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Students of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University became prize-winners of the regional competition for the best organization of student self-government in St. Petersburg. They took the second place in the nomination ”The best student association in a dormitory”. A total of 52 teams took part in the competition.

According to the Minister of Science and Higher Education, this will allow to accelerate the implementation of the pilot project to improve the system of personnel training, which was initiated by Vladimir Putin.

Trade turnover between Russia and Africa continues to grow. In the first eight months of last year, it increased by 43.5%, to $15.5 billion, and the share of the countries of the sunny continent in the total volume of our foreign trade increased from 2.3% to 3.7%. The dynamics is undoubtedly positive, especially if we take into account that the overwhelming majority of experts are confident in its preservation.

Russia’s oldest technical university became the first higher education institution in our country to launch a pilot project to improve the higher education system, which was initiated by President Vladimir Putin. The main goal of the curriculum transformation is to move away from graduating bachelors and focus on training young specialists who are in high demand in the real sector of the national economy.

A concert for the Russian soldiers was given by the Montem choir and a ballroom dancing section. In addition to soldiers and medics, the concert was attended by students of the Military Training Center of Russia’s first higher technical educational institution.

This honour was bestowed on 32 people.

The Rector of the Empress Catherine II St. Petersburg Mining University held a working meeting with representatives of Latin American universities. Delegations from Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Ecuador took part in the meeting.

A major international congress ”Africa Seeks Solutions”, attended by heads of leading universities, representatives of executive and legislative authorities, scientists and businessmen from more than 40 countries of the sunny continent, ended in St. Petersburg. Many of these countries have even more mineral resources per capita than Russia, but are unable to monetize them and use them to improve the quality of life of the population.

The initiative group of the new community includes higher education institutions supported by their Governments. This will allow them to participate on equal terms in the implementation of partnership programmes envisaged by the agreement.

The idea for this forum was born during the II Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. On Tuesday, 12 December, the Empress Catherine II St. Petersburg Mining University hosted the opening ceremony of the International Congress ”Africa Seeks Solutions”. More than 100 heads of leading universities, representatives of executive and legislative authorities, as well as big business from more than 40 countries of the continent are taking part in the Congress.