Kamchatka Polytechnic University dormitory to be renovated for the first time in 50 years

KamchatkaMedia news agency explains that in 2024, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation announced a competition for subsidies for the overhaul of vocational education facilities. In 2025, the federal program for the modernization of technical schools and colleges was launched. The priority was given to institutions participating in the federal project "Professionalism".

According to the director of the college, Liliana Buryak, the results of the electronic auction are being summed up. Then, in accordance with the procurement law, a contract for the overhaul will be signed. This will make it possible to create 84 equipped places in the renovated premises for students to stay during their studies.

The students themselves, who study in the field of Architecture, have developed design projects for dormitory spaces. They have prepared their own versions of what living rooms, recreation rooms, corridors and self-training rooms should look like.The goal is to increase the number of places and make them as comfortable as possible for students coming from remote settlements in Kamchatka, Buryak added.

The agency notes that the student dormitory has not been renovated for almost 50 years since the building was built. It is planned that the beginning of the new academic year will be celebrated by students in the new spacious premises.

On behalf of the president, the national project "Youth and Children" included measures to overhaul colleges. From 2025 to 2030, it is planned to renovate 1.5 thousand facilities, including dormitories and sports facilities.

Earlier it was reported that the new dance hall was officially opened for students of the Trans-Baikal Regional College of Arts in Chita. The hall is located in a modular building, the construction of which began in July 2024 and was completed at the end of September. The room has an area of 170 sq. m. The m can accommodate 100 students. The project cost was 40 million rubles. The facility was built with funds from the presidential Far Eastern subsidy.