INRTU Associate Professor Alla Antonova Wins in All-Russian Competition “Golden Names of Higher School”

Alla Antonova, Head of the Department of Russian Language Didactics at the Baikal School of BRICS of INRTU (Irkutsk National Research Technical University), has won the 2025 All-Russian “Golden Names of Higher School” award in the nomination “For Development of International Cooperation in Higher Education”.

The competition attracted over a thousand participants, with more than 100 experts evaluating the submissions.

The Department of Russian Language Didactics, led by Alla Antonova, implements academic mobility programs and promotes projects advancing the Russian language abroad. The preparatory faculty provides year-round language and subject-specific training for foreign citizens seeking higher education in Russian language. Summer schools, professional development courses, and internships for international students and educators are regularly organized.

In 2025, the Baikal School of BRICS launched a new Bachelor’s degree program “Russian in Intercultural Context” for international students with two specializations: theory and methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language, and translation and business communication.

Alla Antonova, Head of the Department of Russian Language Didactics, actively participates in conferences, congresses, and forums. She had applied for the “Golden Names of Higher School” award twice before, achieving victory only this year.

The competition was held remotely from March to September 2025 and involved submitting an application and writing an essay detailing key career milestones, professional expertise, and leadership qualities in academia.

The results were announced on the project’s website on Knowledge Day (September 1).

The award ceremony will take place in Moscow on Higher Education Teacher’s Day, celebrated on November 19. Winners will be inducted into the Book of Honor “Golden Names of Higher School” for Russian university educators, receiving diplomas and commemorative badges.
More details about the work of the Department of Russian Language Didactics can be found on its Telegram channel.

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The “Golden Names of the Higher School” project is implemented by the League of Higher School Teachers Interregional Public Organization with the support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. This annual project honors outstanding faculty members from Russian universities and research institutions who demonstrate personal achievements, implement modern methodologies, and drive innovations to enhance education quality. The goal is to elevate the status of higher education teachers through public recognition and promotion of their contributions to science and education.