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The Nedra University Consortium

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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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

SSTU Researchers Create New Material for Use in Electrical, Power and Mechanical Engineering

New development exhibits higher permittivity compared to foreign solutions and is widely applicable in industrial production, helping reduce the costs of manufacturing cable products

MISiS Researchers Reduce Metal 3D Printing Costs by Third

Multi-metal 3D printing technology potential uses include the production of medical equipment. There is also a possible demand for it in the aerospace industry.

SibFU Develop Technology for Producing Ammonia from Wastewater

SibFU researchers establish new catalysts helping to convert nitrates from sewage to a precious gas

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.

Tyumen Scientists Develop an Efficient Solution to Liquefy Viscous Oil

High iron content in Siberian groundwater allows large-scale production of inexpensive catalysts to enhance oil recovery in the fields.

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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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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 Almetyevsk State Oil Institute Says It Will Hit the World’s Top 100 Universities in Its Category by 2030

Aleksandr Diakonov shares with Forpost Press the plans and achievements of ASOI — Almetyevsk State Oil Institute, the only institution of higher education in Tatarstan with a focus on oil engineering.

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.

SRSPU Rector Talks on Benefits of Global Engineering Certification

SRPSU – once part of the major Polish university – achieved a number of breakthroughs of scientific value. What are they?

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.

Leaving for Europe for a Double Degree

What would be the reason for Russian students to leave for Europe and America to study?

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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 Incredible Story of Mr. Mechanobre

His name was known and treated with great reverence by the heads of the largest mining and processing and metallurgical plants in the country, rectors of the relevant universities, and representatives of the academic community. And how not to know - machines of his design work today in at least 40 countries of the world.

What kind of education self-taught Kulibin gave to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren

"Nizhny Novgorod Archimedes", as contemporaries called Ivan Kulibin, did not graduate from any university, which, however, did not prevent him from becoming a member and head of the mechanical workshop of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of Russia.

The father of Russian fertilizers

Alexander Fersman's boisterous scientific activity, assertiveness and even his appearance were reflected in the nicknames he received from his colleagues. He was called "ball lightning" and "uncle elephant". Students and admirers, wishing to demonstrate their involvement in his research, called themselves no other than "Fersmanides" and "Fersmanoids".

Who was called the “nickel daddy” in the USSR

The year 2023 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of the legendary geologist Nikolai Urvantsev. For Siberians, this is a truly iconic figure, like Peter the Great for St. Petersburgers.

Who Joseph Stalin called a “cheeky engineer”

A young mining engineer at a meeting in the presence of Stalin, arguing the need to restructure the entire armor industry of the country, in a fervor went into a raised tone and repeatedly banged his fist on the table. How did his career develop after the epoch-making speech?

The USSR’s chief enrichment officer

In 1938 the Balkhashtsvetmet plant produced the first copper, which had previously been imported from abroad, and in 1942 molybdenum, essential for the country's tank-building industry, was produced. Severonikel produced the first nickel for tank armor and aircraft parts in 1939 and cobalt in 1940.

How the son of a court musician surpassed Western scientists in chemistry and mineralogy

At the end of the 18th century the Russian Empire included Belarus, the Right-Bank Ukraine, Crimea, the Sea of Azov, and the lands between the Bug and Dniester. Russia "took under its patronage" Georgia, Russian America - Alaska - appeared. In addition, the unexplored Urals and Siberia beckoned with their wealth.

Composer, duelist, and creator of the scientific school of rock mechanics Alexander Herman

The most famous Russian pianist and composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff maintained an active correspondence with relatives, friends and colleagues, leaving behind an enormous archive of photographs and letters. Unfortunately, not all of his correspondence has survived to this day: some of it was destroyed by order of his daughters.

The man who taught the sons of Alexander II to understand Russian minerals

Since the children of the royal dynasty received a home education, the personalities of their tutors played a crucial role in shaping the worldview of future sovereigns. Mentors for the grand dukes were selected with particular care...

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Учёные Санкт-Петербургского горного университета императрицы Екатерины II получили патент на полезную модель «Устройство для выемки волокнистого материала с боковыми режущими парами»

Where will the reform of higher education take Russia?

В России идёт реформа системы высшего образования, инициированная Владимиром Путиным. В том, что она назрела, уверен практически каждый житель страны, но мало кто понимает, какие конкретно преобразования должны идти в вузах

Why was a mentoring institute created at St. Petersburg Mining University

На площадке академического центра «Солнечное» Санкт-Петербургского горного университета состоялся семинар, в котором приняли участие 84 преподавателя из числа кураторов студентов первого курса

Reform of higher education institutions: focus on practice

The transfer of knowledge that is not useful in the workplace is perhaps the main problem of higher education in Russia. It is no coincidence that Vladimir Putin's August instruction to create a sovereign university ranking focuses attention on assessing the employability of graduates.

Why students of St. Petersburg Mining University started leaving the bachelor’s program

In 2023, for the first time since our country joined the Bologna Process, the number of budgetary places in the first year of specialization at the St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II was higher than at the bachelor's level - 982 versus 940.

Engineering skills shortages have reached critical levels in all countries

Researchers at the Colorado School of Mines - considered the best university in the world for the quality of mining training - have identified a paradox that threatens the sustainability of the entire human race. On the one hand, our civilization is consuming more and more resources.

St. Petersburg Mining University eliminates the concept of “master’s degree”

Russia's withdrawal from the Bologna process implies, first of all, raising the level of basic higher education. This is one of the goals of the pilot project involving 6 domestic universities, which was launched in May this year by the decree of President Vladimir Putin. Today's first-year students of the St.

St. Petersburg Mining University reveals details of the reform of higher technical education

A new structural unit, the Institute of Basic Engineering Education, has been established at the St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II. Its task will be to work on improving the quality of knowledge and skills of the students who entered the first year this year.

Alexander Yakovenko: Russian transformational diplomacy in action?

The critical geopolitical context created by the crisis in relations between Moscow and the collective West gave the Russia-Africa Summit a breakthrough character. We witnessed numerous attempts by Washington and its allies to drive a wedge between Russia and the Global South.

Vladimir Litvinenko: On What Underlies the Competitive Position of St. Petersburg Mining University Graduates

The Rector of the first higher technical university in Russia talks about the institution’s efforts to create a positive educational environment.

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