On November 9th, the grand opening of the student media centre as a regional platform of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation took place at South Ural State University.
The Student Media Centre of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science is a project for the development of student media in Russian universities. Students participating in the project attend educational events, press tours in various regions of our country and work at major business events in Russia. The regional media centre for the Chelyabinsk Region will be located at South Ural State University.
"We already had experience collaborating with SUSU, and it was a great experience. I am sure that we still have many wonderful joint projects ahead. Today Chelyabinsk is becoming an authoritative centre for theoretical and conceptual research in media communications and journalism, which is a solid foundation and growth point for our media centre. I believe that it will definitely become a place of attraction and professional development not only for SUSU, but also for all students in the region and their creative initiatives," said Anna Gureeva, Deputy Director of the Department of Information Policy and Integrated Security of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
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The Student Media Centre under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation for the Chelyabinsk Region was formed at the premises of the Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities as part of the SUSU media complex, which includes SUSU-TV Television and Radio Company, SUSU Radio Station, SmartUniversity newspaper, Multimedia Newsroom, Photography Studio, and Laboratory for Virtual Reality and Neuromarketing Technologies.
SUSU Vice-Rector for Education Marina Potapova addressed the students and guests of the event with a welcoming speech:
"Dear friends and colleagues! Today, with great joy and inspiration, I take part in the opening of our new Media Centre. The Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities has a rich history and offers many tools that contribute to the development of sought-after competencies among students. The opening of a new Media Centre becomes a key moment in allowing our students to develop their thinking skills and become professionals. I would like to congratulate all of us and express gratitude to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for choosing our university as a platform for creating a regional media centre."
The powerful production facilities that exist at SUSU and are part of the new Media Centre create current opportunities for the professional development of student media in the Chelyabinsk Region. The Media Centre will unite representatives of university media from all over our region for qualified information activities and will contribute to the formation of a positive information agenda among students.
"We are pleased to announce the opening of a media centre at South Ural State University, which all universities in the Chelyabinsk Region will be able to join to. This is a very significant event for us, especially in light of the 25th anniversary of journalism education at SUSU. Since 1998, the first enrolment of students, our journalism has developed along with the media industry, going through all stages of its formation. The Student Media Centre will function within the framework of transmedia journalism, since our media specialists have united in digital integration on the territory of the SUSU media floor, providing each student with the opportunity to work in the digital space. I think that our project will be successful thanks to the excellent base of the university and talented students," the Head of the Department of Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations at SUSU Liudmila Shesterkina shared her thoughts.
The Student Media Centre created at SUSU will actively work in the field of education, practice and technology. The main goal of the centre is to provide students with the opportunity to consolidate their acquired knowledge and professional skills.
As part of the work of the SUSU Student Media Centre, it is planned to cooperate with other student associations, media centres of universities in our region, media and public organizations. The centre will also act as a partner at events organized for the youth of our region.
"The opening of the SUSU Student Media Centre provides students with a unique opportunity to acquire advanced experience and the necessary skills for a successful career in the media field. Here they will be able to master television production, radio broadcasting, content creation for social networks and online media, as well as the popular podcast format. Experience of work in the centre will be incredibly valuable for future journalists since it is practical activities that help them develop their professional skills. Working in student media is the basis for becoming a true media professional. We are proud that the media centre opened here at SUSU. Our university has enormous material and technical capacity and extensive experience in training journalists, so we are confident that our work will be successful," said Academic Services specialist, senior lecturer at the SUSU Department of Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, research fellow at the Research and Innovation Services, Head of the SUSU Regional Media Centre of the Ministry of Education and Science for the Chelyabinsk Region Arina Marfitsyna.
Representative of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Anna Gureeva presented badges to the participants of the new SUSU Student Media Centre, which included students who are members of the university media in the city of Chelyabinsk.
The opening of the SUSU Student Media Centre is accompanied by a media forum, during which interesting master classes are held for students by media professionals.
