Dormitory of the ZVCCT

The hall of residence of the Zaporizhzhia Vocational College of Computer Technologies, part of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, is located three stops away from Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University at the following address: 117a Soborny Avenue, Zaporizhzhia.

The hall of residence is situated in the city centre on Soborny Avenue, which is why it can be reached by all forms of transport: tram (public transport stop ‘Shkilna Street’), trolleybus and minibus (‘Pushkin Square’ along Soborny Avenue). There are a large number of shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, cafés and so on near the hall of residence.

The mixed-gender hall of residence was built in 1978; it is a nine-storey building with a corridor-section layout. Each floor has one room and three sections; each section has four rooms, a toilet and a shower. There are 13 rooms on each floor, providing a total of 32 beds. There is a kitchen on every floor.

The hall of residence is home to students from Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, the Zaporizhzhia Vocational College of Computer Technologies at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, and the Zaporizhzhia College of Humanities at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. Students from Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University have been living in the ZFCCT dormitory for just a year and a half, but many changes have already been made to improve living conditions.

Corridors, kitchens, staircases and administrative premises are cleaned daily by maintenance staff. Dormitory residents clean their own rooms and sections themselves – they draw up rota schedules which they are obliged to follow.

The following staff members work at the hall of residence: the manager, two supervisors, a registration officer, a housekeeper, four porters (working in shifts), cleaners, a caretaker, a maintenance and repair worker for the main buildings, a joiner, an electrician and a security guard.

Following written requests from residents, turnstiles were purchased, installed and put into operation in 2012 to prevent breaches of the rules of residence, theft, fights, and damage to personal property and dormitory property. Card passes have been issued to every resident of the hall of residence, bearing their surname, first name, patronymic, academic group number and the number of the room in which the student resides.

Since January 2013, the hall of residence has had an internet connection to improve and facilitate the completion of academic work.

Since May 2013, a mini-laundrette has been installed, which helps students with their daily needs.

To keep students informed quickly, there are information boards on the ground floor which are constantly updated.

The hall of residence has a student council, consisting of the chair of the student council and the floor representatives.

Cultural and social events are regularly held in the hall of residence. The highlights of this year were the first ‘Love at First Sight’ party to mark Valentine’s Day and the Maslyana celebrations. There are also ‘Counter-Strike’ tournaments between students living in the hall of residence, as well as regular trips to handball matches to support the university team ‘ZNTU-ZAS’.

Matters relating to the operation of the dormitory are regularly discussed at meetings of the dormitory’s student council, the primary trade union organisation for students, postgraduate students and doctoral candidates at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, as well as at the university’s academic councils and the academic councils of the faculties and institutes.

The director of the student campus regularly reports on the condition and activities within the dormitories. Information on the work of the halls of residence is also covered in the reports of the Rector, the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs, and the Vice-Rector for Administrative and Economic Affairs. The administrations of the Zaporizhzhia Vocational College of Computer Technologies of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University and the Zaporizhzhia College of Humanities are also actively involved in the renovation of the halls of residence.