mail ▁access . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁publish es ▁several ▁newsp apers , ▁giving ▁insight ▁into ▁campus ▁life ▁and ▁keeps ▁students ▁informed ▁about ▁social ▁and ▁sports ▁events . ▁Both ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁papers . ▁ ▁The ▁Publishing ▁Department ▁and ▁the ▁Scient ific - E du c ational ▁Fund ▁( NO F ) ▁both ▁publish ▁research ▁and ▁literature . ▁N OF ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁organ ising ▁prepar atory ▁courses ▁and ▁admin ister ing ▁tests ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁and ▁applic ants . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁full - time ▁students , ▁the ▁university ▁oper ates ▁continu ing ▁education ▁programs ▁in ▁several ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁University ▁publications ▁Her ald ▁of ▁Om sk ▁University ▁( В е ст ник ▁О м Г У ) ▁- ▁journal ▁Ist or ich es ki i ▁ej eng od nik ▁( И стори ческий ▁е же го д ник ) ▁- ▁journal ▁ ▁Om sk ii ▁univers itet ▁( О м ский ▁университе т ) ▁- ▁newspaper ▁Ist och nik ▁( И сто чник ) ▁– ▁a ▁publication ▁for ▁Orth odox ▁students ▁Fil in ▁( Ф и лин ) ▁– ▁a ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Phil ology ▁Pil gr im ▁( П и ли г ри м ) ▁– ▁literary ▁journal ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁Serge y ▁Bab ur in ▁- ▁former ▁Dean ▁of ▁Law ▁H erman ▁G ref ▁- ▁Minister ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁and ▁Trade , ▁CE O ▁of ▁S ber bank ▁Sim an ▁P ov ar enk