On the eve of Youth Day, on June 25, the city hosted a solemn awarding ceremony for the winners of the Success youth award. The certificates and monetary rewards to the winners of the contest were presented by Mayor of Saratov City municipality Mikhail Isayev. 4 students of Saratov University are among the region residents who received the honourary award.
The achievements of young and ambitious Saratov residents were assessed by heads of the administration structural divisions, deputies of the city Duma, and representatives of the Civic Chamber of the Saratov City municipality. 18 people won the award in 2021. Among them are pupils, students, teachers, coaches, and scientists who showed good results in arts, sports, volunteering, and research.
The proud title of The Best Volunteer of the Year was awarded to Victoria Shobonova, a graduate of the Institute of Chemistry, the head of the volunteering section of the SSU Council of Undergraduates and Graduates. As a volunteer, she participated in the We Are Together All-Russian project.
Daria Sheremetyeva, a 4th-year student of the Institute of Philology and Journalism, the head of the cultural sector of the institute, winner of the Grand Prix of the Russian Student Spring All-Russian Festival, was recognised by the jury as one of the winners in the For Outstanding Achievements in the Culture and Arts nomination.
Maria Klimova, a student of the Faculty of Biology, SSU, received the prize in the For Outstanding Achievements in Education and Science nomination. The competition winner is a member of a research group which develops technologies for cleansing brain tissue and invasive treatment of tumours in cancer early detection. In another prestigious award, Maria was recognised as the author of the best idea for stroke treatment. The scientific achievements of the student are known not only in Russia but also abroad.
In the same section, an honourary award was given to Ilana Agranovich, a postgraduate of the Faculty of Biology, an engineer at the Department of Human and Animal Physiology, SSU, the developer of a patent for the invention of a method aimed at predicting an early stage of stomach cancer.
‘Your success is the result of your diligence, hard work, and creativity, but we should not forget about the merits of your pedagogues and parents who helped you to reveal all your talents. I would like the ideas that originated in your minds to be implemented in our city. And while not everything is in monetary terms, encouraging effort is extremely important, especially when you are young. We will continue to support you,’ Mayor of the Saratov City municipality Mikhail Isayev pointed out addressing the participants of the ceremony.
Mikhail Isayev highly appreciated the achievements of the prize winners and said that he had given instructions to increase the prize fund for the next year at least twice.
On behalf of Saratov University, SSU Rector Aleksei Chumachenko congratulated the winners. In his speech, he noted, “You have greatly participated in many city and the region projects, you have many different prizes, however, I am sure that this very prize received from the hands of the city mayor will remain in the memory forever. Winning such an award at your age is the best motivation for future achievements.’
Victoria Shobonova spoke in response on behalf of the award winners. She thanked the mayor for the attention shown to talented youth.
‘While studying at the university, we have worked in different areas and coped with the most unexpected tasks but the most difficult period for us was during 2020, which was the peak of the pandemic. Our team joined the We Are Together project, volunteers helped SSU professors and elderly university employees. Together with the city administration and the Civic Chamber, we took care of veterans, low-income families, and large families. Your support is very important to us, we would hardly implement our initiatives without it.’
Summing up the ceremony results, Mikhail Isaev handed letters of gratitude to the distinguished nominees and wished them to continue working in those fields. Among those who were marked by the governor gratitude were Sofia Tsyganova, a student of the Institute of Philosophy and Journalism, a methodologist of the SSU History Museum; Yulia Ilyashenko, a youth specialist of the Office of Educational Work and Youth Programmes; a student of the Faculty of Law, the head of the PR sector of the Council of Undergraduates and Graduates Daria Kukhareva.
