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Developing a joint position on the efficient use of natural resources and the development of higher education.

Consolidated influence on public authorities.

Interdisciplinary association and joint scientific research.

Joint use of laboratories and other university facilities.

Academic mobility development.

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What Concerns Africa’s and Russia’s Future Engineers: Young Scientists’ Forum Opens at Mining University

What kinds of engineers does the world need today, who will train them and how, and what are young researchers focusing on? These and many other questions were discussed at a round table at Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University.

Why Young People from Across the Country Gathered at Mining University

UrFU Offer Solution for Extracting Uranium from Radioactive Waste

The research team has tested the technology at one of the Russian nuclear industry enterprises

TPU Scientists Find Environmentally Beneficial Alternative to Disposal of Surgical Masks

A new material TPU scientists have come up with absorbs oil from water surfaces in less than a minute

UrFU Scientists Develop New Electrode Material for Potassium Batteries

After testing the new material as an anode, UrFU scientists concluded that it could achieve record-breaking performance for potassium-ion batteries

NSTU Presents Ceramic Composite for Use in Metal Industry

Composite material development would be effective on a mass-production scale

Gubkin University Offer Environmentally Friendly Solution to Prevent Gas Hydrates Formation in Pipelines

Gubkin researchers have come up with an alternative to toxic alcohols, methanol, and mono-ethylene glycol, traditionally used as hydrate inhibitors.

Saratov Scientists Propose a New Technology for Autonomous Power Supply of Remote Facilities

A multi-unit modular wind farm can supply 100% of the needed electricity to detached houses and agricultural facilities that are not powered from the national grid.

SRSPU (NPI) Provide New Delivery Mode of Practice-Oriented Learning

Senior students spend nine months 'studying on the job'.

KFU Solution Increases Recovery in Oil Fields

Hydraulic fracturing method to become more economical and eco-friendly

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Why Young People from Across the Country Gathered at Mining University

The second Summer School of this year has concluded at Saint Petersburg Mining University. Its graduates were 48 students from ten Russian higher educational institutions. The geography spanned the entire country: from Chechnya to Magadan. Among the guests were Almetyevsk State Technical University ”Higher School of Petroleum,” Transbaikal State University, Southwestern State University, Donbass State Technical University, Millionshchikov Grozny State Oil Technical University, and others.

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USU Rector: University Focuses on Solving Regional Problems

USU Rector, Boris Kostishko, talks about school spirit, lifelong learning and an innovative approach to building a system of individual academic paths

UTMN Rector: “We Are Creating Educational Environment, Not Just Changing a System”

Ivan Romanchuk talking about UTMN — now and in 2030

Rector of Yugra State University: “We Have Established Ourselves as a Regional Hub for Talented Youth”

Roman Kuchin, Rector of Yugra State University, talked about the recent scientific developments, the results of this year's enrollment campaign, domestic and international collaborations.

KFU Rector: “Society Expects Universities to Help Students Develop Personal Potential”

Ilshat Gafurov talks about the most in-demand specialities and educational programmes, the challenge of moving from the research stage to innovation, individual educational trajectories, amongst many other things.

Yury Kazakov, Acting Rector of KNRTU: “Universities Must Foster Dynamic Learning Environment to Keep Up with Demands of Business”

Professor Yury Kazakov, Acting Rector of KNRTU, gave an interview to Forpost Press. Amongst other questions, he talked about how, despite facing competition from other educational institutions, the university manages to rank as a top university in Tatarstan for graduate employability.

KSPEU Rector Talks about Future of Russian Energy Industry

Edvard Abdullazyanov gave an interview to Forpost Press, in which he discussed the prospects of power-engineering education in Russia.

Rector of South Ural Mining University on Leadership Role of Nedra Consortium for Number of Industries

Alexey Dushin gave an interview to Forpost Press. He talked about why domestic engineering universities should not abandon specialist's degree programmes, which specialities are currently of the most interest to employers, and how the pandemic has affected the educational process.

Andrey Rudskoy on Scholarly Traditions at Polytechnic University and Their Continuation

Andrey Rudskoy talks about the institution's efforts to motivate researchers – most notably amongst the youth – to participate in scientific work.

IUT Rector: “University Consortiums Are Drivers of Regional Development”

Tyumen Oblast is one of Russia's leading regions in developing new industries and competencies, with a primary focus being on graduating specialists for the oil & gas sector. It can be said that the entire federal subject depends on it.

Rector of Grozny State Oil Technical University: “Transparency of Evaluation Criteria Is What Should Define National Ranking of Universities”

Magomed Mintsaev, Rector of Grozny University (GSOTU), shared his opinion on the most pressing problems faced by the domestic higher education system and how successfully they are solved.

How the Ministry of Education and Science responds to the U.S. “Visa Lure”

The Joe Biden administration is rolling out a new program to lure Russian researchers to its territory. What will happen to Russian science?

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What Novak and Altmaier will discuss at the Russian-German Raw Materials Forum

Another German Week has started in St. Petersburg. Every year hundreds of events and interactive projects - film screenings, concerts, exhibitions, seminars, and business forums - take place within the framework of this project. Forpost decided to find out whether Germans are in reality interested in developing economic, cultural, and scientific relations with Russia and, in particular, with the city on the Neva? Or is it more of a tribute to a tradition that will soon die out?

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The forgotten legend of the Russian military-industrial complex

The Kalashnikov assault rifle is widely known throughout the world - in a sense, it has become one of Russia's symbols, along with bears, black caviar and oil. The most widespread small arms in service in one hundred and six countries are included in the Guinness Book of Records: more than 100 million units have been produced to date.

The Scientist Who Predicted “Deep” Oil in the Timan

Today, a major research project is being carried out in the Komi Republic, within the Timan-Pechora oil and gas province: the drilling of ultra-deep wells with a planned bottom-hole depth of at least 2,000 metres below the Devonian deposits. The project was initiated by Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University.

“The God of Gods” in Ferrous Metallurgy

Throughout history, there have been instances where prominent scientists became widely known not for their primary scientific achievements but for minor, sometimes outright trivial, associations.

Father of Modern Mineralogy

In 1950, 31 new minerals were discovered in the USSR, including 14 previously unknown to science. In 1954 and 1955, the first primary diamond deposits were identified in the country—kimberlite pipes "Zarnitsa," "Mir," and "Udachnaya" in Yakutia, later recognized as some of the largest in the world.

Boris Lisochkin: Scientist and “Japanese Spy”

In the essay "A Collector's Item" by Joseph Brodsky, the author vividly describes the execution of Colonel Oleg Penkovsky, a GRU officer and Anglo-American spy exposed in 1962. Penkovsky's name became a household term across the Soviet Union due to his high-profile trial.

Minister of the Coal Industry of the Ukrainian SSR: “Without Bread and Coal, the Earth Does Not Turn”

In 1953, the section chief of the mine boldly named "Stalin's Face" within the Krasnolucheugol trust made a pivotal decision: to shift from three 8-hour production shifts to two, dedicating the remaining shift to daily maintenance of the incline and equipment, reinforcing the working face, and conducting ventilation and fill works.

From the Gulag to the Elite of World Science: Mikhail Godlevsky

Mikhail Godlevsky's scientific career was on the rise by the early 1940s. He discovered new minerals and deposits, published textbooks and atlases for specialized universities, and his articles on industrially important nickel silicates and borates were highly valued by Vernadsky, Fersman, and Betekhtin.

The Father of Donbas Geology

Italy, 1911. The International Industrial Exhibition in Turin attracted 7.5 million visitors eager to explore the scientific and technological achievements of leading nations. Each delegation aimed to leave a lasting impression on the jury and spectators by constructing national pavilions in Valentino Park on the banks of the Po River, designed by renowned architects and designers.

Gagarin of Antarctica

There is a well-known saying: "A country can be considered a great power if it has three programs: space, nuclear, and Antarctic." In 1978, a young mechanic and designer, Nikolai Vasilyev, joined the Antarctic research department at his alma mater, the Leningrad Mining Institute.

Descendant of the ’Great Hetman’ of Ukraine, Aide-de-Camp to Kutuzov, and ’Favorite Poet of Pushkin

The scale of the Patriotic War of 1812, according to historians, was "almost unbelievable." The military and civilian casualties were staggering to contemporaries and still shock us today. A significant factor in the victory over Napoleon was the accelerated pace of military production.

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The Rector of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, Vladimir Litvinenko, presented the results of the university’s second year of participation in the pilot project aimed at improving the national higher education system during a meeting of the Academic Council. The project was launched by a presidential decree on May 12, 2023.

The forgotten legend of the Russian military-industrial complex

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Vladimir Litvinenko tells under what conditions Russia will retain its resource sovereignty

The world media broke the sensational news that Washington supports the Kiev regime in connection with the presence of huge deposits of titanium in the territory of Ukraine.

St. Petersburg polar explorers, despite forty-degree frosts, continue unique research in Antarctica

Temperatures at Vostok Research Station in Antarctica are now lower than at the North Pole, even though the southern hemisphere is known to be in the height of summer

Polar explorers from St. Petersburg Mining University began drilling operations at Vostok station in Antarctica

This season, they got from the coast to the coldest place on our planet on four-wheel drive all-terrain vehicles "Burlak"

Vladimir Litvinenko explains why Qatar is in no hurry to promise Europe additional gas

Qatar demanded that Europe sign a long-term contract with it on LNG supplies, which will be valid for at least 20 years.

China praised Vladimir Litvinenko’s speech on the need to strengthen the system of the state market regulation

The lecture by the Rector of the St. Petersburg Mining University was one of the highlights of the 9th International Conference on Energy, Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development (ERESD 2022), which was held in the People's Republic of China.

Coronavirus Pandemic Reshaping Education in Europe

St. Petersburg Mining University students, undertaking double or triple degree programmes at the universities of Austria and Germany, have shed light on the format of lectures and practical classes upon the end of the Christmas holidays

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Saint Petersburg and Taiyuan Sign Agreement to Establish a Russian–Chinese Mineral Resources Institute

Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University and Taiyuan University of Technology (TYUT) have signed an agreement to establish a joint Russian–Chinese Mineral Resources Institute.

The Start-ups Young African Engineers Brought to the Second Russian–African Raw Materials Dialogue

35 countries, 100 universities and 465 projects on smart energy, geology, climate engineering, ecology and biodiversity, chemistry of the future, mechanical engineering and other promising fields of engineering.

What Concerns Africa’s and Russia’s Future Engineers: Young Scientists’ Forum Opens at Mining University

How Russia and Africa Are Developing Common Approaches to Engineering Education

An agreement to establish a representative office of the Association of African Universities (AAU) at the National Center for Personnel and Scientific Support of the Mineral Resources Complex “Corps of Mining Engineers” was signed during the Second Russian–African Raw Materials Dialogue.

African Ministers to Leave Saint Petersburg with a Programme of Action for the Continent’s Sovereign Development

The Ministerial Session was the key event of the Second Russian–African Raw Materials Dialogue, held at Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University. It brought together more than 70 senior representatives of relevant government bodies and the scientific and mining communities of Russia and countries across the African continent.

Tangible Results of the Second Russian–African Raw Materials Dialogue

On Wednesday, 14 October, the Conference Hall of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University hosted the closing session of the Second Russian–African Raw Materials Dialogue, with a ceremony to adopt the declaration and sign the final documents.

Second Russian–African Raw Materials Dialogue: The Spirit and Letter of the Plenary Session

This year, the now-established forum on partnership with African countries in subsoil use, hosted by Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, takes place ahead of the Third Russia–Africa Summit. The Summit will be held in Moscow on 28–29 October. It covers the broadest possible cooperation agenda, and last year the mineral resources sector was addressed only in passing.

Second Russian–African Raw Materials Dialogue Opens in Saint Petersburg

The Second Russian–African Raw Materials Dialogue, “Path of Development: Raw Materials and Personnel as the Foundation of Economic Sovereignty”, has opened at Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University.

VR Simulators, Well Drilling and Golden Autumn: What the Summer School at Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University Was Like for Students from China

A Summer School for students from China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT, Xuzhou), a leading specialist university in China, has concluded at Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University. The two-week course focused on modern technologies in the mining industry. One of the most sought-after specialisms in China is “Safety Science and Engineering”.

In Ho Chi Minh’s Footsteps: Why Young Vietnamese Choose Russian Universities

Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University took part in the Russia–Vietnam Forum “Engineering Education, Science and Technology for Industrial Development”, held in Hanoi on September 21–24.

Summer Schools for Students from Donetsk Conclude at Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University

At Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, Summer Schools for senior students from Donetsk National Technical University (DonNTU) have concluded. Similar short-term educational programmes are held at the University annually with the support of the International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education under the auspices of UNESCO. Upon completing the two-week programme, all participants passed an assessment and received certificates of completion in a formal ceremony.

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