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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 Russian Fossil Hunter

Grigory Perelman ranks ninth on the list of "One hundred living geniuses" compiled by the British newspaper The Telegraph, and is known worldwide as a phenomenally talented mathematician. In his homeland, however, he is famous not so much for having found an original method for proving Poincaré's hypothesis, as for having rejected a prize of one million dollars.

How a scrap of newspaper saved domestic oil and gas geology

The word "pioneer" is often used to refer to Ignaty Brod. Among his achievements are the creation of a revolutionary doctrine of oil and gas bearing basins, the organization of specialized departments in major domestic universities, and the discovery of dozens of hydrocarbon fields in the North Caucasus and Dagestan.

Boris B. Kudryashov turns 90

June 10, 2021, marked the 90th anniversary of the birth of Boris B. Kudryashov, the legendary “Bur Burych”, a professor at Mining University. As a result of his scientific work, it became possible to drill the world’s deepest hole in the ice of Antarctica, 3769 m deep, and open the subglacial Lake Vostok, which plays an enormous role in the study of climate change in recent millennia.

Antarctica. They were the first

On January 28, 1820, the Russian expedition led by Thaddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discovered Antarctica, but its exploration began only 70 years ago. If the names of the discoverers are known to every schoolboy, then not everyone can name the scientists who began the actual study of the new continent.

Man Known as ‘Father’ of Russian Platinum

In the late 19th century, Russia mined 40 times more platinum than the rest of the world combined. And yet, despite the skyrocketing demand, over 80% of that was exported to Europe at a meagre cost. What did a mining engineer do to stem the flow of huge losses?

Bokii Brothers: Creator of Gulag and Founder of Mining Science

Boris Bokii is rightly considered one of the founders of mining science who propelled early-20th-century coal mining to a new level. His brother was by no means a less prominent figure. Up to date, he is often called 'the most unusual person in the history of Soviet intelligence services.'

Kolyma Gold Discoverer’s Story

When Yuri Bilibin was convincing officials that there were large reserves of placer gold in the country's northeast, members of the commission expressed disbelief. They wanted even to re-certify him as a mining engineer. The expedition took place, nevertheless. The participants lost provisions and part of their equipment while rafting, almost dying of cold, but the nuggets they found on the banks of the Kolyma tributaries changed the whole of gold mining in Russia.

He Who Became ’Mercury King’ of Russia

In the late-19th century, Alexander Auerbach, a renowned mining engineer, set up mercury production, becoming thus the first to do so in Russia. His business was expected to be an imminent success. So how come 20 years later, he declared himself bankrupt?

On Why Gas Mask Inventor Refused to Patent His Work

Nikolai Zelinsky first familiarised himself with poisonous gases in 1886 when he accidentally synthesised mustard gas whilst running an experiment. Thirty years later, when the Germans began using this substance as a chemical weapon in World War I, he invented an "antidote" — the world's first-ever gas mask.

Designer of Russia’s First Oil Pipeline Got Sentenced to “Suspended Death by Shooting” . Why?

Vladimir Shukhov is renowned for designing Russia's first oil pipeline and refinery. He was also the first to commercialise motor gasoline into production. Yet, nearing the end of his life, he was sentenced to a "suspended death by shooting"...

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Queen Elizabeth II often wears a diamond tiara. She also wears a collar of pearls and diamonds. Another favourite of hers is the brooch with a cabochon-cut sapphire and a drop-shaped pearl pendant, which she wore during a state visit to Russia in 1994. From Maria Feodorovna she has also a brooch with a huge sapphire and large diamonds.

Vladimir Litvinenko told ambassadors from 11 Latin American countries about the need for state regulation in the raw materials sector

On the 319th anniversary of the founding of the city on the Neva, a delegation of Ambassadors of Latin America came to the St. Petersburg Mining University on a working visit.

How a scrap of newspaper saved domestic oil and gas geology

The brain drain that benefited Russia in the XVIII century

Two hundred and fifty years ago a new artillery gun, the carronade, appeared in the service of the English navy. In Russia at that time there was nothing similar, and then the agents of Catherine II went to Scotland to induce its inventor to work for the benefit of a hostile state.

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?

Why young scientists from all over the world are coming to St. Petersburg, despite sanctions

Representatives of 19 countries from Europe, Asia and Africa will take part in the traditional forum "Topical Issues Of Rational Use Of Natural Resources" OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Secrets of the Mining Museum: The Metal Saboteur

What is the job of the Special Forces? Quickly and, most importantly, to effectively carry out operations "with little blood on foreign territory". Palladium is capable of such a blow to the gold.

The story of a Costa Rican who decided to study in Russia, instead of the USA

Diego Monterrey came to St. Petersburg to receive a higher education from the Republic of Costa Rica. He is shocked by what is happening on the world stage today, because he was born in the only neutral state in the whole Americas that decided to abolish its own army. What prospects does he see for Russian education and why is he not going to return to his homeland during this tough time?

Diopside: The Stone that Brings Longevity

This stone is often compared to an emerald, and though it looks very similar to the precious mineral, its value is hundreds of times less. Even though you can see a star inside of it.

The stone that deceived Portugal for 200 years

In the Brazilian province of Minas Gerais, 300 years ago, three Portuguese criminals exiled to the local gold mines found a transparent stone at the bottom of a dried-up river. The mineral, which had a regular shape, weighed almost half a kilogram and resembled a diamond.

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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