The Institute of Foreign Languages and International Cooperation organized the first session of the online speaking club, which was attended by students fro, Kenya who are styding at the Center for Open Education in Russian language. The session was organized according to the technology of "learning in tandem": communication took place in Russian and English, which allowed all participants to improve their foreign language skills. 

Senior students from various faculties of the TSPU recently showcased their teaching skills in thematic lessons for schoolchildren as part of the «We are trusted with childhood» professional competition. 

On November 11 and 13, Seversk hosted the Interregional Robotic Competition "RoboRally," organized by the Seversk Center for Digital Education "IT-Cube" and the Pedagogical Technopark "Quantorium" named after B.I. Vershinin at the TSPU. The event was attended by 37 school students.

The Institute of Foreign Languages and International Cooperation at the TSPU (Tomsk State Pedagogical University) is actively implementing a comprehensive program for the adaptation of foreign students. A recent milestone in this program was their introduction to Russian culinary traditions.

In an exciting initiative aimed at guiding the next generation towards promising careers in linguistics, the Institute of Foreign Languages and International Cooperation at the TSPU (Tomsk State Pedagogical University) recently kicked off a series of career orientation events. Focused on the field of «Linguistics» with a specialization in «Translation and Translation Studies». This event brought together university students from the 2nd and 3rd years with 9th graders from Perspektiva School. The young scholars had the unique opportunity to dive into the world of translation and interpretation.

The new academic year at the Tomsk Pedagogical University was celebrated on a grand scale First-year students visited their faculties, got acquainted with their classmates and supervisors. In the Pedagogical Technopark "Quantorium" a video conference with the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov took place. In the evening the whole university gathered at the festival "Break into the Pedagogical".

On September 4, employees of the TSPU and colleagues from the Kenya Institute of Foreign Languages officially launched the Center for Open Education in Russian and Russian language teaching in Nairobi (Kenya). The Center was established within the framework of the initiative of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to promote the Russian language in friendly countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Center is a structural subdivision of the Institute of Foreign Languages and International Cooperation of the TSPU.

African countries express interest in the program "Russian Teacher Abroad" and in teaching students according to Russian educational standards. This was announced by Denis Gribov, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, at the strategic session of the Economic and Humanitarian Forum of the Second Russia-Africa Summit. The theme of this session was "Promoting Humanitarian Policy on the African Continent: Best Practices"

The ceremony of awarding diplomas with honors to 38 best graduates of Russian pedagogical universities in the Year of the Teacher and Mentor took place at the Moscow State Pedagogical University. Sophia Lomovskaya, a graduate of the Faculty of Technology and Economics, received a red diploma from the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova and Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov.

This week the first shift of the large-scale project "City Summer" realized by the TSPU and the Department of Youth Policy of Tomsk started. For 18 years, students of the Pedagogical University have been spending their summers with Tomsk kids who stayed in the city during summer vacations. Future teachers organize an educational and entertaining program, including sports games, handicrafts, intellectual and other activities.