On September 1, the Knowledge Day, official meetings of the IvSU administration with freshmen from each of the four institutes of the university took place. It was very noisy from the constant applause!
A.A. Malygin, speaking to freshmen and guests, congratulated our new students on the fact that they are joining the numerous friendly "IvSU family", and noted that the main goal of the university staff is to help them become comprehensively developed professionals. Touching upon the structural changes at the university, the Acting Rector emphasized that each of the four institutes absorbed all the best from the former faculties. He added that great opportunities opened up for those who entered the specialties that are in demand in modern society. A.A. Malygin mentioned those first-year students who scored the highest marks at the exams, and personally presented them with student ID cards.
Of course, according to the tradition, the invited guests - IvSU graduates, many of whom are representatives of the regional elite - also made a speech. The Chairman of the Ivanovo City Duma A.S. Kuzmichev, a graduate of the History and Law Faculties, congratulating those who entered "one of the best universities in the Russian Federation", noted the high professional qualities of the specialists who came out of its walls, and the hard work of professors who give students heart their soul. A.S. Kuzmichev wished the freshmen to carry on wonderful traditions of the university, to make discoveries, to live a full and happy student life. His exclamation "Glory to IvSU!" was supported by thunderous applause. The directors of the Institutes also spoke to the freshmen. There were songs with and without a guitar.
Dear freshmen! We join these congratulations. As N.D. Sorokin, Vice-Rector for Social Development and International Activities, noticed - after all, you have an amazing student life ahead of you! Good luck!