On 18 April an awarding ceremony for the winners of the contest “The Best Graduates of TulSU – 2025” was held at Tula State University.

The organiser of this annual competition, aimed at effective promotion of recruitment socialisation of an individual and building the university graduates` career trajectory was traditionally the university Career Studio.

The performances of this year's contestants exceeded all expectations in terms of vividness of verbal images, accuracy and depth of thought, creativity and emotionality. Although, for the sake of objectivity, it should be recognised that every year our students never get tired of delighting and surprising the audience with their essays on “Me and my career” and presentations. They always feel a sincere desire to create, move forward and achieve their goals.

This time, as well as in previous years, the members of the expert committee had a hard time. This commission was very impressive. It included representatives of EvoCom, Strela, the Main Department of Public Service and Personnel of the Tula Region Government Office, Haval Manufacturing Motor Rus, Shchekinoazot, ITAP (Imperial Tula Arms Plant), Tulatochmash, Tulamashzavod and T2 Mobile – a really wide range of employers wishing to get acquainted with talented graduates of TulSU, and, of course, not without an eye on employment.  

The award ceremony was opened by Yuliya Vyacheslavovna Frantsuzova, Director of the Career Studio. 

- Twenty-five students entered the full-time stage of the contest “The Best TulSU Graduate – 2025”. All of them fought worthily for the victory, so it was very hard to choose the best, - she said. - Well, we will not keep the intrigue any longer and announce those who won.

The winners of the competition were: 

- Alexandra Kolesnikova (V.P. Gryazev Institute of High-Precision Systems);

- Umejon Nasredinov (Institute of International Education);

- Abdulhalem Mustafa Mohammed Abdulhalem (Institute of International Education);

- Grigory Gurkin (Institute of Natural Sciences);

- Svetlana Khaidoshkina (Institute of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science); 

- Tatyaana Khanina (Institute of Law and Management). 

Alexandra Kolesnikova scored the highest number of points.    

All the winners received Diplomas and gifts from the partners. 

Other participants received certificates and gifts. 

Representatives of employers did not deny themselves the pleasure of congratulating the children.

Svetlana Nikolayevna Volchkova, Deputy Head of the Personnel Training Department of “Shchyokinoazot”, informed that it was not the first year that their enterprise took part in such a competition. Moreover, “Shchekinoazot” and Tula State University have strong ties of friendship and cooperation. The Company has prepared and successfully implements a programme of cooperation with the university. 

- Our enterprise is dynamically developing, - emphasised the guest. - We are glad to see you, in the ranks of our employees!

Sergey Andreyevich Maksin, Marketing Manager at T2 Mobile, is studying for a master's degree at Tula State University. So the walls of our university are dear to him. He urged all the contestants not to be afraid of difficulties, to bravely make their dreams come true and to go to their goals, and, of course, he invited the guys to work in his company. 

EvoCom was represented by HR specialists Victoriya Sergeyevna Gordeyeva and Anastasiya Igorevna Kovyneva.

Last year, the guests shared, they also took part in the competition as experts. Everything was great then, and this time it is very cool. The contest is gaining momentum and every year it becomes more and more interesting. 

Victoriya Sergeyevna and Anastasiya Igorevna told the students about the Young Engineers programme implemented by their company, as well as about the internship of TulSU students at their enterprise. 

- You have great achievements! - addressed the guests to the contest participants. - Believe in yourselves and you will succeed!

After the end of the ceremony everyone was photographed as a souvenir.

- My years of study were bright and full of interesting events! I was so eager to tell the members of the expert committee about it! - admitted Umejon Nasredinov from Tajikistan, a sixth-year medical student at the Institute of International Education. - I will enter the residency programme at TulSU to specialise in neurology. And then I will start my medical activity in the Tula Regional Clinical Hospital. I want to learn from the best specialists at the best clinical centres.   

- I am happy that fate brought me to Tula State University! I tried myself in different spheres. I participated in the History School, various scientific and practical conferences, became an ambassador of federal projects of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation in the Tula region, received a grant to implement the project “Summer school “Dive in to science””. By participating in the competition I wanted to summarise the results of my academic and creative activity, and to be motivated to develop further, - said a six-year student of the speciality “Medicine” of the Institute of International Education Abdulhalem Mustafa Mohammed Abdulhalem from Iraq. - I am going to stay in Tula. First, I will do my residency in obstetrics and gynaecology, and then I will do my postgraduate studies. I want to live, work and do research for the good of Russia. 

And we heartily congratulate all the participants of the competition! New successes and achievements, guys!

Tatyana Krikunkova 

Photos by Mikhail Gindin and Darya Yanchuk