UrFU Students to Have an Intellect-house

16:16, June 13, 2018

The university will open the "Territory of Intellectual Growth"

In the new academic year, Ural Federal University will open a student center named "Territory of Intellectual Growth", the 4th co-working space at UrFU. Students will have a place open 24/7 for studying and various events. Unofficially the center is called "Students` House", at the moment it is functioning in the test mode.

The Director of the Center for Development of the Leadership of UrFU Ekaterina Vityuk said that the idea to create such round-the-clock co-working space occurred a long time ago:

"The idea came to us in 2013 during the UrFU edutainment-recreation program "Russian-Turkish Wave". We are planning to have everything ready in autumn. There will be online-broadcasting system in the conference hall and a comfortable and functional lounge zone", says Ekaterina.

The biggest venue of "Students` House" is a conference hall suitable for business events and concerts. Also, there is an open co-working space with all necessary equipment and flipcharts, a recreation area, a kitchen and training rooms for small groups of people.

Anastasia Podyacheva from Pervouralsk is a 3^rd year student of the Institute of Construction and Architecture at UrFU. She is a member of the international student organization BEST, they often hold meetings in the Student Center:

"Since we don`t have an office at the University, we always look for a venue. We often meet in the co-working areas of the "Students' House". There is enough space for the meetings and it has got all the necessary furniture and equipment. Plus, there is a mini-stage for speakers in the conference room. It's good that we have an alternative to the classrooms, which is located near the University".

"Territory of Intellectual Growth" is different from the other co-working spaces at UrFU, because it is located in a separate building with 24-hour access for students. Members of various student organizations can hold meetings there, organize creative and intellectual evenings, conferences, workshops or simply come to study or work. All they have to do is send an inquiry to the administrators and book the time.