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During his address to the Federal Assembly, Vladimir Putin paid special attention to the development of science and education, and emphasized the need for additional measures aimed at making ”today’s teenagers become professionals in their field, ready to work in the economy of the 21st century.”

This year, for fire safety reasons, the students did not burn the scarecrow, but, as always on the eve of Lent, they ate a whole mountain of pancakes. On Saturday, March 16, on the territory of dormitory No. 3 of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University the traditional winter farewell took place. They were attended not only by Russians, but also by students from abroad, who were not familiar with our national customs before.

This academic year, Rossotrudnichestvo has more than doubled the quota for students from Africa to study at Russian universities, from 2,300 to 4,720 budget places. Most often, applicants who come from the sunny continent choose ”medical treatment”, engineering specialities, as well as economics and information technology as their areas of training. However, they also learn other professions.

Burema Kansai, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Mali, paid a working visit to Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University. During his meeting with Rector Vladimir Litvinenko, he discussed the prospects of bilateral cooperation, as well as partnership within the framework of the African Subsoil Consortium.

The teams of the oldest technical university of the country have repeatedly won these competitions at the All-Russian level in the past years. Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University summarized the results of the qualifying stage of the student league of the International Engineering Championship ”CASE-IN”, which is held by the Foundation ”Reliable Change”. About fifty teams took part in its five nominations, they solved problems related to the choice of optimal strategies for the development of specific industries or even sectors of the Russian economy.

And told about who will soon obtain stimulating salary increments and scholarships. On Friday, March 29, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University held a regular meeting of the Academic Council. Dmitry Mardashov, Director of the Institute for Training of Scientific and Pedagogical Staff of the university, was the keynote speaker. He noted that the implementation of the pilot project to improve the system of higher education has had a significant impact, including on the process of training of graduate students.

For the seventh time, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University participates in the inter-museum and university festival ”To Museum - Today, to Science - Tomorrow!”. During the week it will be visited by about 150 schoolchildren from different educational institutions of the city and region, as well as their parents and teachers.

Pupils of the ninth energy class of School No. 334, which was established last year by Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University in cooperation with Lenenergo, will implement their first serious scientific developments. They touch upon such areas of knowledge as economical distribution of energy resources in households, alternative energy generation options, increasing the efficiency of insulators for high-voltage transmission lines and a number of others.

Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University was paid a working visit by Mrs. Karin Kneissl, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria.

This is part of the programme to improve the environment for engineering training, including by creating the most comfortable environment for recreation and independent study of young people. On Friday, 15 March, the St. Petersburg Mining University informed that a large-scale renovation has started in dormitory No. 4, located at 15 Morskaya Embankment. At the moment dismantling works are underway in the building, the management plans to renew all communications, complete replacement of window and door blocks, finishing of floors, ceilings and walls, purchase of new furniture.