The first degree diploma in the team competition of the II All-Russian Student Contest "Psychology: from theory to practice" in the city of Biysk was awarded to the team of the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy of KIU "talant Velikikh Dush" ("Talent of Great Souls"): Aliya Galimova, Dina Faskhutdinova, Yulia Ermakova, Farida Aitkulova, Diana Mursalimova. The contest is organized on the basis of the Institute of Psychology and Pedagogy of the Altai State Humanitarian Pedagogical University named after V.M. Shukshin under the auspices of The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.

For two months, our students competed with teams of 20 state universities in Russia and neighboring countries. The contest consisted of 4 stages: presentations of the university and the participating team, presentation of the implemented project, psychological and pedagogical analysis of cases and a video contest on the practical application of psychotechnics in school practice.

The jury highly appreciated the project "Crisis psychological and pedagogical assistance to victims of schoolshooting" in the nomination "Psychological science in a modern school", implemented by students of KIU as part of volunteer work with victims of the shooting at Gymnasium 175 in Kazan together with the Russian Red Cross in September 2021 – June 2022.

Another success of the team, estimated at 100 points, was the "Piggy bank of psychological life hacks" stage, where it was necessary to analyze 5 typical situations from the teacher's practice, propose their solution and give a scientific justification for its effectiveness, revealing the mechanisms of action. Indeed, in order to win, it was necessary to connect all the knowledge, skills and abilities acquired in the learning process, both within the walls of the faculty and in practice at school. The experience gained in extracurricular student activities - in the student activity and in the students' scientific society - came in handy.

The success of the team of the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy of KIU in the contest, of course, is the result of close cooperation between students and their teachers-mentors: S.Y. Starovoitova, G.G. Semenova-Polye, T.A. Trifonova and R.R. Khanmurzina. The expert opinion of Associate Professor N.V. Vanyukhina in matters of child psychology, as well as the effective management stimulation of Dean Grigorieva O.V. have become an invaluable contribution to the common cause.

The team expresses special gratitude to the rector of KIU - Asia Vitalievna Timiryasova, thanks to whose personal and financial support the opportunity to participate in this contest came to life.