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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.

Its distinctive feature will be that for the first time in 20 years, the number of first-year students studying at the speciality level will be higher than at the bachelor level.

As it was specified in the university rectorate, this year 500 new studios will be put into operation for students, postgraduates and teachers. All of them are built in accordance with the concept, which absorbed all the best solutions that exist in the world. Forpost decided to find out in what conditions students of the oldest higher technical education institution in Russia live today, how much they pay for a place and what are similar international standards.

Often foreigners who receive higher education in Russia undergo practical training in companies in their native countries, where they intend to work later on. Strange as it may seem, it is much easier for them to organize such a trip than to get a job at a Russian enterprise. However, a student of the St. Petersburg Mining University from Costa Rica gained his first professional experience at the KAMAZ plant in Naberezhnye Chelny.