IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 2009

• Dmitry A. Medvedev, Russian President visited Pacific National University, May 21, 2009. Dmitry A. Medvedev got acquainted with the exhibition-presentation "International and Frontier Cooperation of PNU”, visited PNU Scientific Library and talked with students for more than an hour.
• The Ninth International Research Conference “The new ideas of new century - 2009” was carried out in February, 2009. More than 500 participants from 32 universities, academies, institutions of 6 countries – Russia People's Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Korean Democratic People's Republic, the Republic of Uzbekistan - took part in it.
• The compliance audit of the quality management system of the Pacific National University (QMS PNU) was carried out in April by the international standard ISO 9001:2008 “Quality Management Systems. "Requirements”. The compliance audit was carried out by the independent non-profit organization NQA-Russia (Great Britain). According to the audit results there was made positive conclusion about the extension of the international certificate of QMS PNU validity, with the wording: “The University maintains QMS, improves the effectiveness, and preserves the integrity. The University decides issues of improving the educational process, further professional training of lectures, development of training facilities. Job quality management system contributes to the goals and policies of the University”.
• Mr. Ohtsubo, the representative of company “Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd” (Japan) visited Pacific National University in May. During the visit, there were discussed the prospects of developing relations between the company (a leading manufacturer of precision metric tools and equipment for the semiconductor industry) and the University. Prof. Ohtsubo delivered lectures about modern semiconductor technology for PNU students.
• The exhibition-presentation of “The main fields of Cross-Border Cooperation of Pacific National University” were carried out in June at PNU.
• Delegation of Department of disaster prevention in Japan visited PNU in July and got acquainted with the educational process at the University and high level of training in “protection in emergency situations”.
• Professor Sergei N. Ivanchenko, Dr. of Engineering, Pacific National University President, took part in the Eighth International Forum of University Presidents of Far East and Siberia, Russia and north-eastern provinces of China, which was held in Dalian (China).
• In October Events of the Festival "Days of Science in the Far East" were held at PNU under the auspices of Dmitry Zimin Fund "Dynasty". PNU gave his audience to conduct master classes with teachers of physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology, as well as popular science lectures for schoolchildren. More than seven hundred guests - teachers and pupils from secondary schools, lyceums and gymnasiums of Khabarovsky Krai and other Far East regions attended the University.
• International Russian-Chinese Symposium “Advanced Materials and Technologies - 2009” was carried out in October at Pacific National University.
• The first enrolment for training in Journalism major at PNU was carried out.
• Two young scientists, PNU representatives, received presidential grants in contest for Russian Federation President Grants 2009 according to the decision of Federal Agency of Science and Innovation Commission. Ernest Ri, Dr. of Engineering, Associate Professor, “Foundry technology and artistic processing of metals” Chair, received presidential grant for research on the theme "The influence of generator parameters (power and frequency) of nanosecond electromagnetic pulses and vibratory processing of melts on the processes of crystallization of structure and properties of metallic alloys”. Lyudmila Zadvernyuk, Ph.D. in Architecture, Associate Professor, “Architecture and Urbanization" Chair, received a presidential grant for research on the theme “Urban planning culture of the State Bohai (698 - 926) ".