UNESCO Center

The awarding ceremony of XV International Forum “Topical issues of rational use of natural resources” was held at the Mining University.

Forum participants came to Saint-Petersburg from as much as thirty countries to show their scientific developments and declare the need for cooperation between countries.

German large-scale enterprises are interested in investing in Russia, as well as they are ready to share with us high technologies. German politicians, in turn, consider the experience of partnering with our country to have been quite positive. This is the conclusion of “Forpost” upon the visit to Potsdam.

British IOM3 is invited as a partner of the Mining University to conduct qualifications assessments of mining staff.

Mining University and the London Stock Exchange came to agreement on working together in the area of assessing human resource capacities of mining companies. It is expected that cooperation will be carried out within the framework of activities of the International Competence Centre under the auspices of UNESCO.

The government of the state, which located between the Victoria Falls and the Limpopo River, is going to train highly qualified mining engineers in St. Petersburg and look for ”new ways to develop the education”.

Charles Hendry, a participant of the Russian-British Raw Materials Dialogue, held a lecture at the Mining University on the future of energy sector.

According to QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Rankings in Mineral & Mining Engineering, Saint-Petersburg Mining University is in the top 20 for the third year in a row.

Among the tasks of the newly established center is developing a unified system of international professional certification of engineers, as well as implementation into production of innovative technologies for the purposes of increasing the efficiency and occupational safety at the enterprises of the mineral resources sector.

XV International Forum-Contest of Young Researchers ”Topical Issues of Rational Use of Natural Resources” will be held at the venue of Saint-Petersburg Mining University on 13-17 May 2019.