The most active volunteers of our university received gratitude from the Vice-Rector for Youth Policy Marina Malyutina. On behalf of the university administration, Marina Viktorovna thanked the students for their work and called on the student bodies to pay attention to this promising type of activity, which is supported at the university and national level.

Under the supervision of the Youth Policy Division, the guys participated in events of great importance for our university throughout the year. We asked them to tell us how they joined the volunteer movement, what they remembered most about the outgoing academic year.

Irina Peretokin, a second-year bachelor's student at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, has headed the SPbGASU Volunteer Club since 1 February. Irina has a large family, and so she is used to sharing her energy with others. In middle and high school, she participated in sponsorship trips to an orphanage, then as a volunteer, she conducted classes on the development of fine motor skills for people with Down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy.

"I am glad to feel the importance of my work. When I entered SPbGASU, I saw the announcement of the Volunteer Club and immediately joined it," the student said.

Irina took part in organizing the Olympiad in the field of study "Civil Engineering", the All-Russian TIM Championship of SPbGASU (SVE League 2025), the VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference BIMAX-2025. Her plans include continuing volunteer activities and developing them at the university.

"We will create a volunteer environment at the university, form a university team, for this we need more people. We plan to develop social networks, there are requests for future events. We are preparing to participate in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum and the Scarlet Sails festival," Irina said.

Third-year bachelor's student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Ekaterina Rodevich has been volunteering for about two years. According to the student, it gives experience in communicating with people, which will be useful in the professional activity.

"We participate in different events on regular basis. They were all bright, but the most memorable of the past year was probably the TIM championship," said Ekaterina.

Second-year bachelor's student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Maria Dushinova, was drawn into the volunteer movement by her coursemate Irina Peretokin.

"If you doubt, but have an idea to try - try! We will always help, support. Especially Irina will," said Maria.

For personal contribution to the development of the volunteer movement and active participation in the implementation of youth events and projects at the St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, the following students were recognized:

• second-year student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Irina Peretokin;
• third-year student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Ekaterina Rodevich;
• first-year student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Yulia Avdeeva;
• second-year student of the Faculty of Forensics and Law in Construction and Transport Dmitry Gorlov;
• second-year student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Maria Dushinova;
• second-year student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Anna Kozhemyak;
• second-year student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Anna Chekanauskaite.

We wish the SPbGASU Volunteer Club new successes and interesting events!