At the “Russia” exhibition within the scope of the thematic week “Saint Petersburg Scientific”visitors were presented with the achievements of Russia’s oldest university throughout its three-century history. February 8, St. Celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU).
“Science and education have become symbols of the power and glory of the Russian Empire, our country. The university’s scientists and graduates have made the greatest discoveries in human history. Today, under the leadership of university graduate President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Russia is confidently going through an era of change and becoming a leader in global changes in world politics,” said Alexander Beglov.
Governor, St. He emphasized that St. Petersburg State University is a modern, future-oriented research and education center where 27 thousand students from a hundred countries are educated today and that university branches have been established in other countries.
Speaking to employees, students, graduates of St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU) and visitors to the stand of the Northern capital at the exhibition forum “Russia”, the rector of the university Nikolai Kropachev called the decision of Peter I to simultaneously create an academy, a university and a gymnasium the wisest.
“This trio is the key to the success of our graduates, such a decision in those years made it possible to move Russia forward. We always tell schoolchildren to focus on deep scientific knowledge, to learn from those who have today’s knowledge, not yesterday’s, to look into the future and understand it. And today our university still operates in the fields of science, education, sports and arts,” said Nikolai Kropachev.
St. Andrey Maksimov, Chairman of the Committee on Science and Higher Education of the St. Petersburg Government, St. Under the auspices of the Year of St. Petersburg State University, St. He expressed his confidence that St. Petersburg will go through this period with honor.
“We greatly appreciate the achievements and potential of our university, which looks to the future with confidence. And since St. Petersburg is a maritime city, St. Petersburg State University can be compared to a huge ship. This wonderful ship is located both in St. I wish him to continue to glorify St. Petersburg and Russia as a whole,” said Andrey Maksimov.
St. Events dedicated to the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg University will continue until February 11 at its stand at the “Russia” exhibition forum in the Northern capital as part of the “St. Petersburg Scientific” thematic week. Musicians and theater groups will perform for the guests, and lectures by scientists will also be given.
Visitors will be able to meet a robot musician, see the working of an exoskeleton and a model of a tokamak – an advanced installation for studying the properties of thermonuclear plasma, attend master classes on landscape design or floristry, assemble an airplane or rocket with their own hands, learn to distinguish rocks and provide first aid .
In honor of the anniversary, the lights on the Rostral columns will be turned on. The city was decorated with symbols of the university. in St. Petersburg presented St. Plane with symbols of St. Petersburg State University.