From now on our 1st-year students will be able to get all the necessary information that will help them adapt on the Freshman Guide of the Saratov University website.
The section includes several columns: the Advice, the About SSU, the Campus, the Studies, the Science, the Student life, the Library, the Social Support, the SSU Internet, and the SSU Student in the City ones. The information presented there helps freshmen navigate inside and outside the campus, understand new terms, and find answers to many questions.
The section contains a wide variety of information – from the general information about the university to the tips how to connect to Wi-Fi in buildings, the campus maps, and the discounts on travel passes in the city. Some materials are devoted to the studies in SSU, the exams, the scholarships, the schedule, the student organisations, and the peculiarities of the Regional Scientific Library. Reading them the freshmen will learn about such new concepts as a tutor, a trade union organiser, a student card, a record book, and others. Also they will find out how university class differ from school lessons, whether there are period bells at university, and they will learn their schedule. The newcomers will be able to figure out how to get an increased scholarship, who is entitled to a social scholarship and additional government benefits.
Can a student go to the sanatorium and the sports and health camp? Who is a scientific supervisor? What can you do in SSU except for studies and research? Where are the canteens and the buffets? What museums are there in SSU? How will you find the Health Centre? For what can they be expelled? Where can they register for military service? All these and many other questions are answered on the Freshman Guide.
In general, the new section contains the useful information for all the university students. Professors, and other members of the staff. It will become permanent on the site, and its materials will be constantly updated.
