Russian Military academies/schools

Shoigu congratulated cadets and teachers of military educational institutions on the Day of Knowledge

Moscow. September 1. Interfax - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu congratulated students, cadets, faculty of military educational institutions and students of pre-university educational organizations of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the Day of Knowledge and the beginning of the academic year.
“Classes are starting at military universities and other educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense. This year, they included the Military Engineering Academy of the Order of Kutuzov named after the Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General of the Engineering Troops Dmitry Mikhailovich Karbyshev, the Donetsk Higher Combined Arms Command School and the Irkutsk Suvorov Military School. The Baltic Higher Naval School named after Admiral Fedor Fedorovich Ushakov in Kaliningrad will train specialists in a new, independent status," the Russian Defense Minister said in his congratulatory message.
Shoigu drew attention to the fact that in the context of the ongoing special military operation, special requirements are imposed on the training of officers.
"The main efforts should be focused on studying combat experience, methods of conducting combat operations, analyzing data on the use of new weapons, military and special equipment. Future officers should be able to quickly and clearly assess the situation, make non-standard and effective decisions," the head of the Russian military department said. .
According to him, the curriculum of educational organizations includes courses in tactical medicine, army tactical shooting and control of unmanned aerial vehicles.
"An important role is given to instilling love for the motherland and readiness to defend it among young men and women," the head of the Russian defense department stressed.

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NOTE: in a separate article it was mentioned that students from 26 friendly countries are attending the General Staff Academy this term. Normally about 7,000 foreign students receive instructions per year at the various Russian Military schools or training centers.

MOSCOW, September 27. /TASS/. Military training centers (MTCs) will open on the basis of eight more Russian universities, their total number will be 128 throughout the country. This was reported on the website of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.

“Military training centers will be opened on the basis of eight Russian universities. They will appear in the republics of Adygea and Dagestan, the Kaluga and Magadan regions, Moscow, as well as in the Chechen, Kabardino-Balkarian, Chuvash republics. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education is conducting work on the creation of military training centers education of the Russian Federation together with the Russian Ministry of Defense from 2021. Taking into account eight new OUVs, the total number of such facilities will increase to 128 and cover 75 regions of the country,” the message says.

It is noted that among the main tasks of the centers are military training, educational work and military-professional orientation of youth. VUTs are created on the basis of universities for the training of officers, sergeants, reserve sergeants, as well as for contract service in military positions to be filled by officers after receiving higher education. According to the Ministry of Education and Science, about 57 thousand people are currently studying there.

New centers will be opened at the Grozny State Petroleum Technical University named after. Academician M.D. Millionshchikov, Dagestan State Technical University, Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov, Kaluga State University named after K.E. Tsiolkovsky, Maikop State Technological University, Russian Economic University named after G.V. Plekhanov, North-Eastern State University, Chuvash State University named after I.N. Ulyanov.

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that military training centers for training students will be opened in all regions of the country in accordance with the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"The first stage of work has been completed - military training centers will be opened in all regions of the Russian Federation," Shoigu said.

The Minister explained that nine universities are applying for the opening of military training centers, including in the Luhansk People's Republic. The number of regions covered by military training will increase to 82, and the number of military training centers will increase to 137.

Sergei Shoigu stressed that Russian students provide significant support to the special operation.

"The Civilian Higher School provides significant support in achieving the goals of a special military operation," the Defense Minister said.

He cited data that about 20 thousand students from 400 universities of the country participate in volunteer and humanitarian programs: they donated 700 liters of donated blood, which made it possible to provide emergency medical care to 1,400 fighters.

"At the Admiral Ushakov State Maritime University, Penza State University, Bryansk State University of Engineering and Technology and the Timiryazev Russian State Agrarian University, more than 600 blood pumps were handed over," Shoigu said.

Thanks to the help of universities, more than 10 thousand sets of modern dressings and more than 50 thousand square meters of camouflage nets were received on the front line, which will allow several battalions to be covered at once.

"In this work, I would like to mention Omsk State Technical University, where the guys work almost seven days a week," Shoigu said.

Students have collected more than 1,000 quadrocopters and FPV drones, which are used with high efficiency in groups of troops.

One of the important directions is preferential admission of children of participants of a special military operation to state-funded universities - more than 9,000 applicants have already taken advantage of this privilege.

"113 people have been accepted to Lomonosov Moscow State University alone, 123 people to the Far Eastern Federal University, 128 children to the Don State Technical University," Shoigu said.

The Minister of Defense noted the high patriotism and civic responsibility of Russian students - 3,933 of them took academic leave to participate in the SVO.

"The guys are fighting very well, I think everyone saw it in the process of reporting last week," Shoigu said.

Among the students there are awarded military orders and medals.

"Alexey Viktorovich Lyalin was awarded the Order of Courage and appointed to the post of commander of a reconnaissance platoon with the assignment of the military rank of officer, Corporal Meshchersky Alexander Sergeevich was awarded the medal "For Courage", Corporal Zavoloka Alexander Sergeevich - the St. George Cross of the IV degree. And such examples are far from isolated," Shoigu stressed.

Shoigu thanked all those students and employees of the higher school who actively support the Russian Armed Forces during the period of their independence.

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Specialists of the Military Construction Complex of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are building a branch of the Nakhimov Naval School in Mariupol. The educational institution, designed for 560 places, is planned to be completed by the beginning of the school year.

The complex will consist of five buildings connected by covered walkways and located around a parade ground. The school is equipped with classrooms, laboratories, a library, an assembly hall, television and photo studios, a choreography class and an auto repair room.

There is also a pool for testing underwater robots and space for launching drones, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense said. Recently, Deputy Minister of Defense Timur Ivanov checked the progress of construction of the educational institution.

At the moment, the installation of monolithic reinforced concrete frames of buildings has already been completed, utility networks have been laid, facades and interior decoration are being completed. About 700 people are involved on the site.

In addition, at the request of the residents of Mariupol, military builders will build a sports complex with an ice palace, a shooting range, a gym, rooms for boxing and other martial arts.

Timur Ivanov also inspected the development of military infrastructure on the territory of the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics.

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