The results of the academic year were summarized at the KIU academic council with the participation of the head of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan.

      A meeting of the Academic Council took place with the participation of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting summarized the results of the 2025-2026 academic year, discussed priorities for the future, and presented state and departmental awards to university staff. Today, in the assembly hall of the Kazan Innovative University named after V.G. Timiryasov, the final meeting of the Academic Council was held, dedicated to summarizing the results of the 2025-2026 academic year. The event was attended by the administration, teachers, staff, and honorary guests of the university. A key event of the meeting was the participation of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ilysur Garaevich Khadiullin. The head of the department highly appreciated the work of the university and presented a number of state and departmental awards to the staff of KIU. The main reports were presented by: On the results of educational and methodological work, the Vice-Rector for Educational Work, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Yulia Leonidovna Kamasheva reported on the dynamics of educational programs, the implementation of new methodologies, and digital resources. On the results of scientific research work, the First Vice-Rector, Vice-Rector for Scientific Work, Doctor of Law, Professor Igor Izmailovich Bikeyev summarized the scientific activities of the team: growth in publication activity, participation in grants, development of dissertation councils, and strengthening the university's positions in rankings. On the results of youth policy implementation, the Vice-Rector for Youth Policy Ruslan Rafatovich Zagitov highlighted the results of educational work, patriotic actions, volunteer initiatives, creative projects, and psychological support for students. On the results of the work of the KIU College, the director of the college, Yulia Viktorovna Khadiullina, presented a report on the activities of the structural unit, noting the quality of graduate training and interaction with employers, among other things. The solemn award ceremony at the Academic Council of KIU: The ceremony opened with the presentation of a Gratitude from the President of the Republic of Tatarstan for a significant contribution to the development of the higher professional education system and the training of highly qualified personnel. This high award was awarded to the team of the Kazan Innovative University named after V.G. Timiryasov, represented by the rector Asiya Vitalyevna Timiryasova. The next Gratitude from the President of the Republic of Tatarstan for many years of fruitful work and contribution to the training of highly qualified specialists was received by the director of the Almetyevsk branch, Irina Viktorovna Mirgaleeva. Then, Ilysur Garaevich presented the badge "Veteran" of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation for merits in labor and long-term work to Professor Elmira Shamilievna Shaimieva of the Department of Management and Marketing. Next, the honorary title "Honorary Worker of the Sphere of Education of the Russian Federation" was awarded for significant achievements in the field of education and conscientious work. The title was awarded to four employees: · Head of the Department of Labor Psychology and Entrepreneurship Natalia Grigoryevna Klimanova; · Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure Elvira Yuryevna Latypova; · Dean of the Faculty of Law Andrey Gennadyevich Nikitin; · Head of the Department of Philosophy and Socio-Political Disciplines Elena Ludwigovna Yakovleva. The next award was the Honorary Certificate from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation for many years of conscientious work and significant achievements in the field of education, which was received by the head of the department for supporting electronic learning and distance educational technologies of the Institute for the Development of Information Educational Technologies and Electronic Learning, Lyudmila Vladimirovna Akulina. Then, letters of gratitude from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation were presented. The first of them for a significant contribution to the development of the education sector and conscientious work, as well as for assistance in organizing and conducting the educational program "Conductors of Meanings. DNA of Russia" was received by the head of the department for social work and projects of the Department for Youth Affairs, Anna Mikhailovna Safiullina. The next series of letters of gratitude from the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia was presented for assistance in organizing and conducting the same educational program. Awards were received by: · Leading specialist in educational work of the college Margarita Vyacheslavovna Asapova; · Head of the Department of Cultural and Mass Work of the Department for Youth Affairs Evgenia Alexandrovna Grolman; · Vice-Rector for Youth Policy Ruslan Rafatovich Zagitov; · Deputy Director of the College for Educational Work Laysan Mansurovna Ismagilova; · Deputy Dean for Educational Work of the Faculty of Management and Engineering Business Margarita Olegovna Larton; · Deputy Dean for Educational Work of the Faculty of Law Regina Rustemovna Musina; · Deputy Dean for Educational Work of the Faculty of Applied Economics and Financial Technologies Ekaterina Ivanovna Novikova; · Deputy Dean for Educational Work of the Faculty of Hospitality and Design Liliya Borisovna Timiryasova; · Deputy Dean for Educational Work of the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy Rimma Rustemovna Khanmurzina; · Specialist in Educational Work of the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy Regina Rustemovna Yakupova. After that, the minister presented the badge "For Merits in Education" from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan for many years of fruitful work in the field of education to the Vice-Rector for Corporate Governance Timur Vladimirovich Kramin. Then followed the Honorary Certificate from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan for a significant contribution to the education system and the upbringing of the younger generation and many years of conscientious work, which was received by the Deputy Director of the Intersectoral Research Institute for the Development of Production Systems Gulnaz Afisovna Dmitrieva. Next, letters of gratitude from the Mayor of Kazan were presented for fruitful work and achievements in professional activities. Awards were received by: · Senior lecturer of the Department of Computer Modeling and Technosphere Safety Farid Zavdatovich Gatiyatullin; · Deputy Director of the College for Educational Work and Organizational Issues Denis Stanislavovich Palachev; · Leading specialist in educational work of the college Yulia Sergeevna Chernysheva; · Manager of the Educational Department Yulia Sergeevna Yusupova. A letter of gratitude from the Institute for the Development of Education was also presented for assistance in implementing the additional professional program for advanced training "Fundamentals of Using Artificial Intelligence to Solve Educational Tasks," which was received by the first deputy director for information technology of the Institute for the Development of Information Educational Technologies and Electronic Learning, Aidar Ferdinovich Zainullin. A special part of the ceremony was the awarding of the winners of the "Humanitarian Book - 2025" competition. The Grand Prix of the competition and a cash prize in the nomination "History of Criminology" for the scientific publication "Praskovya Nikolaevna Tarnovskaya - Leader of World Criminology: Historical-Criminological Research" was awarded to the First Vice-Rector, Vice-Rector for Scientific Work Igor Izmailovich Bikeyev. There, in the nomination "History of Criminology," the Grand Prix and a cash prize for the scientific publication "Thieves: Anthropological Research: Report 1 of the Section of the Russian Society for Health Protection. P.N. Tarnovskaya" were awarded to the head of the Department of Russian Language and Linguistics Alla Gennadyevna Khoroshavina. And for the translation of this book into English, the same award was given to the translator of the "Poznanije" publishing house, Elena Nikolaevna Belyaeva. Next, diplomas of the first degree winner of the "Humanitarian Book - 2025" competition were presented. In the nomination "Philosophy" for the popular science publication "Gourmet from Sukonnaya Sloboda: Gastronomic Preferences of Fyodor Ivanovich Shalyapin," as well as in the nomination "History. Historical Sciences" for the publication "Hikayat about the Fate of Tatar National Cuisine," the diploma was received by the head of the Department of Philosophy and Socio-Political Disciplines Elena Ludwigovna Yakovleva. In the same nomination "History. Historical Sciences" for the publication "Hikayat about the Fate of Tatar National Cuisine," first-degree diplomas were awarded to the author team: the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Vesti Universiteta" Nailya Rimfatovna Mazitova, the dean of the Faculty of Hospitality and Design Elena Lavrentyevna Matveeva, the deputy dean for practical training of the Faculty of Hospitality and Design Liliya Fazylovna Rodnikova, and associate professor of the Department of Design Elena Alexandrovna Titova. The ceremony concluded with the presentation of the first-degree winner diploma of the "Humanitarian Book - 2025" competition in the nomination "State and Law. Legal Sciences" for the scientific publication "Views of Musa Bigiev on the Islamic State and Law," which was received by the associate professor of the Department of Theory of State and Law and Public Law Disciplines Dinar Rafailovich Zainutdinov. The meeting took place in a constructive and businesslike atmosphere, demonstrating the cohesion of the KIU team and