Meeting of Vice-Rector for Youth Policy Marina Malyutina (center) with representatives of student families
The Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering will have a "one-window" system for student families. This was announced by Vice-Rector for Youth Policy Marina Malyutina at the meeting with representatives of such families.
The meeting took place on 10 October in a hybrid format: some students joined it online. Together with the Vice-Rector, the constructive dialogue was attended by the Head of the Youth Policy Division Irina Nuryeva, Deputy Head of the Youth Policy Division Yulia Romanova, and deputy deans for discipline.
Marina Malyutina reported that a wide range of measures to support student families is being implemented in St Petersburg. In order to better know their rights, student parents should carefully study local regulations, in particular, a number of articles of the Social Code of St Petersburg dated 22 November, 2011.
Yulia Romanova informed about the support measures for student families at various levels, including those provided by SPbGASU. Thus, students of our university can receive a one-time financial aid upon the birth of a child; advisory assistance on family issues and child-rearing issues; individual consultations with a psychologist. In addition, SPbGASU will allocate and equip special-purpose rooms for parents and their preschool-aged children, intended for feeding, changing the child, organizing his rest and leisure. For women who gave birth during the period of study, there is an opportunity to transfer from paid to free education. For students with children under three years old, there is an opportunity to transfer to an individual curriculum. Also among the support measures are New Year's feasts and gifts for children, assistance in employment for women who gave birth during the period of study.
The "one-window" system will allow young parents to quickly resolve any problem. Students learned how exactly this system will be implemented: first, they should contact the employee responsible for working with student families with a request, and he, in turn, will address the request to the relevant division and coordinate their actions.
The "one-window" system involves the dean's offices, the Division for Organization of Educational Activities, the Economic Division, the Center for Psychological Support for Students, the Center for Student Entrepreneurship and Career. "They are informed about the importance of the task set by our president and the government, and are aimed at the result. Our university is joining in solving demographic problems on an equal basis with everyone else," said Marina Malyutina.
During the meeting, students received answers to questions about what a student family is and how it differs from a young family, whether studying for a master's degree is considered obtaining a first higher education, etc. They will receive information materials via e-mail.
