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Ujaval Roy came from colorful Mumbai to severe St. Petersburg almost five years ago. According to the young man, this step was due to the fact that in India, foreign education is valued much higher than local. And knowledge of the Russian language can help build a career in the oil and gas industry virtually anywhere in the world. At school age, the young man could not even imagine that he would live in Russia. But nowadays, he studies at Mining University, has a passion for sandwiches with baloney and thinks in Russian.

The Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District is the main oil-producing region of Russia. In 2019, it provided 5% of world oil production, i.e., more than 236 million tons of black gold was extracted from its bowels. The total production of natural and associated petroleum gas amounted to 36.6 billion cubic meters. It is no surprise that this particular Subject of the Russian Federation was chosen as the venue for the third International Youth Scientific and Practical Conference named “The Oil Capital”. Its main site was set in Nizhnevartovsk.

The Republic of South Africa still cannot recover from the ramifications of the 2008 economic crisis. The country has lost a million jobs created over the previous four years, while South Africa’s GDP shrank from 296.87 billion dollars to 294.9 billion dollars in 2011-2016. The main blow fell upon the mining industry.

The PRC, as before, plans to send a representative delegation to the City on the Neva to participate in the youth forum, which will be held as part of the BRICS summit in July. And what shall we do about the quarantine?

Chinese students are taking their chances on studying abroad. Why are they choosing Russia as a study destination?

Despite the cruel wars and fighting for the control of mineral resources, Rukirande Indrissa Elir, a student from the Congo, wants to come back home once his studies in Russia are over. Why? What is he going to do upon return?

Ten years ago, there were 13.5 thousand degree students of foreign origins in Saint Petersburg. This number has increased to 31 thousand by now. If other education forms - such as short-term programmes or summer schools - are included, the figure rises to 38 thousand people.

When Jacob Moharram was studying at school, he was an Air Force cadet. The dreams of becoming a pilot never came true nonetheless - all because of his height. So an Australian lad decided to study geology and mining instead, and as a study destination, to the surprise of many he chose Russia.

Bukasa Mukendi Pitchu, Associate Professor from the University of Namibia, got his PhD in Russia and continued his studies in Canada. Despite some 12 years have passed since the graduation date, he is still using tools and techniques he learn while studying in the Mining University. This January, he paid a visit to St. Petersburg. What was the purpose of his trip?

The regional cooperation as one of the key topics discussed at at the XII Russian-German Raw Materials Dialogue.