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A presentation of RN-Yuganskneftegaz took place in the conference hall of Mining University.

A presentation by Apatit, part of PhosAgro Group, was held in the conference hall of the Mining University. Representatives of the company, which mines and enriches apatite-nepheline ores at the Khibiny deposits, told senior students about its development plans, social policy, and career prospects for young specialists.

Experts say today’s global economy is in deep decline, starting with 250 mln jobs lost globally and ending with the monetary expansion raising inflationary risks. What could be the future outlook?

A regular meeting of the Academic Council took place at Mining University. On the agenda was a report on the research work of students in 2020, as well as preparations for educational and industrial practices.

Russia poses the greatest military threat to European security. This statement is contained in the new strategy for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, published on the website of the Ministry of Defense of this state on Monday, March 22. The Forpost decided to find out whether the residents of Foggy Albion agree with such a definition.

When one speaks of relations between our country and Vietnam, the first thing that comes to mind is the Vietnam War, during which Moscow provided considerable support to the young republic. However, the ties are not limited to the events of fifty years ago.

This year’s most giant and fastest asteroid is headed towards Earth, approaching it shortly. On March 21, it will reach its closest distance to our planet. NASA experts inform the meteorite being a potentially hazardous object.

The collection of the Mining Museum has been enriched with a new exhibit directly related to the attacks of September 11, 2001. The bronze monument was created in three copies - one installed in New York, one in the Konstantinovsky Palace, and the third now in downtown St. Petersburg.

Denis Isupov, a graduate of St. Petersburg Mining University’s Department of Explosives Engineering (pictured far left) became one of three participants in Orica’s Young Professional Program. Representatives of the world’s largest manufacturer of explosives said that in two years they will turn the promising young man into a “real explosives engineer“. They explained their interest in adding recruits at the expense of recent students by the serious shortage of competent specialists in the industry.

Rector of St. Petersburg Mining University Vladimir Litvinenko had a working meeting with the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St. Petersburg Stefano Weinberger. The parties discussed the preparation for the next Russian-German Raw Materials Forum, which will take place in April.