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In March 2023, the heads of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China met, resulting in a joint statement by the presidents on ”deepening relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation entering a new era.” The key areas of co-operation included education and science as the basis for the dynamic development of any state. In particular, the parties agreed to encourage inter-university cooperation, support the activities of Russian-Chinese profile associations of universities, and promote joint educational institutions and programmes.

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. However, most often the scientist was called not ”Mr Weisberg”, but ”Mr Mekhanobr”. Every family has its own legends, which are passed on from generation to generation. At the Weisbergs such a favourite legend was the following.

The international internship programme of four graduate students from the People’s Republic of China at St. Petersburg Mining University has come to an end. All of them successfully defended their graduate theses and returned to their homeland. On the eve of their departure, Forpost asked the guests of the city on the Neva what expectations they had a year ago about studying at Russia’s oldest technical university and how much reality justified them.

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 inventor himself was greeted like a film star during his visits to various countries. But who was the man who built one of the largest Russian arms factories that gave the world not only the AK, but also the Mosin rifle?

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

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

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 Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University was higher than at the bachelor’s level - 982 versus 940. These are the interim results of the reform of higher education, which started in Russia on the initiative of President Vladimir Putin.

A new structural unit, the Institute of Basic Engineering Education, has been established at the Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University. Its task will be to work on improving the quality of knowledge and skills of the students who entered the first year this year. During three semesters they will study according to absolutely the same programs, regardless of their direction of training. That is, they will master general education and general technical disciplines, which are necessary to form the fundamental base underlying any professional competencies.

The South African city of Gkeberha hosted the Young Scientists Forum, which included the sixth BRICS Young Innovators Competition. A total of 20 applicants from five countries - Russia, China, Brazil, South Africa and India - were selected to take part in the intellectual competition. One of them was Alexandra Buldysko, a postgraduate student of the Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University.

Ambassador of India to Russia Pavan Kapoor paid a working visit to the Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University. He donated more than 50 books on the culture, religion, art and language of his country to the university, and discussed with Rector Vladimir Litvinenko the prospects of cooperation between the two countries in the field of science and education.