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In November 2020, the Siberian Federal University joined the Nedra Consortium of technical universities. In an interview with Forpost.ru, its rector Maxim Rumyantsev spoke about the benefits that the association would bring directly to students, why the national higher school today is so concerned with the issue of competitiveness, and why engineering universities in the regions do not switch to a remote format of education.

The Murmansk region business faces new and ambitious tasks today: digital development of the Arctic zone. The head of the Mining Department of one of the largest companies in the Arctic region, where underground drilling rigs are already remotely controlled by operators, said when robots will completely replace humans.

Among the most urgent issues are the terms and method of the session, the need to conclude additional agreements to the contracts for educational services, further research and a number of others.

Rector Vladimir Litvinenko at an online meeting on December 2 with heads of departments and deans of the university, due to the deteriorating epidemiological situation in St. Petersburg, demanded from them to strictly comply with the order of the Minister of Education and Science Valery Falkov № 1402 of 11.11.2020 and his order № 1596 of 13.11.2020 and to strengthen measures to counter the pandemic.

At first glance, building a career in the Far North is a bold, if not daring decision. However, it is there that the largest oil fields in Russia are located, so, combined with harsh winters and remoteness from megacities, local specialists have an opportunity to achieve rapid success in their efforts. A St. Petersburg university graduate told how to become a leading specialist in the Production Optimization Sector of RNYuganskneftegaz just within a few years.

Despite the pandemic, Russia continues to hold educational exhibitions abroad, attracting foreign students to its universities. What are the consequences for the future if we stop addressing this issue today?

Three graduates of Mining University have become laureates of the competition for the St. Petersburg Government prizes awarded for the performance of graduation works commissioned by executive government agencies. The competition was conducted by the Committee for Science and Higher School.

The University of the Northern Capital will allocate additional funds to students and employees during the educational and consulting period.

Yemen’s catastrophic situation has not been out of the news for long. Salah Al-Mufti, a graduate of St. Petersburg Mining University, said how the ongoing conflict impacted the Yemeni petroleum industry and where the future industry specialists are trained now.

Ректор акцентировал внимание на том, что учебные центры и общежития вуза функционируют с соблюдением всех инструкций и рекомендаций Роспотребнадзора