education. and gas majors’ students of Ukhta student research papers remained a State Technical University are eligible to priority at all times. An indication of the receive G. V. Rassokhin scholarships. level of development in this direction became apparent at an April of 1981

42 43 Assistant Professor of descriptive A meeting on institute development prospects at the Rector’s office. Mid geometry and graphics, G. I. Larin, 1980s. Left to right: Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, V. N. Pantileenko; is giving a lecture. Early 1990s. Vice President for Part-Time Education, A. A. Gerchik, Vice President for Science, R. G. Akhmadeev, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Civil Construction Department, L. A. Erokhina; Director of a Komi branch of the All-Soviet Union Scientific Research Institute of Natural Gases, O. N Solovyov; Head of the central administrative board, «Komigazneftestroy», V. I. Miroshnichenko; Director of the «Severgasprom», B. V. Budzulyak; CEO of «Uhtaneftegazgeologiya», F. N. Mamedov; CEO of «Pechorageofizika», V. M. Volkov; CEO of «Komi Energo», A. G. Kirillov.

44 45 Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology and Performance of Construction Materials Department, A. A. Zaostrovsky, watching a microfilm on a mikrofotoskope. Late 1980s.

A German language lecture at a language laboratory is being conducted by the Head German Language Teacher, A. K. Pabst. 1989.

Practical study of oil and gas condensate using infrared spectrometry method carried out by the Head of the Physics Department, Associate Professor, V.O. Nekuchaev and a Head Lecturer, A. A. Latvishev. Late 1980s.

A postgraduate student of Building In a display class, S. E. Kuznetsov Materials and Architectural Designs and N. S. Senkin. Early 1990s . department, S. N. Belyaev, at the Building Materials Laboratory. 1991.

46 47 Left to right: Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, V. N. Pantileenko; Associate Professor, R. P. Tsivilev; Rector, G. V. Rassokhin. The second half of the 1980s.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Department, V. I. Krupenskiy, during class. 1988

Head of Performance of Construction Materials and Machinery Department, A. M. Sharygin, during class

Oil and gas geology term papers discussion. 1982. Teaching Staff: Associate Professor, E. F. Kreynin and Head Teacher, A. R. Bench.

Head of Physics Department, A. D. Vitohin, at a student research laboratory. Early 1980s.

48 49 Head of Drilling Department, R. G. Akhmadeev, (on the left), at the Timan-Pechora super-deep borehole. 1980s .

50 51 Head of Electrification and Automation of Technological Processes Department, E. B. Golubev, teaches at the electrical equipment laboratory

Laboratory assignment at a petrography auditorium. Late 1980s.

Assistant Professor, A. S. Popov, receiving an exam

52 53 Senior Lecturer, Y. M. Sharygin, at the Performance of Construction Materials research laboratory.

54 55 Geophysical practical training for 2nd year students under the guidance of Associate Professor of Geophysics, A. P. Kuzmichyov. 1981.

Geodetic summer practical training. 1984 Associate Professor of Mathematics Department, V. N. Likhachev during class. 1990s.

Forestry Faculty Students during practical training at the All-Union production enterprise «Komilesprom» laid a geofabric roadbed on a swampy stretch of Nizhny Odes - Vuktyl road. 1982

56 57 SCT «Northerner» in the gardens of Bulgaria helps pick apples. 1982

After a hard-work day. SCT «Northerner», Bulgaria, 1984.

SCT «Northerner» at a Who doesn’t love to listen and construction site in Lovech, to sing along to guitar songs? Bulgaria, 1982. SCT «Northerner», Lovech, Bulgaria, 1982.

International SCT in Bulgaria, 1992 Preparatory construction work. SCT «Northerner», Lovech, Bulgaria, 1982

58 59 The UII biathlon team. End of the 1980s.

«The Runner’s Day». 1980s

Aerobics performance. 1980s.

Komi Republic University Championship in track-and-field events. UII Coaches. LAte 1980s. Left to right: I. L. Nikishev; A. V. Nikonov; I. N. Plech; Maltsev; in the background - UII Rector, G. V. Rassokhin.

60 61 «Cheerful Starts». 1983. Left to right: S. Skripkin ; N. A. Sorokin; unknown; A. A. Gurevich.

Relay. 1980s.

UII hockey team. Water polo team before a game. 1980s. Everyone is listening to the coach, N. V. Chashin. 1985.

62 63 khta University practices the among Russian universities. concept of lifelong contentious The university employs about education to ensure the 600 teaching instructors including U effectiveness of person’s lecturers, doctors, and candidates of professional development, a unique sciences, professors, academicians, and well thought-out personnel honored and honorable workers of policy. Its educational process covers Komi Republic and Russian Federation, all stages of the future expert’s and recipients of professional awards. development: About 70% of teaching instructors • Educational programs realized at have academic degrees. They elementary school «Rostock-USTU»; prepare post-graduate students in • Primary and secondary higher over 19 postgraduate education UII / USTU Rector since 1997, education programs; programs. Three doctoral dissertation Professor N. D. Tskhadaya • Undergraduate, graduate and councils work on 7 majors. specialist level programs; Much attention is paid to the • Professional training and constant improvement of all faculty Nikolai Denisovich Tskhadaya was retraining at the Training Institute - an members’ qualifications in the field born on October 20th, 1950 in a Lower independent certifying educational of modern technology of leading Domanik village of Ukhta region in Komi center; enterprises and strategic partner Republic. • Second higher education universities of Russia. Graduated from Oilfield Faculty programs; The experience in the internal of Ukhta Industrial Institute with a • Postgraduate and doctoral level quality-system formation as well as the “Machinery and Equipment of Oil and Gas Fields” major. In 1997, N.D. studies. implementation of the developments Tskhadaya was elected as rector of Ukhta Technical Lyceum named from other country universities played Ukhta State University. after G. V. Rassokhin has become an a tremendous role in setting of high In 1986 he defended his Candidate integral part of USTU’s personnel policy. standards; thus, the university to of Sciences thesis; in 1999 defended It implements programs of general become a recipient of a diploma his Doctoral thesis. In 2000, Nikolai secondary education with an in-depth in high-quality specialist training. Denisovich was awarded a title of study of chosen major subjects and is The high quality of education is also Professor. N.D. Tskhadaya is an author the best institution of Komi Republic in confirmed by the large demand for of numerous scientific papers and has a number of patented inventions. its category. university graduates among industry Main Nikoli Denisovich’s research As of today, the University structure representatives, and many students undertakings are in the fields of includes: are already guaranteed a job as early systematic optimization of work • Oil and Gas Institute; as in their third year of study. conditions in underground coal-mining • Forestry Institute; industry, an integrated assessment • Economics and Management methodology for impact of oil mining Ukhta Institute; on the environment, and the design of • Geological Department; a multi-channel pipeline out of non- metallic materials for environmental • Architecture and Civil Engineering safety of oil mine pipelines. Faculty; Tskhadaya is a member of Komi Turns University • Information Technology Faculty; Republic Ministry of Education and • Liberal Education Faculty; Higher Education Institutions collegium, • International Student Faculty. a Deputy Chairman of the Higher University offers over 50 majors to Education Accreditation Committee, choose from for secondary and higher the Chairman of USTU Dissertation Town! Thesis Board, a member of the Russian vocational education alone. Academy of Natural Sciences, USTU has federal budgetary the Chairman of Komi Regional vacancies as well as offers contractual Department of Natural Sciences. In Currently, USTU is the largest technical university of the enrollment with payment of tuition 2004, was elected a Chairman of Komi fees; available study options are full- Republic Rector Council. European North of the country. It is also one of the main time, part-time and distance learning N. D. Tskhadaya’s achievements representatives of a Consortium of the mineral and raw using distance learning technologies are noted with honorary diplomas of for bachelor and master’s degree Supreme Soviet Presidium and of Komi materials as well as fuel and energy university complex programs. Any USTU student has a right Republic Council of Ministers, and Ministry of Education; with Medals «For to pursue two degrees at the same of Russia. Tremendous human resources, scientific, Merit» of 1st and 2nd degree; badge time. «For the Homeland Improvement» logistical, cultural, informational, and economic potential Over 12,000 students study at our named after V. N. Tatishchev; a badge is concentrated at the university that is why the city is often university. The University is actively of the Ministry of Education; a Medal of engaged in employment of its students. St. Innokentiy Order of Moscow Russian referred to as Ukhta the university town. Annually, over 80% of USTU graduates Orthodox Church of the Moscow are employed upon graduation, which Patriarchate; RF Government Prize; and is one of the highest employment rates an Honorary Worker of Komi Republic.

64 65 integral part of the university is the maintenance Anand development of science and innovation. In the field of basic and applied research, multidisciplinary research projects are being conducted, results of which are at a high level and in demand by enterprises and are recognized not only in Russia, but by their their foreign colleagues as well. USTU has 12 scientific-pedagogy institutions, some developments and achievements of which have no analogues in the world. The University is not only proud of its teaching staff’s scientific results, but also of its student final projects and disser tations that have repeatedly won prizes at competitions and exhibitions of various levels. Priority is given to research work and projects carried out according to narrowed down topics of Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation programs, commissioned by ministries and departments of Komi Republic as well as country’s largest enterprises. Rector’s Office considers it necessary to give full support to innovation, to introduce promising developments during university practical curricula: USTU successfully operates a number of small innovative enterprises engaged in the commercialization of new technologies and developments of university scientists. For its guest, the University organizes a serious of excursions, which include visits to main attractions of the «Northern Pearl» - the birthplace of first Russian oil; such as a visit to a unique USTU history museum, a walk through Enterprises’ Name Auditoriums and Laboratories, the University Town and through USTU’s tv studio as well as its print releases editing offices. Training and educational processes in USTU, as well as scientific creativity, classes on various forms art, sports, theater, and performing arts are all aimed at the development of a multi- dimensional personality in students and at the formation of their professional and personal principles. Each month, over a hundred different events take place in Ukhta: exhibitions, concerts, performances, workshops, conferences, and sporting events, where the majority of participants are the students of the university, proving each time that Ukhta is indeed a university town!

66 67 Igor Leonidovich Shpektor

Chairman of the USTU Board of Trustees, Deputy Chairman of the Public Chamber of Russian Federation of local governing and housing and communal politics, President of the Arctic and Far North Cities Union, academician of Moscow Academy of Economy and Law.

STU’s strategic partners are the leading multinational Strategic companies of Russia such as U JSC «Gazprom», JSC «Transneft», JSC «Rosneft», OJSC «LUKOIL», JSC Partners «Zarubezhneft» and their numerous subsidiaries and they provide all possible assistance to the university that allows its core departments to equip their laboratories with latest equipment of those companies, computer multimedia complexes, final project development design offices, provide internship placement in various fields for students, faculty and graduate students, assist in the implementation of joint research and innovation projects, as well as in the implementation of social and cultural activities.

68 69 Head of Barents Euro -Arctic Student Affairs Office, Bjorn Wisconsin University graduate, Grace Tran, Ernie Brown - petroleum engineer from Dr. Gregor Berghorn - Head of the Moscow Sogdal, and Institute of Economics Management and continues to get acquainted with Russian the United States visiting under the Quarters of the German Academic Regional Development’s professor, Thor Gertsen, with the culture through program Fulbright at USTU. «Distinguished Lecturer Program SPE» Exchange Service (DAAD) Vice-Rector for External Affairs, Georgy Korshunov. during a lecture for Ukhta university students

Integration with World Education

cademic mobility is one of the organizations; Sayadov. Victoria Litvinenko is a USTU’s Institute of Oil main international activities of • participation in the development coordinator of international programs. and Gas students during a language Ukhta State Technical University. and implementation of international A news project, «UTimenews», translator exchange in UK. АInternational Department educational projects; is Olga Bushkovskaya. The duties of the provides an opportunity for students, • international grants and International Department Analyst are graduate students, and young scientists scholarships search for the university; assigned to Anton Rudykh. to continue their education or acquire • PR and media cooperation: International Department activities research experience abroad through creation and development of USTU are aimed at the development and participation in short-term educational image internationally, promotion of strengthening of international university or research programs. educational services, an increase of contactsa and are focused on mutually International Department is an USTU diploma international prestige; beneficial business partnerships and an «NAREK» Association meeting. USTU is represented by its Vice-Rector for independent unit. Its activities are • analytical work; effective development of bilateral USTU Research and Innovation, Vladislav guided by the University Statute, • other perspective developments. participation in international exchange Kuleshov. The International Department Academic exchanges are programs, which is one of the directions Regulations, University Rector’s orders, implemented in accordance with that brings positive development of the The Educational Activity License the agreements between Ukhta university, improves its competitiveness for additional vocational training State Technical University and and prestige. programs, as well as the curriculum partner institutions, agreements with and the work program for additional international companies, foundations vocational training. and other organizations. International T h e m a i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l D e p a r t m e n t ’s Department of Ukhta University objective is to promote integration of maintains close relations with partners USTU with world education. To achieve from Germany, Finland, Norway, In Beijing, USTU students got a this goal, work the following areas is Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Ukraine, chance to study the language and the local culture for a month within conducted by the department: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and a frame of signed cooperation • development of international China. agreement with Liaoning University academic mobility of students, The Head of USTU international graduate students, faculty and staff; department is Grigoriev Anton. The • establishment of new and main work load and the burden of development of existing partnerships responsibility with him share his deputies: with foreign universities and Olga Ahtimirova and Faud Akif oglu

70 71 USTU Majors, minors, areas of expertise, and fields of professional education

HIGHER VOCATIONAL AREAS OF EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION EDUCATION AND MASTER’S PROGRAMS

OIL AND GAS Geophysical Oil Well Research Management (majors): Oil and Gas: Power and Electrical INSTITUTE Methods. Production Management. Horizontal Drilling; Engineering: Oil and Gas (majors): FORESTRY Record management and archiving Drilling Fluids Technology; Automated electromechanical Oil and Gas Wells Drilling; INSTITUTE (majors): Fluid Drilling; complexes and systems. Operation and Maintenance of Oil Logging and Wood Processing Documentation and Record Development of Oil Fields; Production; Industrial Technologies (majors): Management. Reliability of Oil Pipelines and Storage Technosphere Safety: Operation and Maintenance of Forestry Engineering. Ecology and Use of Natural Resources Facilities; (Oil and Gas Industry) Occupational Gas, Condensate and Underground Technological machines and (majors): Design and Development of Safety and Health Storages; equipment (majors): Use of Natural Resources. Hydrocarbon Fields with Horizontal Construction and Repair of Oil Forestry Machinery and Equipment; Wells in Arctic Shelf; Pipelines, Gas Storage Facilities and Oil and Gas Fields Machinery and HUMANITIES Reliability of Arctic Shelf Pipeline Oil Tanks; Equipment. FACULTY Systems. Operation and Maintenance of Land Management and Cadastral Advertisement and Public Relations Transport and Storage of Oil, Gas and Survey (majors): (majors): Refined Products; Geodetic Landscaping and Cadastral Advertisement and Public Relations in Management: Operation and Maintenance of Arctic Survey. the Industrial Sector. Production Management. Shelf Oil and Gas Complexes. Physical Culture (majors): Technosphere Safety (majors): INFORMATION Sports Training. Logging and Wood Processing Technological Processes and TECHNOLOGY Industrial Technologies: Production Safety. FACULTY ARCHITECTURAL Forestry Engineering. Standardization and Metrology Power and Electrical Engineering AND CONSTRUCTION (majors): (majors): FACULTY Construction: Metrology and Metrological Electric Drive and Automation. Construction (majors): Architectural and Construction Maintenance. Computer Programming and Industrial and Civil Construction; Materials; Computing Harware (majors): Heat and Ventilation; Industrial and Civil Construction Heat GEOLOGICAL Automated Data Processing and Water Supply and Sanitation. Supply; SURVEY FACULTY Management. Architecture (major): Industrial and Civil Construction Water Applied Geology (majors): Information Systems and Technology Architectural design. Supply. Geology of Oil and Gas; (majors): Applied Geochemistry, Petrology and Information Systems and Technology. Technological Machines and Mineralogy. Equipment: Geological Exploration Technology INSTITUTE Forestry Technological Processes, (majors): OF ECONOMICS Machines and Equipment; Geophysical Information Systems; AND MANAGEMENT Design methodology for oil and gas Geophysical Methods of Prospecting Economics (majors): well drilling machines and equipment. and Mineral Deposit Survey; Finance and Credit.

72 73 POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS Scientific and Occupational Preparation of Specialists in:

Physics and Mathematics Mechanics of Deformable Solids.

Chemical Sciences Inorganic Chemistry.

Engineering Machinery, Plants and Processes (oil and gas industry); Information-Measuring and Control Systems (Oil and Gas Industry); System Analysis, Management and Information Processing (Oil and Gas Industry); Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods and Program Complexes; Industrial Power Supply; Forestry Logging Technologies and Machines; Building Materials and Products; Occupational Safety and Health (Oil and Gas Industry).

Economics Economy and Management of a National Economy (according to majors and industries); Jurisprudence; Theories and technique of vocational training.

Geosciences Geochemistry, Geochemical Methods of Mineral Surveys; Geology, Investigation and Survey of firm minerals; Geology, Prospecting and Exploration of Oil and Gas Fields; Oil well drilling development and technologies; Mining and Oil and Gas Geology, Geophysics and Geometry of the Bowels of the Earth; Development and Exploitation of Oil and Gas Fields; Construction and Operation of Oil and Gas Pipelines and Storage Facilities.

74 75 In 2012, at the Republican innovative projects contest, USTU was recognized as the best university of the country in career- orientation activities

Career-Orientation Center (COC)

The Career-Orientation Center (Head COC has its own traditions. For an Independent Certifying and Our Features schools of Ust-Tzilem, Knyazhpogist, of the Center, Lily Omelchuk) has example, twice a year (fall and spring) Methodical Center as well as its A distinctive feature of the Centre Troitzko-Pechorsk, and Vuktyl districts united talented and outstanding they hold an open day for students. Professional Practical Training Center is the Faculty Visiting Days. Meetings where university professors read people. They make any event vivid High school students get to enjoy visit schoolchildren with interesting with representatives of the faculties are popular science lectures. and memorable. The main purpose a tour of the university’s industrial seminars. usually held at Ukhta and Sosnogorsk of the COC is to teach people to name auditoriums and laboratories, Successfully cope with the activities high schools. Our Direction explore themselves, to rely on their meet with faculties and department of the organization CPR help their COC regularly conducts COC team works in two directions: own strengths, to be able to apply representatives. Students’ interest colleagues: the selection committee republican seminars for heads of career guidance work with students themselves, show intelligence and is being raised through captivating and the Preparatory Faculty. educational institutions of primary, who have chosen their future independent thinking, and learn contests for the best verse about USTU No event passes without COC’s middle and higher educational levels profession at their educational to make the right choses. Center’s and prizes are raffled for non-standard reliable partners, the Humanities for experience exchange. institutions independently and are employees are there to assist the questions about the university. Faculty volunteers, who help solve COC’s staff participates in online confident in their choice; promotional students: tell them about their future Job fairs always mean a sea of organizational problems. Often, conferences, conducts advertising events to attract students to enroll at profession and guide according to people, students and parents attack students from other faculties partake campaigns in the media, and university the university. Everything is there to their abilities and desires. potential employers’ tables. No in COC tasks as well. students meet with schoolchildren with achieve positive outcome: techniques, doubt, fairs are very popular in our Especially popular among city guidance from their superiors. documentation, work procedures, Professional Success city. Representatives of more than 40 youth are printed promotional Recently, the Centre started to and competent staff. In autumn of 2007, the University companies of Ukhta and other cities material. COC called printing carry merchandise with USTU logo. USTU’s home page has a «Career has first opened the COC that was of the region come to speak about centers, designers and journalists for Guidance» button (section «Entrant»), originally staffed by only two people. available vacancies and tell about help to increase the production of New Developments it is filled with information about Ukhta, However, as early as in March of their businesses. booklets, informational brochures and Since April 2012, the Center provides a virtual tour of the university, the following year, when milestone In 2013, Moscow Recruitment reference materials for university, high employs an educational psychologist. there future students and their parents activities were identified, the workload Center «LUKOIL Overseas Service Ltd» school and part-time students as well He conducts educational training, can find tips for taking tests and and the number of staff increased. representatives have attended the job as for their parents, future employers provides vocational guidance and quizzes. If in 2008, COC had 30 USTU fair for the first time. and foreign visitors. conducts career-oriented diagnosis of Twice a year, a survey is conducted employees engaged in its work; today, Since 2009, a special issue of applicants to reveal their inclinations among freshmen to determine the counting in the University College staff Our Helpers a career-oriented newspaper, through computer-based testing. level of satisfaction among them in a it involves more than 100 people. Employees of the international «Polytechnic», is being published. Center staff remains active in chosen future profession which is later In 2008, Center’s staff traveled to 20 department, social protection It covers student life, tips for self- social network media: a group for analyzed to identify problem areas, settlements and participated in 13 job of students department, and management, and provides seniors is created «VKontakte», and work plans adjustment follows. fairs. Nowadays, they hold no less than management of educational work information about university material a lot of information is distributed 26 job fairs and visit over 62 small and and leisure activities department and technical base as well as through mailagent. In addition, they large settlements of Komi Republic, always patiently and enthusiastically employment opportunities it provides. have created new sightseeing tours Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kirov regions help with university and high school Center staff widely uses university of the university, new photo albums, and Yamal-Nenets Autonomous students. Representatives of USTU’s media in their work. organized visits of representatives from District. Institute for Advanced Studies and USTU faculties and colleges to rural

76 77 Institute for Advanced Studies

ife does not stand still. Previously, industrial safety. satisfy their needs IAS - ICMC programs it was enough to get higher According to IAS - ICMC Director, and faculty need to combine solid education one in fifty years and Vyacheslav Soldatenkov, today’s main theoretical base with excellent practical L work for the rest of your life work directions of work are: combining efforts skills». quietly in your profession not knowing with USTU in development of further When working with companies, IAS - any problems. Today, according to cooperation with employers, businesses, ICMC must not only guarantees quality, statistics, all areas of knowledge need state and municipal authorities in but upon request to be able to defend to be updated every three years. To fulfillment of their requirements. IAS – their methods and means to them. feel relevant, a person must constantly ICMC already has signed cooperation Over the years, more than 12,000 learn something. Every year the Institute agreements with many large enterprises managers and specialists of city and for Advanced Studies - an Independent have already IPK. country’s enterprises and organizations Certifying and Methodological Center The Institute participates in tenders have received additional education (IAS - ICMC) becomes increasingly for the provision of educational services at IAS - ICMC. Educational services are popular. that are announced by governmental provided to more than 100 companies The Institute first opened in October authorities. In 2008, IAS - ICMC won a and organizations, primarily of oil, gas of 1999. The purpose of its creation was tender on improvement of professional and construction industries. the provision of educational services training and retraining of civil servants of IAS - ICMC is ready to cooperate with in the field of additional vocational RK titled “Construction Supervision and anyone who is shares with them the belief training. Quality Control». that an increase in professionalism of The institute has three divisions. Often, representatives of municipal managers and specialists of enterprises Purpose of the marketing department authorities request professional training and institutions helps to effectively and is to explore the needs of the market workshops related to various areas of efficiently achieve success. and according to them to analyze professional activity. the possibilities and directions of the Recently, IAS - ICMC began Institute, to bring them into compliance. cooperating with Moscow Institute of Over ten programs in more than 40 Economics and Management of Social disciplines related to USTU fields, which relations, experts of which hold seminars consist of at least 72 hours of study on these topics. Due to the increased each, were developed at the training state control of safety observance and professional retraining department. (including fire hazardous conditions) Upon completion, students receive a and the working environment safety, state issued certificate of completion. enterprises in the city regularly consult Its third division prepares future IAS - ICMC on these issues. blue-collar professionals and conducts «The Institute works with people, attestation preparation work. IAS - ICMC some of which have several degrees, is licensed to conduct professional says Vyacheslav Ivanovich , this is training and retraining in 62 blue-collar an important factor that cannot be professions! It has also developed and overlooked in the preparation of training obtained a license for ten training for programs process. These individuals attestation programs in the field of demand a special approach, so to

78 79 Students Social Welfare Department (SSWD)

niversity to student means families, students with children, students confidence that is needed in today’s something more than just a who are single mothers, students who world to succeed, as well as in their «knowledge factory». Here, are caregivers to disabled family viability. To hundreds of students, Irina U yesterday’s high school student members or pensioners, students Vladimirovna is their friend, a mentor, spends most of his time and begins from large families, etc. Department an assistant, an adviser, a defender, to discover an adult within. Lectures employees advice these students and even a second mother to some of and seminars alone, even at the on necessary steps that need to be them. highest level, are rarely enough for taken to register application requests A social educator, Elena Pervak, the harmonious development. Many to qualify for state social grants and also stands up for social rights and of yesterday’s schoolchildren, who financial assistance as well as help guarantees of her students alongside have left their parent’s home for the gather and properly fill out all required Irina Litvinova. Social educator’s first time, are in need of support and documentation. duties involve interaction with students social guidance, especially orphans Head of SSWD is Irina Vladimirovna who are subject to various problems and children without parental care, Litvinova. Caring for students left associated with the socialization orphanage and boarding schools without parental attention, has process. Communication with graduates, and students with become her life purpose a long time such children requires tact and disabilities. ago. A teacher with tremendous professionalism that is inherent in Elena Students Social Welfare experience that she has obtained at to the fullest extent. «Our work credo is: Department was established at USTU Ukhta’s orphanage boarding school Be understanding, empathetic, assist in 2007, to provide social support for number 2 is convinced that “callous in overcoming of all problems and, these categories of students and and indifferent people will not be of course, help accentuate personal other students who find themselves able to last long at this department”. qualities that will contribute to the in difficult situations. SSWD supports Her department is not just another formation of a citizen of his country. disadvantaged groups of students university department. It is a center that These qualities allow us achieve during their vocational training and provides sufficient practical assistance success in social and educational provides targeted assistance to those to all students in need. Thanks to the activities», said Irina Litvinova. in need. hard work of this department, many Other university students are also students were able to find their own eligible to receive social support from path in life, to stand on their own this department in case they find two feet on a solid ground. Thus, themselves in difficult situations. For not only have they completed their example students from low-income higher education, but also gained

80 81 Days when the word «engineer» seemed to have disappeared from young people’s vocabulary are long gone. Industry demands new personnel. And work forces answered “Sir, yes Sir!” Engineering education is in favor again. Ukhta State Technical University is the main «techie» Komi Republic and is higher education institution of many possibilities. USTU Center USTU is a higher of Creative Student Development (Director Olga Durkina) unites those who refuse to know what words «ordinary», «boring» and education institution «scheduled» mean. They make any event fun and memorable. The most sacred and seemingly impossible dreams sometimes of many possibilities come true at CCSD.

Honoring Thalia and Melpomena

alia, the muse of comedy, helps Once, Olga was looking through a experiment. Creative process and appreciate irony. Whereas book about Andrei Rublev and her search for new discoveries is always Melpomena helps comprehend attention was drawn to the process of in full force here. The repertoire of T the ordinance of life tragedies as mural creation: to the crude plaster, the theater-studio is contemporary well as replace doubt with confidence painstakingly selected colors are plays and timeless classics. Overall, in faith and pain of ignorance with a applied in halftone ink that is barely over twenty plays have been shown. wise smirk. Over twelve years now, noticeable. This process is very similar Students practice and develop their student the theater groups have been to the creation of a play. Everyone speaking and improvisation skills. serving both of those muses. approved the new name; by the way, And they do it well – drama plays win First and foremost, theatre-studio only one theater in the country carries prizes at interuniversity, national and «Fresckey» (murals) is an attempt to that name. international festivals. Among recent create a system of axes for creativity. After years of work at USTU (since works of «Fresckey» are G. Oster’s Secondly, the desire to understand 2001), «Fresckey» is proud to have fairytale, «Klochki Po Zakoulochkam» younger generation’s problems, to gathered crowds over thirty times. and a play, «Skinny Soldiers», based meet their creative aspirations, while The troupe has had its own fan on a play of an Israeli contemporary trying to relate to the tendencies of base for a long time now. Director playwright-absurdist, Hanokha Levin. today’s youth early development Olga Makarova and actors like to stages. Plus, there is also that desire to create a sensible theater. This is not just a fad, although it did become popular to talk about intellectual theater, cinematograph, etc. Studio musicians look for unique ways to express all sides of life human spirit on the stage. There are 32 actors in a troupe, 20 of them are students. “Fresckey” was founded by its current director, Olga Makarova, as an amateur theater of Ukhta orphanage. In two years the theater staged five performances and gained popularity around the city. The team grew and problems related to limited rehearsal space arose. University has become an organization that was able to provide financial support and space to this theater. Given name of the theater-studio, «Fresckey”, came about by accident.

82 83 Terpsichore Fans

aradox: the more people there the end of the year, there were already goes without «Duet - USTU» club’s are on this earth, the less warm fifty dancers. Today, «United BIT» has participation. The enthusiasm and human touch we get. We get few divisions, each of which has had sparkling energy of young Latin P around packed into a car; trust some achievements. Special attention Dancers have raised the interest to this soulless ATMs with our money, and dive demand its “juniors” (children from 9 to sport even outside of Ukhta. into the world of the Internet, where 14 years old), who are the future of the Girls from Ukhta State Technical all living things are on the other side collective. In spring of 2011, in Moscow, University’s dance club «Nargis» of the monitor. Time to time however, they participated in the Russian Cup introduce the Middle Eastern vibe. a nostalgic feeling suddenly pops competition, «HipHopInternational», Middle Eastern dance caught on at up longing for rhythmic sounds and where the boys took first place, and the university thanks to the enthusiasm human interaction. That is when many the girls took third. Ukhta’s «United of its founder, Eltsova Lyudmila, the first discover the world of dance. BIT» is part of a national hip-hop Head of «Nargiza». Since 2009, middle «They flow like butterflies but team. In eleven years, they have eastern dance ensemble is being led work hard like little ants», Associate tried many unique setting with a by Natalia Varfolomeeva and Carolina Professor, Galina Sanin, once said variety of costumes, props, lighting Yakumayte, who have earned referring to the young dancers of effects, and decorations. Their many certificates among which is a Catherine Kulik’s, head of USTU’s talented, entertaining and emotional document that confirms their right to ballroom dance ensemble, «Nejnost» performances captivate with their teach Middle Eastern Dance. (tenderness). Diplomas and awards storylines. They are more than just Ensemble «Nargis» is well-known earned by this ensemble are a form dances, but rather high-level theater and warmly received not only in Ukhta of recognition of its valuable input into acts! and Komi Republic, but also well the development of amateur dance. Latin Ballroom Dance Club, «Duet - beyond their home region. The team Its repertoire is very diverse; traditional USTU», is recognized as the strongest in successfuly performs at international national, European, Latin American the Komi Republic. Head of the Club, festivals and competitions. For dancing, and a separate local dacnce Galina Zaborschikova, is proud of her example, in November 2012, in program, etc. In the classroom, team. And rightly so: couples graded St. Petersburg, at the prestigious Ekaterina Andreevna, emphasizes from “E” to “S” class practice there; ten International Festival of Oriental Dance the development of flexibility and people have a II and III adult athletic «Al Salam», “Nargis” dominated its poise in her students. Mastering of levels, one couple are candidates for competition in six nominations without dance elements is the best release for the masters of sports. Four couples leaving the opponents a chance to students after a day of lectures and are Komi Republic champions in their win. seminars. Many ensemble members age divisions. Annually, its members turned dance into their profession, participate in Russian championships became choreographers, and ballet and international competitions. As masters. Nearly for 35 years, «Nejnost» of today, a couple with most titles is sparkles and shines on University, city Elizabeth Zaborschikova and Dmitry and Komi Republic stages. Sager couple. They have multiple times Ukhta State Technical University’s been the champions of the North- dance group, «United BIT», is as old Western Federal District; are Masters as the XXI century. In the summer of of Latin Ballroom Dance; are Student 2001, the team consisted of only four Russia Cup silver medalists; and have guys, led by a student, a current USTU shown great results at the IDSF. graduate, Said Joraev. However, by No cultural event of the university

84 85 They poor their hearts into their songs

veryone is welcome at the USTU entrance exams, but Sergei refused: «I vocal music studio. It does not want to be a geologist or an oilman». matter if one has no musical USTU student, Sergey Emelyanov, E background or has not been is a Grand Prix winner and a winner of to music school. The leaders of the three international and seven Russian studio are, Larissa Rastorgueva, Xenia competitions. He is also an author of an Kutuzova and Larissa Belova. Patiently idea, a CEO and a member of the jury and enthusiastically they engage with of the International Television Festival for Student Creative Workshop (SCW) everyone. Among singing enthusiasts Children and Youth, «Song of the Year», are not only university students, but in Ukhta. hanks to the efforts of Galina ideas are done by the students alone. employees of the university as well. They In December 2012, Xenia Kutuzova Rodovaya, a former standard There are often, of course, welcomed have a broad repertoire, but there are with a group of like-minded students classroom of USTU’s Hall «K» creative guests from different fields of three main genres: academic, patriotic organized the first jazz concert in Ukhta. has been transformed into a art. The variety of genres, the informal and pop-jazz. The most talented studio Their project, JAZZ FRIENDS, united bright T cozy living room. The walls present an creative communication, awareness of musicians are Anesh Dzhanelidze, talented vocalists and musicians. exhibition of contemporary paintings one’s own uniqueness, and at the same Alexey Isakov, Yuri Dublennikov, Sergey Singer Song-Writer Club (The and graphic works. For many years, involvement in social life of the club all Emelyanov, Nikita Peskishev, and Xenia Head of the club, Sergei Sherkunov) original works of Ukhta’s artists were turned Student Creative Workshop into Garinova successfully participate attracted talented young people, who presented in a “drifter” fashion in recent a center that attracts talented youth of in urban, national and international gravitate towards bardic genre. Thanks years have entered the All-Russian level the university. competitions, festivals and recitals. In to the fans of Yuri Vizbor, Oleg Mitiaev, through a Moscow exhibition of Boris Designed for educational work with May 2012, the All-Russian competition, Alexander Galich and other composers Egorovich Bumagin. students and their additional aesthetic « Student Sp r i ng », Yu r i D ublenni kov, bei ng and performers, bard music is heard in SCW’s activity is based on the three education, Student Creative Workshop the wwinner of a regional prelimenary university departments and dormitories. pillars of art all at once: music, painting helps develop the highest spiritual Republican stage, represented Komi Ukhta annual festival of art song, the and poetry. The music - preferably values in future professionals. Student Republic. organization of which was carried out by live, painting - original, poetry – Creative Workshop’s main purpose An amazing voice of Sergey the University, was greatly appreciated preferably original, if not then classical as its Head sees it, is to allow students’ Emelyanov, the Knight of «Young by the Ministry of Culture and National or contemporary, of either Russian or personalities to form, help them find Talent of Russia», struck many masters Policy of Komi Republic and received world culture... their own individuality, help them open of musical arts of Russia. At one of the the status of a National Open Festival. At The initiative of organization of up, and change for the better. competitions, Iosif Kobzon shook Sergei’s a picturesque resort of USTU, “Krokhal”, meetings with creative musical and hand, and when he came to the in June, people with guitars will gather poetic personalities in lavish living rooms concert in Ukhta he met with Emelyanov once again gather and once again will is taken by the students themselves. as an old friend. The young man was prove that bard song is still alive! Lots of performances and realization of offered to be accepted to GITIS without

86 87 USTU «Victory Committee», a voluntary organization whose goals are the improvement of living conditions, material and psychological support of veterans.

«Constellation of intellectual clubs». The project started in Search unit «Uhtinets» annually sends expeditions around November 2009, and brings together eight intellectual clubs: Russia. Students are working on finding and burying the National History Club, Philosophy Club, Poetry Club, Lovers remains of Soviet soldiers, make trips to places of battles of of Foreign Languages Clab, Chess Club, Cinema Club, Press the Great Patriotic War. Club, and an Origami Club.

88 89 Not many universities today have their own student construction brigades. Thanks to SCT, the labor school is thriving at USTU. Zonal student construction team consists of seven linear construction teams. Jobs at construction teams are well paid, is officially registered in Work History Book and is counted in as field internship.

90 91 Media Center

In 2011, Student Photo Club, corporate television station and university newspapers «Alma mater» and “Polytechnic” merged into USTU Media Centre.

USTU television studio exists for six years. Creative team led by its Chief Editor, Alexandra Chumanova, produces news program, «News Planet», and has been producing documentary essays, infomercials and Special Feature films. Since 2012, stories that are prepared by television studio correspondents are broadcasted on a national channel «Prosvyajenie» as part of a program «Our Time. Summary», and on a TV Photo: channel «Yurgan». from a hobby to the meaning of life

camera with a single button Student Photo Club was created at plaque bureaucracy. And he adds: «create a masterpiece» USTU, located on the ground floor of «Every Thursday students come to the has not been invented yet. the house number 5 on Kosolapkina club and to me as to a doctor’s office Despite the fact that the Street. In February of 2011, Photo with what bothers them and what Aphotograph has gained universal form Club joined the Media Centre Ukhta hurts them the most. Together with of handicraft, it is important to be able University. Olga Shelemeteva, second staffer of to communicate what you think at The main feature of the university the photo club, we are helping to put the time of the shooting. If you do not photoclub is its friendly, almost family- the light, reveal the secrets of shooting have a creative vision, put the camera like atmosphere that allows you to organization, and give advice on on the shelf and do not touch it until reveal young talents. This is certainly computer image processing». you learn to think. Or come to the USTU merit photography studio head Sergei The work of our club is out there Photo Club. Sokolov, masters of photography, for everyone to see, the result are Here you can learn photo-art: be transmitting a wealth of experience in the newspapers, brochures and able to «seize the moment» to see of youth. Sergey is convinced: other printed materials of USTU and represent the story, notice the «Photography is an art, a boundless Media Center. No event goes beautiful and generously share them. medium for human creativity. Try to without our photographers. Masters Newspapers «Alma mater» and The initiative to create this photo be as open and as honest in front of photography hunt for unique «Polytechnic» are university club belongs to the Rector, Nicholas of a camera lens and as you press moments, from which subsequently publications that inform the Tskhadaya. When facing a problem of thebuttons «Stop: photographed” develop University photo collages. public about the activities of providing high school photo service, Make your life an art, and the art - your the university and reflect the operational personnel issue was life». interests of the teaching staff, resolved, and with it the question of Sokolov himself calls himself a management, students of USTU. space. In accordance with an order player-coach and does not accept № 1141 dated December 31, 2008; a the word «Head», in which there is a

92 93 Sports Life

College Sports - an integral part of strong state strategy development. coach, Nikolai Liu. It was his idea that Every young person has the right to physical education and sport, «Ukhta will have women’s hockey» and everyone deserves to reach new heights, expend horizons, and and gave impetus for the emergence be given new opportunities. It is within the walls of university sports of professional women’s hockey team «Arctic University». complexes that elite athletes are formed! A construction of the Ice Palace - the ice rink, locker rooms, gyms - Throughout its history, USTU has remains in Ukhta, and silver and bronze resulted in a fateful decision issue. managed not only to maintain but medals taken away rivals. Guests are Rector Nikolai Tskhadaya and also to increase the glorious tradition always waiting for an unforgettable Chairman of the Board of Directors of its sports. Ukhta University is the program with excursions to the «North of «Arctic Morgeo», Sergei Yegorov, undisputed leader in the collegiate Pearl» sights, the birthplace of the a former USTU student, at a special sports among educational institutions. first Russian oil, visit the unique USTU meeting decided to have a women’s This is confirmed by numerous victories museum, and name auditoriums of hockey team in Ukhta - only now they celebrated athletes graduates and student campus. had to start from scratch. The women’s current students success. USTUathletes team is multinational, among them the have been the championship winner Basketball club «Planet - young star of the youth team of Russia, of Russia, Europe and the world, were University» Maria Shepelinskaya. Coaching staff winners of the Olympic Games as well. In May 2012, Basketball Team includes the best scorer in the history Last year of 2012, became a great «Planet University» became the winner of the Kazan hockey, who holds the prologue to the Year of Sports in the of the championship of Russia among record for the season 1982-1983 - 91 Republic of Komi for USTU. men’s teams of Major League and points in 76 matches, Master of Sports, had probably the best gift to the fans. Honorary Worker of Physical Culture of Oil University Spartakiada American Legions joined the Club. Tatarstan, Sergei Stolbun . It has always been a milestone event James Ellisor and David Lobo now play Ukhta hockey players are earning for USTU. Student world enters into an for USTU. the experience in competitions the abyss of sports passion, emotion and hard way: the success of these women excitement. The best coaches from Female hockey club «Arctic in Russian championships is still very Moscow, Almetyevsk, Tyumen, Ufa, University» modest, but the skills can be acquired, Grozny and Ukhta bring their athletes Logical continuation of the and the character and the will that is who compete with each other in ten popularity of the sport was the needed to earn the win is there. sports. More than 60 of the strongest opening of the Ice Palace and the athletes, 40 of whom are masters and establishment of the Republic of alternate masters of sports, fight for the Komi only professional women’s palm of leadership. And student orbit hockey team «Arctic University», the gets lit with more and more «stars»! presentation of which took place on In anticipation of sports and September 3, 2012. athletics guide alma mater prepares Ukhta is an ancestor of women’s sports ammunition in a form of branded hockey in Komi Republic. It was here gifts and most worthy earns the medal. that in 2004 there was the first amateur And, of course, dream of that gold team - last love of Ukhta’s legendary

94 95 TRADITIONS Physical Education, Albina Round, is Department of proud of her team. Everything that happens in the USTU leadership in sport has field of sports for many students Sport cultivated not only a serious attitude and faculty becomes an integral to it, but also the specificity of part of their extracurricular life University prepares real higher education. The university has at USTU. About two thousand professionals of sports sphere. two undeniable advantages over people constantly in such sports Department of the theoretical other institutions. The first is the the activities. Over one thousand six foundations of physical culture age composition of the team; the hundred students compete in produces specialists in physical second, is the possibility of a scientific sporting events. culture and sport, capable of approach to the organization of competently carry out teaching, sporting life. • Track and field competitions coaching and administrative activity, Department of Physical Education and «Fun Starts» that are work as organizers and trainers and theoretical foundations of dedicated to international and in health and fitness centers and Physical Education Department of national holidays: «Cross of physical therapy facilities. USTU work very productively. Teachers Nations», May 9, February 23, Activity of the department not only actively involve students in March 8, and so on, are among is aimed at the development of sports, but also seriously engaged favorite activities of Ukhta students’ theoretical knowledge in research work, and participate in University; in the field of physical culture and scientific forums. • «Are you ready to become a sports as well as to promote healthy An annual USTU Interregional USTU student?» – is an outdoors lifestyle. That department today is Scientific Humanitarian Youth sports festival that is held every at a high level thanks to the merit of Conference «Communications. autumn, has long become a USTU Rector, Nikolai Tskhadaya, and Society. Spirituality», always includes symbol of start to freshmen of the his attention to the development of a section of Physical Culture, Sports university. sport. and Tourism. • Track and Cross event During the lessons of discipline, Reports of the participants deal dedicated to the memory of the «Physical Education», students with topical themes: information Head of the Physical Education can improve in swimming, skiing, systems and technologies in the Department, Ph.D. V. G. boxing, judo, basketball, volleyball, field of physical culture and sports, Chernikov; Greco-Roman wrestling, athletics, sports and recreation activities • Athletics competition in biathlon and other sports. If there in terms of multilevel education, memory of an honorary are not enough classes in the regular sports development in oil Russian teacher of Komi Republic, A. H. curriculum for the students, the universities, the problem of the Bogdanov; Department offers to join sports clubs psychological recovery of athletes • Cross-country skiing race in 42 different sports. after injury, leisure as a means of dedicated to the Sapporo Scientific knowledge of teaching familiarizing with physical education, Olympian, Ivan Pronin; staff has increased a lot. The etc. etc. • Judo competition in memory of department has been replenished UII Rector, G. V. Rassokhin; with Doctors, Assistant Professors, two • Boxing Competitions in memory Professors, and four candidates of Sports Club of Eduard Zakharov; pedagogical sciences. Professional • Equestrian sports Competitions; teaching staff: outstanding athletes, Former Chief of the Sports Club, • Ballroom Dance Championship, masters of sports, honorary worker of Boris Gizatulin, was friends with «Russian Student Ball»; Higher Education, Honorary coach Nikolai Ozerov, watched hockey • Year-round sports competitions of Russia. with Alexei Batalov, showed the city series, «Fit and Healthy», among USTU students have excellent to a grandmaster, David Bronstein, faculty and staff; equipped, not only according to and a world boxing champion, • Sergei Chuprakov International the domestic standard but also of Yevgeny Gorstkov. Sportsman Master of Sports Memorial an international level. And all their wagon, former chairman of the Ukhta Swimming Competition; achievements are encouraged sports committee, Boris Fatkulovich, • Ski Marathon in the memory financially. In the near future, the supervised USTU Sport Club for10 a soldier-internationalist, Alexei department plans to switch to the years. Svirchevskogo; European compensation standards. Currently, a USTU graduate, Nikita • Hockey tournament in the Gyms are scheduled to open in every Peskishev, is the Head of this Club. memory of Sergei Kapustin, student dormitory; more serious Honorary Master of Sports of USSR attention is to be paid to the cross- , the seven-time world champion country skiing. After all, skiers are the and double Olympic champion pride of the republic. in ice hockey. Employees of the department compete not only in interuniversity competitions, but also on the city level, where they become winners time and time again. Head of the Department of

96 97 Sports Stars

Throughout its existence USTU has Meeting of famous USSR players V. raised over 100 masters of sport, Petrov, and B. Mikhailov with Ukhta fans at the opening of the Ice Palace. including international class masters of First from the left - Chairman of the sports! Board of Directors «Arcticmorgeo», S. I. Egorov. 2012

Stanislav Volzhentsev (skiing) Alexander Sukhorukov (swimming) is - multiple winner of a Komi a repeat participant of international Ivan Pronin (skiing) - participant of Republic Championship, bronze competitions and the Olympics. His the Olympic Games in Sapporo medalist of Russian competitions specialty in swimming is freestyle, prefers (1972) , champion of the USSR , among youth medalists of the 100 and 200 meter distamnces. Sasha Europe and the world Northwestern Federal District, defends the honor of the Russia national World Championship silver team. Was is a silver medalist of 2008 medalist in ski races of Italy Oleg Morozyuk (soccer) - World Beijing Olympics, a champion of Russia, Champion 2005 Europe and the world.

Presentation of a women ‘s hockey team, «ArkticUniversity», took place on September 3, 2012. Along with hockey fans and organizers of the «hockey days”, Phil Esposito came to Ukhta to inspire the girls to get a victory.

Phil Esposito - Canadian hockey player, center forward, a member of the ten all-stars NHL matches, winner of prizes Art RossTrofi, Heart Trophy, Lester B. Pearson Avard , the winner of the Stanley Cup and Canada Cup and many others. etc.

Andrey Parfenov (skiing) - medalist at the World Cross- Country Skiing

Julia Potemkin (karate) – USTU graduate, champion of Russia and Julia Kravtsov (boxing) - winner of Europe the North-Western Federal District Championship

98 99 Sports Arenas

2012 – a fitness gym, «Planet University», is opened at a USTU sports complex, «Burevestnick», equiped with contemporary American exercise machines, Life Fitness, which «Planet University» has more than ten kinds of.

2011 – built a soccer field with artificial covering and comfortable stands. Thanks to the efforts of the executive staff of USTU and its reliable strategic partner, «RN Severnaya Neft», support.

2010 - opened its door a brand new martial arts gym, «Young Shao Ling Fighter», that has no analogues in Komi Republic.

2007 – opened an ultramodern sports complex, «Burevestnick», designed as a 500 seat parquet circle, and is filled with modern equipment.

2007 – a Universal Boxing Gym is put together. At students’ disposal are a well-lit hockey areana, ski slopes with ski lifts, and two ski resorts.

100 101 Ukhta State Technical University Historical Museum

khta Industrial Institute Historical with international participation bus tours of the city and its suburbs, Museum was first established in «GULAG in the North of Russia», which «Ukhta Overview”, «Ukhta of the the mid-1990s. It occupied two occurred at Ukhta State Technical repression time», «Bituminous Varnish U small rooms in which regular University. Museum materials formed Mine as a Separate Camp Site», and thematic exhibitions were held. Since the basis to the concept of a Museum «The Road Ukhta-Yosser». 2000, along with the exhibition activity under an open sky, «Ukhta - the In the practice of Museum work began an era of collecting and homeland of the first Russian oil” and included the creation of temporary systematization of documents, books, an inter-regional conference «Culture. exhibitions dedicated to famous and artifacts, which later turned into Society» under the same theme. people such as the first Rector of USTU museum exhibits. The Literary-Musical Living Room (UII), G. E. Panov; Rector, Professor The solemn opening of the Ukhta Hall of the Museum recreates the G. V. Rassokhin; Rector, Professor State Technical University Historical atmosphere of the Ukhta theatre in N.D. Tskhadaya; academician A. Museum halls took place in June, 2009, the 1950s. Chamber performances by H. Mirzadzhanzade; Professor V. N. in celebration of a ten year anniversary student groups, meetings with guests of Panteleenko; one of the initiators of USTU Historical Museum staff 2013, from Left to right: A tour of the USTU Historical Museum for since granting of a university title to the the University, and presentations take UII, V. M. Slivkin; the participant of programmer, A. E. Chumakova; museum keeper, T.A. students conducts E. A. Zelenskaya institution. A truly unique exposition in place at this Hall. Thus, a book signing Olympic games in Atlanta, E. Zakharov; Ivanova; Director, E. A. Zelenskaya; researcher, I. K. Borisova; engineer, A. P. Murzina. located in the right wing of the main of Ukhta native, George Demidov, of the organizer of the dance contest building. Here you can see firsthand books called «Orange Lampshade» «Student Spring», O.M. Katerbarg; the history of our city: from Ukhta and «Wonderful Planet», which was hockey player S. Kapustin; and there Gulag - to University Ukhta. There led by Doctor of Philology, Professor are also those devoted to the most are eight halls that cover a 350 sq. m of the Literature Institute and several important events in the life of the area, which include exhibitions that American and European universities, University, the city, and the country cover time periods starting from 1692 member of the Writers Union of such as annual exhibition devoted to to current days and tell a story about Russia, Chairman of the all-Russian the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic our University and the city, about Bulgakov Fund Marietta Chudakovin, War; exhibition dedicated to the 45th the development of oil and gas, took place at Literary-Musical Living anniversary of Student Construction construction, forestry, energy, and Room Hall of the Museum. There was Team movement in the Republic of computing machinery. The exhibitions also held a solemn presentation of Komi; photo exhibition dedicated feature such unique items as books medals to veterans of the University to the XII Olympics of oil and gas and magazines of the early XX century, and a concert dedicated to this event universities; photo exhibition ‘”Ukhta the real geological report of the celebrated the 95th anniversary of that no longer exists»; exhibition «This eminent geologist, I. N. Strizhova, and Professor N.V. Vulikh, also was held an is he, who broke into our tomorrow...», reports on the work of Uhtpechlag, event Student Creative Studio under devoted to the 50th anniversary of USTU Historical Museum Excursion for household items from sub-sectors the guidance G.P. Rodova, and a film- space flight of Y. A. Gagarin). the Head of Komi Republic, Vyacheslav «Ukhtarka» and «Josser», a portrait of lover club meeting was held there. Additionally, the Museum provides Gaizer, delegation. I. V. Stalin by an unknown prisoner For participants of the conference space to teachers and students of artist, the breastplate «To Ukhta’s Hard «GULAG in the North of Russia» the University for exhibiting of their Worker», original architectural maps students prepared a concert, in work (such as an annual exhibitions of and building facades of 1950s Ukhta, which the poems of poets-prisoners of origami, its author is a postgraduate an exposition complex «Living Room Uhtpechlag-Uhtizhemlag were read. student I. A. Dementyev; an exhibition 1950-1960s», etc. Twice a week, rehearsals of the choir of graphic works «Parallels», the author In addition to the traditional of spiritual patriotic songs «Purification» is USTU student Alexey Crow; and excursions soon everyone will be able take place at the Literary-Musical others). to get acquainted with Museum’s Living Room Hall of the Museum. During its short existence, the «Physics-Lyrics» Hall exposition in 3D version. To explore the USTU Historical Museum maintains Museum became an integral part exhibits in the Museum is expected to close ties with international historical- of the University. With excursions create a new type of a tour escort - educational society «memorial». The alone, over eight thousand people audio guide. exhibits are presented at the exposition have visited it. All participants of The Museum funds are actively of the virtual Museum of Gulag. Head conferences, seminars, business used in scientific work. Together with of the Museum, E. A. Zelenskaya has meetings become guests of our the Department of history and culture provided advice and took personal Museum. Delegations from Finland, Ukhta radioactive were held two regional conferences, part in the creation of a series about Canada, Norway, China, USA, Former water borehole devoted to the 260 anniversary of the author of Ukhta monument of A.S. Soviet Union, our compatriots from mining model. the first Russian oil business of Fyodor Pushkin, N.A. Bruni, for a TV company other Russian cities, participants of Pryadunov and 75th anniversary of «Culture» documentary, “On the an annual conference “Raschin the first Ukhta expedition. Museum backdrop of Pushkin...» (author - B.A. Readings”, heads of departments of Employees took an active part holding Kurkova, 2007). For Ukhta residents and Russian oil universities, etc. of an all-Russian scientific conference guests of the city they provide guided

102 103 A Sea of Books: from shore to the boundlessness

The high school library which Information publications ceased to annual; we learned to react to all provides information requests of arrive to Ukhta. So, in 1993, instead of new. Thematic exhibitions expanded people involved in educational 63 thematic plans we received only its range, from the professional process is the same age with higher eight. However, offers from Book Mail to area study, literature and art, education institution. On 21st March, were increased. When bookstores politics, anniversaries. There was an 1967 with initial stock of 9 092 copies turned into commercial stalls, high innovation, checkout directly from an which were received as a present cost of books became considerable, exhibition. We began to participate in from our helpful friend Moscow there were no necessary editions, USTU big university events, such as «round Institute of Petrochemical and Gas administration supported library with tables», Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s 80 Industry, the library was involved into extra budgetary funds. The difficulties anniversary, 2000 A.D., an works a system. Time changed and library during ten years and the changed exhibition of geophysics department changed which associates with principles of library completing are still devoted to the international school stability from antiquity time. affected on the library stock. seminar named after Uspenskiy, Those years the library workers, who presentation of Natalia Vulikh`s Initial departments, completing were obliged not to lower the level of monograph. The role of scientific and and scientific literature processing, educational and scientific processes, bibliographic department has greatly organization of support device, were needed a new creative power and increased which propagandized and involved in modernization processes sharpness. They changed the priorities opened the maintenance of fund when new specialties opened and in checkout, reduced the subscription through exhibitions, reviews, system the number of students and teaching and supplied reading rooms. Together of catalogs and card files. We help staff at faculties increased. We with the USTU departments they and provide bibliographic service of Modern time electronic catalog according to AIBS processes. For example, the higher began to have more connections; worked out 400 lists of «Book Mail» to educational, scientific, normative and An essentially new concept of «Mark». In 1999, we began maintaining education institution places emphasis demands according to the Interlibrary get the extremely necessary stock. technical, periodic and fiction. library development is based on the electronic catalog. Today there is a at student`s self-study, and the library subscription were carried out; Central They started to study reader’s interest Since 2001, the goals of library implementing new technologies into full electronic catalog of all book fund. gives special classes, forms skills in polytechnic library, All-Russian and according to it they purchased have been expanded. It has not higher education. It was formed from The library was the first in Komi Republic the information and library sphere Geological library and National library books. In the deficiency time they only formation, storage organization the middle of the 90th years when which put online its catalog. There is a and gives knowledge of fundamental of Komi Republic were available for reduced to a limit the literature write- and use of book fund but it also the first personal computer was given computer reading room of reference concepts of the bibliography. people. The increase of own library off according to decay and the participates in humanitarization of to the director and put on the desk sector. It has everything for using and Now at National Technical Library stock allowed to satisfy inquiries of outdated contents. There were books training and education of students` in the office. Then it was moved to printing. It also has legal-reference premises there is LIC (Library and other organizations. restorers. Technical journals were not creative abilities. Educational activities the department of completing and systems «Consultant +», «NormaCS» Information Complex). It includes written off at all. As for books from the of library on student information … broke a barrier of fears before the as well as media library with 110 University libraries as well as libraries Reckless Times department`s permission. bibliographic training are interwoven new equipment. Library automation electronic disks on various disciplines. of Mining and Oil College, Industrial The quiet situation of affairs was into educational process. began that time. In 1997 it was formed Diploma students work with the search and Economic Forest Colleges and broken by perestroika and USSR Transitional Times Library education of teaching staff the department, and it started to office of other libraries, for this purpose Industrial Technical College which broking down. There were difficulties The new government and its socio- allows them to combine the main work. Nowadays the library has a they are given authorization keys to have joint the University complex not with a subscription to the technical political orientation changed the functions of user service with scientific library computerization, processing register. The library is connected to long ago. Since 1998, the methodical periodical press which together with policy and the principles of library work. work. It began in 1990-s when experts automation of course books, a virtual reading room of the Russian department has grown a lot. abstract magazines was especially Here they changed systematization with higher library education came development of the automated State Library and has access to full text Today the library is able to enter important for getting knowledge in and editing of catalogs and card into the University staff. Employees information system «USTU Library» versions of theses. The library promotes the multilevel educational space, to the province. Besides, the periodical files. When publishing houses became make the annotated indexes of works which became the winner at All- itself worldwide. conform to the international standards press was used as manuals. Inflow of more active and educational literature and theses, take part at scientific Russian School of Library Innovatics in Differentially, according to and to bridle the necessary information educational and scientific literature began to be reprinted we started to conferences, participate in republican 2002. Everything has been developing, structural divisions, USTU has streams. was considerably low and wasn`t work with publishes reducing the price. and zone seminars on library science Internet access, implementation of professional retraining of teaching published anything for new specialties. Analysis of reader’s inquiries became problems. the information retrieval system of the staff that shows through in educational 104 105 Harmonious Growth Territory

wildlife, a green sprout is a harmonious work of the pedagogical tables with chessboards and clocks, a an improbable message collective the School was entered in magnetic board, videos, all necessary from nature. At first it is thin the National register «Best schools of things for studying chess and having Inand pale, then like a stubborn arrow Russia in 2009». matches and tournaments. Lessons it punches the thickness of walls A big contribution to training and are like games. Thus, the games are and concrete plates and reaches to education of pupils was brought by the discussed, mistakes are trying to light. For School “Rostok” the soil is teachers who have worked at school for be cleared up, and combinations teachers` experience, moisture is their many years. Now they are on pension. are sketched. At the beginning of irrepressible energy and inexhaustible Their names are: Lyubov Nikolaevna January, 2013 «Rostok» had a city chess love to children. Kashirina, Elizaveta Dmitrievna Kaneva, tournament on USTU prizes among the The history of primary comprehensive Dzhemma Vasilevna Punegova, and pupils of lower grades. Tournament School «Rostok-USTU» started in 1993. Galina Borisovna Demikhova. became the first event within the Sports A new school had just two classes At the beginning of 2012/2013 Year declared in Komi Republic. with a long official name: Non-state academic year, the School was headed Training at primary school is carried educational institution «Rostok Private by Svetlana Vinogradova. Svetlana out with theof use of educational School”. Tamara Ivanovna Sidorenko Vyacheslavovna has been teaching and methodical complex «School was the first director of School where English at «Rostok» for over 15 years. She 2100» which provides the developing, three teachers started to work under also has worked as the deputy director variable, humanistic, personal her supervision: Ramilya Gilmullovna on educational work. S. V. Vinogradova education. Training is organized in Tyapushkina, Valentina Ivanovna shares her administrative work with a search mode when the teacher, Meshcheryakova and Svetlana the colleagues: Irina Evgenevna creating a problem situation at a Konstantinovna Shidlovskaya. Zotikova and Lyudmila Konstantinovna lesson, acquaints pupils to search of In three years, Severgazprom and Shkarabura, deputy directors on the correct decision. A big advantage Ukhta Industrial Institute became the educational work. of this program is that the program will founders of School. By that time the The distinctive feature of PCS continue in the secondary school. School trained pupils according to the «Rostok-USTU» is that it is a full day One of the innovative school works primary general education program school, i.e. children not only have is familiarizing pupils with research (1-3 classes) and compulsory education classes at school but also have a rest activity. This work is headed successfully (5-6 classes). Along with the traditional and extra classes during the whole day. by the teacher Svetlana Mikhailovna school subjects, pupils studied English The system of extra education at school Romanchak. In 2012 she was granted language in the second class. is presented by the following clubs: the nomination «The Best Research In 2009 according to the solution chess, swimming, modeling, dances, Supervisor» for research activity of USTU academic council the School colloquial English, clay molding. organization and for training winners turned into the structural division of In December, 2009, USTU primary- and prize-winners in city competitions. FSBEI HPE «USTU» and received the secondary school, «Rostok», opened Within the “Exceptional Children” title Primary Comprehensive School a special classroom for playing chess. program pupils of this school annually «Rostok-USTU». At its opening, the university Rector, take part in the city, republican and From 1998 to 2012 the School was Nikolay Tskhadaya, gave a cake in All-Russian school Olympiads and take headed by Galina Aleksandrovna the form of a chessboard. The class of prizes. Kachan. Due to her management and intellectual game is equipped with ten

106 107 Ukhta Technical Lyceum named after G. V. Rassokhin The Light is an educational institution for children possessing a steady motivation to educational activity and having of The Lyceum tendency to exact (technical) sciences.

yceum brotherhood of G. V. Russian and international Olympiads «School of the Year». Rassokhin Ukhta Technical and conferences. 2000 — winner of All-Russian Lyceum is 22 years old. Today competition «School of the Century». L 431 pupils study at Technical Friendship. University lecturers help 2001, 2003 — winner of All-Russian Lyceum. lyceum to conduct special and competitions «School of the Year». Today the requirements of the additional courses. There are creative 2003, 2004, 2005 — winner of modern world are the improvement communications with departments, Republican exhibitions and fairs of education quality and formation participate in high school conferences. «School of the Year». of intellectual elite. USTU and UTL are Lyceum graduates become the 2004 — owns the diploma of the II optimistic: the priority of knowledge best students of higher education degree at Republican competition is eternal and it will be the same. institution. «Best Schools of Komi Republic» and Together they improve good and keep the Honourable diploma for an active the best. Lyceum is an educational institution participation in All-Russian competition The history of lyceum starts since 1991. with a special profile on mathematics, «Best Schools of Russia-2004». Ukhta Technical Lyceum is open in the physics, informatics and technical The developed project of lyceum premises of Ukhta Industrial Institute. drawing. There are additional development for 2006-2011 was Organizational and pedagogical work technical, developing and esthetic submitted to competition of the was assigned to Ukhta department of educational courses as well as clubs best educational institutions within national education together with the and studios according to children`s the national Education project and UII rector, the academician, professor, hobbies and interests. eceived a monetary grant of one the scientist Gennady Vasilyevich Matriculation in lyceum students is the million rubles. Rassokhin. most live and unforgettable holiday. 2009 — the winner of Republican Galiy Zagitovich Abzalov (1991-2006) Lyceum students, teachers, parents competition of educational institutions became the first Lyceum director. and friends clap to fifth-graduates on ecological education. Under his supervision 17 teachers standing in a line and newly lyceum Ukhta Technical Lyceum named after started to work there having taken part students enter a hall where there is G. V. Rassokhin is included in Russian a strict competition. Ukhta Industrial a triumph of spiritual physical and gymnasia union. Institute`s lecturers also gave lectures inner. After a concert the holiday Installation and connection to a to lyceum pupils. continues at A.S. Pushkin monument satellite video conference. On June 16th, 2006, Lyceum was where according to our tradition the In 2009, according to the results of headed by Svetlana Petrovna fifth-graduates receive certificates final certification, in Unified State Rumyantseva. on the matriculation in a lyceum Examinations form lyceum graduates The first graduation of 77 pupils took brotherhood. showed the highest results in the place in 1994. city and the republic on 7 subjects; The name is «Teacher». On the path mathematics and history gained 100 Kulibin Intellectual of education and discoveries there points. starts are 32 teachers who teach lyceum In 2010, it was organized an Open There is no ignorance and laziness students, among them 24 persons have Physical and Mathematical School for here. Lyceum is convinced to have the highest category, 6 people have teachers and pupils of the city. joint conferences together with higher the first category. As a part of lyceum In 2011, UTL I became municipal education institution and the lyceum. pedagogical staff, there are excellent authority on informational support. It is an excellent platform for gifted teachers of national education, In 2012, became the winner of a and talented children where they honourable workers of the general Republican competition, «Best Schools study, get their first knowledge of life education in Russian Federation, of Komi Republic». experience and learn creativity. At prize-winners and winners of various The lyceum has its own site and the conferences they have a chance professional competitions. television station. have creative thought, intellectual spirit and, certainly, discoveries! Our victories Lyceum students take an active part 1997 — Ukhta Technical Lyceum, the in the city, republican, regional, All- winner of the All-Russian competition

108 109 Self- investment

The USTU student’s trade-union committee is one of the strongest youth organizations in our city where the social help and protection of students` rights is a priority subject. For today it includes more than 3 500 people. The trade- union organization of our university is the member RATUOS (Russian Association of Trade-union Organizations of Students). Its head is Juliya Klyuzheva. Each higher education institution has the trade-union committee. Meanwhile, not all students know what trade-union committee is. But as you know it is not a simple division of higher education institution. Its main objective is to help students and protect their interests. The student’s trade-union committee has to teach students to defend their rights and understand the meaning of “self- government”. It is not a structural division in higher education institution like dean office or university department, but an independent association for students. Almost all first-year-students become the members of trade-union committee. Many of them can count on receiving financial support and a social grant. Students receive a holiday package rest at thr seaside or in rest houses; they buy reduced-fare tickets to night clubs, theaters, solarium, cinema or museums, swimming pool and gym. Besides the student’s trade-union committee cooperates with the Strength Sport Center «Power-Ukhta» as well as the Extra Services Center of USTU Industrial Technical College. Trade-union members have an opportunity to be trained on a 20% discount toward their chosen major tuition. USTU student`s trade-union committee grants legal aid, solves conflicts between students, lecturers and higher education institution administration. It helps with employment assistance for students. USTU trade-union committee trainings and seminars are aimed at business communication and bringing up the best in its participants. If for the ordinary student the membership in trade-union makes his/ her life easier and more interesting, then for the activist it becomes a bright kaleidoscope: competitions, events and project works turned into the Trade- Union School, newspaper edition, work in «Victory Committee», etc.

110 111 My University To rescue people is My Protector is our mission!

Modern wars is a serious business been the head of the staff office. and an honorary title «Rescuer». therefore there are a lot of On October 3rd, 2000 the student’s Staff employees regularly participate representatives of the republican voluntary rescue crew (SVRC) was in city and republican competitions and municipal Civil Defense and organized at University. Its task is to and take prizes. In 2013 they won the Emergency Situations Government train students to become a rescuer competition «Evaluation of its Financial who gather at USTU for civil defense and receive a professional level. and Curriculum State» which was held trainings. Mass media, representatives among the organizations working of the city organizations watch The rescuer will step into the breach in the territory of Komi Republic and the trainings comparing with their Students` rescue crew takes an conducting the training courses among trainings, sharing their experience, active part in the university events, the working population concerning and writing down the notes. competitions of city, republican and civil defense and protection against In 2005 the administration of Ukhta and inflammatory diseases. Annually student’s health resort federal importance. Volunteers help in emergency situations; they have won State Technical University opened To solve the problems of a receives about one and a half Historic facts the organization of a republican tourist the second place in the nomination a university health resort, «Planeta hypodynamia and excess weight thousand people. In other words, USTU Civil Defense is a component meeting for disabled people. They work «The Best Civil Defense Learning and Universitet», takes real and serious you can in various gyms including a each student can have one or several of the governmental defensive as trainees in Ukhta fire brigade No. 21, Teaching Course» in Komi Republic and care of students` health. physiotherapy gym. rehabilitation courses if they want to activities system held in a peace time. they give a feasible help in firefighting the first place in Ukhta; the first place in Nutrition is one of the most important during their study at the University. The Civil Defense activity is modern and participate in integration exercises the nomination «The Best Safety and In the suburb of Ukhta, in Krokhal, factors of health improvement. Healthy The current medical care of self-defense technics, development on civil defense. Survival Classroom and Civil Defense double rooms are prepared for food consumption during three weeks university staff and students is carried of defense preventions and urgent More than 100 students participate Designated Area in Educational university students, lecturers and the has a beneficial impact on patients` out by medical workers of staff nurse recovery operations at emergency in the organization and conducting a Institutions» (department «Industrial staff. It is clean and cozy there. During health. It also leads to understand and LLC “RGS-med” policlinics. situations. field camp named after A. Alekseev, Safety and Environmental Protection»). three weeks of resort it is possible to the importance of healthy nutrition In 1968 UII organized «Course of Civil they hold tourism competitions together have a rest as well as «to examine» the and the need to refuse fast food in Defense». Victor Yemelyanov was the with Sosnogorsk tourist club «Vympel». health. The health resort has a network the student’s usual life and others leader of it. In 1976 the senior lecturer The crew organizes winter campaigns of diagnostic offices, among them are: «unhealthy» products. Nikolay Mishchenko was responsible to the Urals, participates in a cross- stomatologic, endoscopic, neurologic, If you have time after a day full of for institute students and staff`s safety. campaign with Ukhta tourist club, it is gynecologic and an ultrasonic and useful procedures you can have a rest In 1981 Vladimir Perkhutkin became involved into a mountain competitive cardiological diagnostics office. and entertainments in dancing and the head of «Course of Civil Defense». tourist meeting on the old rocks Sydiew Medical staff of physiotherapeutic billiard halls. During Perestroika, in 1991-1992, and all exercises which are carried department is ready to offer modern For those who enjoy walking and the labor protection department and out by civil defense staff office as well, and effective methods of recovery: skiing there is a three-kilometer track in «Course of Civil Defense» turned into and provide help in the organization of water and electronic procedures, the picturesque places. At any season the emergency management and Faculty Days. hardware massage, ultra-violet wave you can find any entertainment ventilation department. At this time The civil defense staff gives a real phototherapy, inhalation. The subject according to your likes. In the summer the Civil Defense staff office became opportunity for everyone to take part of health resort physicians is a halo you can go hiking, walking, fishing, a separate structural division and in the extreme situations, to learn how chamber, a salt cave in other words, partake in sports, picking up berries Vladimir Saveshkin was nominated as to survive in the wilderness and to get where you can make recovery in and mushrooms in the forest. In the the head of the department. Since trained the first aid skills. After the course natural conditions if you have catarrhal winter you can ski and skate. 2005, Kamaldin Cherivkhanov has completion you receive a certification

112 113 USTU Envoy in Polar Region

Considering a stable demand on higher technical education experts on a labor market in the northern regions, and reviews И «звезда» of enterprise heads about specialists` training quality and administration support of cities and regions in Komi Republic, USTU broadens its activity sphere in the Polar region. USTU branches are opened in Usinsk and Vorkuta. с «звездою» говорит…

Vorkuta branches into the academic activities as a form at town, republican and international Vorkuta branch of Ukhta State of seminars, practical courses and level. Students participate in the work Technical University is founded in 2000. public thesis degree project defence. of annual international conference for The main objective of its activity is to USTU branch address is 1Pirogov young scientists «Severgeoekotekh». provide the full access for youth and St. Soon it is planned the merger Their works repeatedly took prizes; the population of the remote northern of USTU Vorkuta branch with St. they received diplomas and valuable areas to receive higher education. Petersburg National Mineral and Raw gifts as well. Participation in “RN — Now the director of branch is Valery Univesity «Gorny» branch that will Severnaya Neft” and “LUKOIL-Komi” Sergeevich Zodbinov. allow considerably increase financial conferences allows students to be Vorkuta branch trains specialists on situation assets is in the short term. closer to oil production in real life. It the following speciailties: «Information also gives them a valuable experience Systems and Technologies», «Heat USTU branch in Usinsk which can be useful in their further and Gas Supply and Ventilation», Fourteen years ago Ukhta Industrial study and professional activity. «Automated Information Systems Institute learning and professional From the date of branch opening in of Information Processing and training center in Usinsk turned to a Usinsk «RN – Severnaya Neft» supports Management», «Industrial and Civil comprehensive higher educational USTU and willingly cooperates with Engineering». Since 2011, according to institution, Ukhta State Technical it. For the first-year students there are FSES there have been training degree University branch. Its director is Mikhail field trips to industrial facilities. The In 1930 the Presidium of regional What is the former Forest Technical Kapustin; former administration head programs such as «Construction», «Oil Evgenievich Rozhkin. enterprise provides workplaces to executive committee of Komi College today? Speaking eloquent but of Sosnogorskiy region, an honored and Gas Engineering». The branch has the license for take internship and pays students` Autonomous Region (Zyryan) at the same time temperate language worker of Komi Republic, Valentin Nowadays, more than 600 students training specialists in «Oil and Gas work, provides sites for labor and made the decision to develop of figures and facts, the up-to-date Andreevich Stromtsov; deputy general are studying part-time. This academic Engineering» (speciality «Development construction brigades, helps its branch USTU UIEFC is: — two educational and director of stock company “Transneft” the center for training mid-level year a group of first-year students has and Operation of Oil and Gas Fields»), to equip its material resources, opens laboratory buildings for 2 200 places, of JSC “Severnye magistralnye been enrolled full-time, 14 students «Equipment and Units of Oil and Gas name auditoriums and laboratories specialists in Syktyvkar for forest 21 educational laboratories, 46 nefteprovody”, Andrey Bronislavovich study construction specialties. Production» (speciality «Machines and with the test-bench equipment. industry, a Forest Technical classrooms, a library with 54 thousand Shvets and many others. The majority of entrants are the Equipment of Oil and Gas Fields»), Outstanding students receive name College. 80 years ago Technical copies; One more Technical College inhabitants of Vorkuta. However, the «Finance and Credit», «Economics scholarships. College trained 39 graduates — educational forest district, graduate, PhD, USTU professor Vladimir number of nonresident students, who and management at Enterprise (fuel Students have an opportunity to who have got an education sawmill, woodworking and mechanical Nikolaevich Volkov in his interview are from other regions of Komi Republic, and energy complex)», «Informatics receive a qualified education. Leaving only on two specialities, forest workshops with turning, metalwork, noticed: «Everything good I have got in Labytnangi, Tyumen etc., and also and Computer Facilities». higher education institution, young exploitation and hydrotechnics. In forge and welding departments; my life and my character I am obliged foreign citizens grows every year. The During the last years USTU branch specialists are ready to work at once. 1958 Technical College «moved» — 230 employees including 82 to Industrial Economic College. My popularity of branch is promoted by has established its own traditions, a lot This work will give them stability and teaching staff; more than a half of first steps to become a human being to Ukhta. Till 1996, when Technical the active career guidance work in of organizations such as scientific and confidence in the future. lecturers have the highest qualification I received in its walls. Teachers of this media, at the enterprises, at schools, technical society, student council, The student’s community is proud College was converted into category; remarkable educational institution lyceums and other organizations trade-union committee, volunteer of the square`s name, Universitetskaya, Industrial and Economic College, — full-time and part-time courses developed in the youth kindness and in Vorkuta and the opening of pre- student workforce and intellectual in front of the branch building in Usinsk. new educational and laboratory on 9 speciailties including: economy respect to people». university courses as well. club «What? Where? When?» became This name fits the young city of oil buildings have been constructed and accounting, installation and Skilled experts from USTU faculties stronger and had new leaders. Many workers where USTU staff works. for 600 students and a girls hostel operation of the industrial equipment, and other educational institutions youth projects has appeared and as well. A number of new majors logging technology, woodworking of Vorkuta give lectures for students. successfully being carried out not only were added into Curriculum, technology etc. There is a fruitful cooperation between in our town, but in the republic as well. technical and production Among the College graduates the higher education institution and Two thirds of the branch teaching there are a lot of «stars». This is the well- facilities have been successfully the industrial enterprises. We also staff faculty have scientific degrees. known boxer and the trainer, certificate attract qualified industrial specialists Practically all lecturers take an active developed. of mastery, multiple champion of and leading scientists to academic part in the scientific work, participate RSFSR, the owner of the Union Cup, activities. Vorkuta branch conducts in conferences and seminars and In 2011, Ukhta Industrial Economic Vladimir Sergeevich Burtsev; USSR theoretical and field internship as well publish monographs and scientific and Forest College (UIEFC) entered into certificate of mastery in cross-country as thesis preparatory course according methodical works. They lead the youth the structure of Ukhta State Technical skiing, an honored worker of Komi to existing curricula on the basis of the by their example. For last academic University and became an important Republic Nikolay Vlasov; an honored contracts signed with the enterprises year 68 students and young specialists component of the university complex. USSR certificate of mastery, sevenfold and the organizations of Vorkuta. of Usinsk branch participated in eleven In 2012 Alexander Mikhailovich world champion and double Students` research work is involved conferences, seminars and meetings Chuprakov became the director of champion of the Olympic Games theCollege. on ice hockey, Sergey Alekseevich 114 115 Child Blue-collar of The Ara worker factory

One of the oldest educational institutions in our city and republic is In the fall of 2013, Industrial Technical College will celebrate its 43rd birthday. The official date of its foundation is Mining and Oil College. More than 80 years ago, when trust “Arktikugol” considered to be in November 19th, 1970, when State Professional Technical College No 30 was opened in Ukhta started the industrial coal mining in Komi region, it was a great need in on USSR Ministry of Gas Industry Glavkomigazneftestroy premises. At that time SPTC with a number of about qualified personnel. The problem was solved with enthusiasm and high 600 students trained specialists for construction of oil and gas enterprises in Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist spirit which were usual for those times. In 1932, Mining Technical College Republic. was open in Ukhta. In 1998 the College was given A great attention is paid to sports real world not as wild animals but as Technical College No 17 and was development in Technical College. 16 well-rounded members of society». converted to a Professional Lyceum No sports club are opened for students, Four years later it was the first — Construction and operation of 30. Some years later, in 2003, its structure master classes are regularly given on graduation ceremony. 10 operators gas and oil pipelines and gas and oil included a Professional College No 33 basketball with basketball team players and 15 electricians received diplomas. storages; as well. And, at last, in 2012, College- «Planeta Universitet». A few years ago Candidates and doctors of science — Drilling of oil and gas wells; Lyceum history opened a new and it was created and it is actively being gave them lectures on mining that — Technical operation and service the last page: PL-30 received a new developed the volunteer service which affected the quality of education. of the electric and electromechanical title, Industrial Technical College, and makes public work for the youth in Ukhta Further Mining Technical College equipment (on branches); became a part of USTU university more interesting. continued to hold educational — Installation and technical complex. Today USTU Industrial USTU Industrial Technical College is positions at high level preparing experts operation of the industrial equipment Technical College is one of the largest a diploma winner at the international for mines in Kuzbass, Norilsk, Chita and (according to major); versatile educational institutions not only exhibitions «Education Without Borders» Chelyabinsk regions. — Oil and gas refining. in the republic but in Russia as well. It has and «Educational Environment». During Technical College and its teaching In 2011 Mining and Oil College about one and a half thousand students three years, 2009, 2010 and 2011, staff were being developed over the joined a friendly university complex and on many specialties of secondary and Technical College was involved into a years. The scientific and technical received new financial and technical primary professional education for hundred top of the best educational laboratories were being equipped, support for further development. different industries: transport, trade, food institution of primary professional educational programs were being College educational program is and oil, gas and construction industries. education in Russia. improved. Receiving College status constantly updated according to the Geographically Technical College In summer 2012, USTU Rector, the educational institution had an branch needs. is almost in the center of Ukhta. It Nikolay Denisovich Tskhadaya, offered opportunity to cooperate with foreign In 2012 College director became occupies two buildings where there Aleksandr Viktorovich Kachesov, a technological institutes. Yaroslav Khalilevich Valeev, PhD. are classrooms, computer classes, former university graduate, to become Today USTU Mining and Oil College workshops, laboratories and five gyms. a director of Industrial Technical annually has about three hundred Two libraries work daily with the general College. A new director highly graduates who receive the education fund of about 50 thousand books. There appreciates the educational potential on six specialties for fuel and energy is local network in the classrooms, the of Technical College and he thinks that branch: newest video surveillance system works it is necessary first of all «to develop an — Economics and accounting as well. Three hostels for nonresident educational aspect so that children, (according to major); students are constructed. who are considered «difficult», entered

116 117 Sponsored by FSBEI HPE «Ukhta State Technical University» Address: 13, Pervomayskaya St., Ukhta, 169300, tel. 77-44-35 Editor-in-chief Svetlana Yandyletova Page proof Anastasiya Maslova Editor Nadezhda Svirchevskaya Edition provided by correspondents of the media USTU Center, Press center, USTU History Museum staff Photos of: E. Matveev, S. Mishchikhin, A. Plyakin, I. Sannikova, S. Sokolov, G. Filippov, V. Shabunin, O. Shelemeteva Captions under the photos are provided by USTU History Museum staff. Printed from ready-to-print file of JSC “Kirov Regional Printing House”, 2, Lenin St., Kirov, 610004 Edition 999. Order 2037. Ukhta State technical University 13, Pervomayskaya St., Ukhta, Komi republic,169300 Contacts: (8216) 77-44-02 Fax: (8216) 76-03-33 Website: www.ugtu.net E-mail: [email protected] Institutes Institute of mechanics and industry technology Contacts: (8216) 77-44-87 Institute of Oil and Gas Contacts: (8216) 77-44-72 (full-time), (8216) 70-02-56 (part-time) Professional Training and Retraining Institute Contacts: (8216) 77-45-86 Institute of economics and Management Contacts: (8216) 77-44-95 Design Institute of Oil and Gas Website: ping.ugtu.net; nipiugtu.ru Educational institutions in USTU base Primary secondary school «Rostok— USTU» Contacts: (8216) 77-45-83 Mining and oil college Contacts: (8216) 76-05-27 Industrial and economic forest college Contacts: (8216) 70-03-72 Industrial college (IC) Contacts, fax: (8216) 73-20-23 Branch in Vorkuta: 1 Pirogov St., Vorkuta, Komi republic, 169915 Contacts: (82151) 7-83-83 Fax: (82151) 5-80-50 Website: http://vfugtu.ru E-mail: [email protected] Branch in Usinsk: 33 Neftyanik St., Usinsk, Komi republic,169710, Contacts: (82144) 2-91-74 website: www.usinskvuz.ru E-mail: [email protected]

118 119 RECTORATE Rector Tskhadaya Nikolay Denisovich, PhD, Professor Contacts: (8216) 77-44-02 E-mail: [email protected] First vice-rector Tsunevskiy Yaroslav Petrovich Contacts: (8216) 77-44-14 E-mail: [email protected] First vice-rector on educational work Fedotov Nikolay Sergeevich, PhD, assistant professor Contacts: (8216) 77-44-03 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-rector on educational and methodic work and supplementary education Sotnikova Olga Aleksandrovna PhD, professor Contacts: (8216) 77-44-05 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-rector on economic issues Emeksuzyan Arkadiy Rubikovich, PhD Contacts: (8216) 77-44-13 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-rector on scientific work and innovative activity Kuleshov Vladislav Evgenievich, PhD, assistant professor Contacts: (8216) 70-02-97 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-rector on safety Dozmorov Andrey Nikolaevich Contacts: (8216) 77-44-04 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-rector on organizational issues and external affairs, chief of rector`s staff Korshunov George vladimirovich Contacts: (8216) 77-45-76 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-rector on General Issues Shtol Sergey Valentinovich Contacts: (8216) 70-02-81 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-rector on educational work and social issues Bezgodov Dmitriy Nikolaevich Contacts: (8216) 77-45-71 E-mail: [email protected] Rector Advisor Danilov Georgiy Vladimirovich, PhD Contacts: (8216) 77-44-18 E-mail: [email protected] Ukhta is the birthplace of the first Russian oil

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