Cultural and campus life

One of the most important functions of the university is to create the conditions under which along with getting professional knowledge a student becomes an active citizen.
Culture Center of Samara State Aerospace University gives students the opportunity to develop and improve their creative abilities. It consists of student theaters of pop miniatures (STEM) and different clubs of cultural activities (musical, dance, photo clubs etc.).
During the year there are held several university events: Student’s Day, “ Student’s spring” festival, autumn ball, Lukachev St. celebrations, student rites of passage, literature and ethnic festivals, and sport events: “Ski-track of Russia” and “Golden autumn”.

Conferences & Events
There are conferences and workshops which are traditionally held on the basis of our university.
In 2012-2013 years in SSAU there were organized the following conferences
– Youth Reading Conference named after S.P. Korolev» (October 2012)
– Annual Student Science Conference of SSAU (February 2013)
– Student Science Conference of Samara Region (spring of 2013)
– International Summer Space School
In addition, students involved in research activities participate in the conferences held in other cities and even abroad. More information you can find at the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists
 
University media
SSAU student television is broadcasted on the displays all around SSAU campus as well as on the Internet. The core content of the broadcasting is the video­blog "Bort №3". If you have interesting ideas, want to shoot or cut the reportages or even be a reporter, welcome to "small screen" as well as to the "Bort №3".
There is radio station operated by the SSAU students.
Official SSAU newspaper «Polet» (Flight) has been published since May 1958. Once in two weeks newspaper «Polet» appears on the reception desks and in the hostels. It can be also seen on the university web site in the pdf-format. There are a lot of young and creative writers in the newspaper who are still students, and, as a result, topics of the articles correspond to the interests of the students themselves.
 
Physical education and sport
Physical education lasts for first three years of studying in Samara State Aerospace University and takes place in special sport centers. Students who have problems with their health can enroll at a special medical team. At the beginning of each semester all students must pass the Medical Examination. Students who enrolled at the University teams of various kinds of sport are exempt from obligatory training.
At the beginning of the first semester all students join one of the following sports represented in SSAU: Swimming; Football; Volleyball; Basketball; Sambo and judo; Aerobics (rhythmic gymnastics); Gymnastics; Fitness; Sailing; Weightlifting; Track and field athletics; Ping pong; Powerlifting.
Also there are clubs in SSAU: chess club, go(game) club, sky jumping club, tourist club, which includes sub-club of speleology, alpinism, water activities and cyclotourism.
In addition SSAU has its own recreation facility – sports camp "Polet". It is located in a picturesque place on the bank of the Volga River in the vicinity of Stydenuy ravine. Every summer, it holds three sport-and-fitness sessions.


Left: “Student’s spring” festival gala-concert. Right: Student’s Autumn ball.