The successful collaboration of the Department “Scientific/Technical Translation and Professional Communication” and “PILOT Language School” resulted in the teacher training seminar, that took place in DSTU on December, 8.

The annual International Week and Study Abroad Fair was held in Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid, Spain) on the 30th of November. Don State Technical University was presented by DSTU student Ksenia Brusnikina, who is now studying at URJC by MUNDE programme. The presentation was a great success and a number of EU students showed their will to take part in DSTU international programmes.

Within the days of the students’ science the meeting called “The planet of languages” was held for the first year students at the department of “World Languages and cultures”. The creative team of the club including the students of the second. third and fourth years presented the cultures and the customs of England, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece and Arabic countries.

The 30th of June, 2011 the official ceremony of diplomas handing was held on in DSTU. The rector of DSTU, PhD in Science, professor B.C. Meskhi handed the diploma with honor to Alina Rzhanova - graduate of the International faculty, "Documentation and Document Management Maintenance” specialty, the most active representative of the faculty, winner of nominal grant of the University Academic Council .

The primary research direction of the Scientific and Technical Translation and Professional Communications department is the inter subject integration of foreign languages and technical disciplines. On June 17th, 20th and 23rd A.Lysenko, V.Vorbyeva and O.Panchenko defended their thesis through the medium of foreign languages.

The 30th of June, 2011 at 9 am the Graduation Ceremony was held on Gagarin Square. This event can be considered special because the graduates were congratulated by First Deputy Head of Administration of Rostov region - Vice-governor S.I. Gorban, Minister of General and professional Education of Rostov Region I.A. Guskov, the Committee’s Chairman of Education, Science, Culture and Public Relations of the Legislative Assembly of Rostov Region, V.L. Marinova, the Mayor of Rostov-on-Don, an honorary doctor of DSTU, M.A. Chernyshev, rector and deans of faculties.