Published on: 2026-10-02
Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering –
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The “Clean Shore” Campaign
The first month of the academic year at the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Urban Management (FIEiGH) of SPbGASU was truly eventful. Students managed to participate in an environmental campaign, celebrate the professional holiday of programmers, and experience the cultural heritage of the peoples of Russia.
“Clean Shore”: ecology begins with practice
September started with the “Clean Coast” campaign, organized jointly with the Committee on Natural Resource Management of Saint Petersburg. Second-year students of the “Natural Resource Management and Water Facilities” program, specializing in “Environmental Engineering,” not only cleaned the shoreline from litter but also participated in a station-based quest prepared by leading environmental educators.
The faculty team’s eco-leader also represented the university at a hackathon, where participants developed practical solutions for sustainable urban development.
Programmer’s Day: The 256th day of the year united freshmen
In mid-September, the focus of FIEiGH shifted towards digital technologies. Academic group supervisors met with students enrolled in the “Information Systems and Technologies” (IST), “Applied Informatics” (AI), and “Applied Mathematics and Informatics” (AMI) programs. The occasion was Programmer’s Day – a professional holiday celebrated in Russia on the 256th day of the year.
The date was chosen intentionally: 256 is the number of whole numbers that can be represented with a single 8-bit byte, as well as the highest power of 2 that does not exceed 365 days in a year. The holiday was established by Decree No. 1034 of the President of the Russian Federation dated September 11, 2009, on the initiative of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media.
Curators of the Department of Information Technology and Mathematical Modeling Lyudmila Moskalenko, Marianna Shimanskaya, Alexander Elsakov and Irshat Mukharyamov They congratulated the first-year students and announced a series of professional events for the upcoming academic year. Students can expect contests in IT and coding, hackathons, and other activities aimed at developing practical skills.
“We want the students to feel like part of a professional community from their first year,” the curators emphasized. “Participating in competitions and hackathons is the best way to test yourself and find like-minded people.”
Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia: a tour of the Ethnographic Museum
September concluded with a cultural event. On September 30, freshmen accompanied by their curator visited the Russian Ethnographic Museum. The event took place within the framework of the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia, declared by Presidential Decree No. 962 dated December 25, 2025, as well as the adaptation program for first-year students.
A guided tour “Peoples of Russia” was organized for the students. The guide introduced the students to the history of the museum building’s construction, the formation of the collections, and the main exhibitions dedicated to the traditional culture of the peoples of Russia from the 18th to the 21st centuries. First-year students learned about the specifics of economic activities and crafts of different peoples, as well as the particularities of their dwellings, costumes, food, rituals, and holidays.
Visiting the museum became not only an acquaintance for the students with the rich cultural heritage of a multinational country, but also an opportunity to get to know each other better in an informal setting.
September set a high pace for student life at the Faculty of Electronics and Humanities: environmental initiatives, professional holidays, and cultural education organically complemented the educational process and helped freshmen adapt faster within the university community.
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