Student's Day: Russian President Vladimir Putin Opened Dormitories at Kantiana campus

On January 23, dormitories were opened at three university campuses of Russia under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The teleconference brought together Kantiana campus in Kaliningrad, the SakhalinTech campus in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and the Ural Federal University campus in Ekaterinburg.

The ceremony was attended by the Governor of the Kaliningrad Region, Alexey Besprozvannykh, the Rector of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Maxim Demin, and the representative of the construction contractor, Kivanch Sarykayya, Deputy Head of the Monotek Stroy LLC project.

The two student dormitories, with an area of 55,000 square meters and a capacity of 2,482 residents, are part of the large-scale Kantiana campus project, which is being built as part of the “Youth and Children” national project, initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Rector Maxim Demin emphasized that for the first time in many years, the university has been able to eliminate the waiting list for housing. At the end of 2025, 458 first-year students have already moved into the dormitories.

The campus dormitories are a new level of student life. It's not just about accomodation, but about living with all the necessary infrastructure at your fingertips. Each dormitory has Wi-Fi and IP telephony, a 360-seat dining hall, a 400+ square meter gym, a laundry service, bike storage, a medical center, and over 30 spaces for independent study and extracurricular activities. It's crucial that we built these facilities for and with the students. Our students designed the navigation system, created the interior design, and furnished the rooms,
Rector Maxim Demin reported to the President.

The campus dormitories are a new level of student life. It's not just about accomodation, but about living with all the necessary infrastructure at your fingertips. Each dormitory has Wi-Fi and IP telephony, a 360-seat dining hall, a 400+ square meter gym, a laundry service, bike storage, a medical center, and over 30 spaces for independent study and extracurricular activities. It's crucial that we built these facilities for and with the students. Our students designed the navigation system, created the interior design, and furnished the rooms,

Rector Maxim Demin reported to the President.

President Vladimir Putin thanked the rector of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, the governor of the region, and other participants in the teleconference, and noted that the federal program would continue.

Maxim Viktorovich, as well as all other colleagues, I would like to congratulate you on this event. As Dmitry Nikolayevich (Chernyshenko) mentioned, we have a large program. 25 campuses are only at the first stage.The first stage is scheduled to last until 2030. I am confident that the program will be completed. The total funding amount is 150 billion rubles, with 40 percent, or even slightly more, coming from federal funding. However, I would like to address the heads of the regions now. First, I would like to thank you for being present at this event, as well as for your support in all such projects. We have decided to extend this program for the future. The synergistic effect of the joint efforts of the Government of the Russian Federation, the federal center, the regions, and representatives of interested businesses is crucial for achieving the desired results. I would like to congratulate you once again on today's events. As my colleagues have mentioned, this is not just a traditional dormitory; it is a space for continuing education, recreation, and sports. It provides opportunities for acquiring knowledge and applying it in practical life. I would like to extend my congratulations to all students, professors, and teachers of our universities, colleges, and educational institutions on the upcoming Student Day!
Vladimir Putin noted this at the opening.

Maxim Viktorovich, as well as all other colleagues, I would like to congratulate you on this event. As Dmitry Nikolayevich (Chernyshenko) mentioned, we have a large program. 25 campuses are only at the first stage.The first stage is scheduled to last until 2030. I am confident that the program will be completed. The total funding amount is 150 billion rubles, with 40 percent, or even slightly more, coming from federal funding. However, I would like to address the heads of the regions now. First, I would like to thank you for being present at this event, as well as for your support in all such projects. We have decided to extend this program for the future. The synergistic effect of the joint efforts of the Government of the Russian Federation, the federal center, the regions, and representatives of interested businesses is crucial for achieving the desired results. I would like to congratulate you once again on today's events. As my colleagues have mentioned, this is not just a traditional dormitory; it is a space for continuing education, recreation, and sports. It provides opportunities for acquiring knowledge and applying it in practical life. I would like to extend my congratulations to all students, professors, and teachers of our universities, colleges, and educational institutions on the upcoming Student Day!

Vladimir Putin noted this at the opening.

After the teleconference ended, Governor Alexey Besprozvannykh and Rector Maxim Demin took part in a meeting of the student council of the dormitories, where the students discussed a model of co-management in the dormitories of the Kantiana neocampus. The students thanked the governor for the early opening of the dormitories and presented him with a sweatshirt with the IKBFU logo. The governor put on the new sweatshirt and engaged in informal conversations with the students.

Alexey Besprozvannykh asked the students where they came from to study in Kaliningrad, and the answers were diverse: Petrozavodsk, Kemerovo, Pskov, Karaganda (Kazakhstan), and several people from the eastern municipalities of the region. According to the governor, the wide geography of Kaliningrad's student population is beneficial for the region.

Alexey Besprozvannykh emphasized:
Our Baltic Federal University is the most western higher education institution in Russia. Students from not only the Kaliningrad region, but also from other regions of our country, aspire to study here. According to the results of the latest admission campaign, 3,500 first-year students were enrolled in higher education, and almost half of them came from outside the region. IKBFU is also attractive to international students – 1,447 students from 47 countries currently studying here. Today, Kaliningrad is a truly student city. Young people come to Kaliningrad not only for knowledge, but also with the intention of staying here after graduation to pursue new professions, build strong families, and contribute to the country on its western borders. The best of the best come here.

Alexey Besprozvannykh emphasized:

Our Baltic Federal University is the most western higher education institution in Russia. Students from not only the Kaliningrad region, but also from other regions of our country, aspire to study here. According to the results of the latest admission campaign, 3,500 first-year students were enrolled in higher education, and almost half of them came from outside the region. IKBFU is also attractive to international students – 1,447 students from 47 countries currently studying here. Today, Kaliningrad is a truly student city. Young people come to Kaliningrad not only for knowledge, but also with the intention of staying here after graduation to pursue new professions, build strong families, and contribute to the country on its western borders. The best of the best come here.

Rector Maxim Demin presented a symbolic campus card to first-year student Andrey Chesnokov, who came to study chemistry in Kaliningrad from the Kemerovo Region.

The dormitory is the main place for living, relaxing, independent work, and socializing with friends. Here, in the new campus, everything a student dreams of has been realized, with every space thought out to the smallest detail. When I started my first year, I had no idea that I could live in the city center in such a unique space,
shared impressions Andrey Chesnokov.

The students gave a tour of the dormitory to Alexey Besprozvannykh, explaining the infrastructure of the new spaces and showing him the living block.

Information about the Student Dormitory Complex of the Intellectual Space of the Future "Kantiana Campus"
Student dormitory complex is two block-type buildings with a total area of 55,000 square meters for 2,482 residents. Each block has two rooms for two people, a shared kitchen, a shower room, and a toilet. The spaces are fully furnished with beds, wardrobes, desks, shelves near each workstation, and storage systems. In addition to the furniture, the kitchen has all the necessary appliances, such as large refrigerators, induction stoves, and built-in hoods. Each block has a Wi-Fi router and an IP phone for internal communication. 18 residential blocks are equipped for people with disabilities. For the comfort of students, the dormitories have laundry and ironing services, a food court with 360 seats, more than 30 spaces for independent work and extracurricular activities, sports spaces with an area of more than 400 square meters, a medical center, and storage facilities for personal belongings and bicycles. A digital facial recognition system is used for entry. The navigation design for the dormitory was created by a student of the Higher School of Communications and Creative Industries at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. The designer created an aesthetically pleasing, user-friendly, and intuitive system that helps students navigate the building easily, find the necessary facilities, and access important information. Thanks to the opening of new living spaces, the university was able to eliminate the waiting list for housing for the first time in many years. Since December 2025, 454 first-year students of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University have moved into the student dormitory complex.

Information about the Student Dormitory Complex of the Intellectual Space of the Future "Kantiana Campus"

Student dormitory complex is two block-type buildings with a total area of 55,000 square meters for 2,482 residents. Each block has two rooms for two people, a shared kitchen, a shower room, and a toilet. The spaces are fully furnished with beds, wardrobes, desks, shelves near each workstation, and storage systems. In addition to the furniture, the kitchen has all the necessary appliances, such as large refrigerators, induction stoves, and built-in hoods. Each block has a Wi-Fi router and an IP phone for internal communication. 18 residential blocks are equipped for people with disabilities.

For the comfort of students, the dormitories have laundry and ironing services, a food court with 360 seats, more than 30 spaces for independent work and extracurricular activities, sports spaces with an area of more than 400 square meters, a medical center, and storage facilities for personal belongings and bicycles. A digital facial recognition system is used for entry.

The navigation design for the dormitory was created by a student of the Higher School of Communications and Creative Industries at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. The designer created an aesthetically pleasing, user-friendly, and intuitive system that helps students navigate the building easily, find the necessary facilities, and access important information.

Thanks to the opening of new living spaces, the university was able to eliminate the waiting list for housing for the first time in many years. Since December 2025, 454 first-year students of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University have moved into the student dormitory complex.

About the Intellectual Space of the Future "Kantiana Campus"
In December 2022, the construction of a "city for a city" – a new university campus "Intellectual Space of the Future – Kantian Campus" with an area of 29 hectares – began at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. The first two buildings of the Kantiana Campus were put into operation in 2024. One of the buildings houses a multifunctional university center for employees and students. The other building is a space for open lectures, presentations, and meetings – "IKBFU Expo". In February 2026, a complex of student dormitories with 2,500 beds was opened. As of January 2026, the construction readiness of the Kantiana Campus is 80%. The opening of the Kantiana Campus's intellectual space, which includes three academic buildings, a library, a commercial street, and a congress center, is scheduled for September 2026. The construction of the Kantiana Campus is being carried out as part of the national project "Youth and Children" on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

About the Intellectual Space of the Future "Kantiana Campus"

In December 2022, the construction of a "city for a city" – a new university campus "Intellectual Space of the Future – Kantian Campus" with an area of 29 hectares – began at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. The first two buildings of the Kantiana Campus were put into operation in 2024. One of the buildings houses a multifunctional university center for employees and students. The other building is a space for open lectures, presentations, and meetings – "IKBFU Expo". In February 2026, a complex of student dormitories with 2,500 beds was opened.

As of January 2026, the construction readiness of the Kantiana Campus is 80%. The opening of the Kantiana Campus's intellectual space, which includes three academic buildings, a library, a commercial street, and a congress center, is scheduled for September 2026.

The construction of the Kantiana Campus is being carried out as part of the national project "Youth and Children" on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Mentioned persons

Maxim Demin

Rector

Aleksey Besprozvannykh

Governor of the Kaliningrad Region, Chair of the Supervisory Board