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The agreement between the government of the Russian Federation and the UN on the establishment of the International Center of Competence in Mining Education was ratified by the State Duma on October 18.

Students of Lanzhou University of Technology came to the Mining University this summer as interns of the International Summer School. After having finished their education upon the programme ”Innovations and development prospects of mechanical and electrical engineering”, they shared the impressions of their stay in Russia.

Students of the AGH University of Science and Technology (Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie) shared their views on the practice held by the Mining University in Saint-Petersburg. The practical training took place in July in accordance with a programme ”Modern technologies of drilling, transportation and storage of oil and gas”.

Representatives of the state expressed a desire to implement good practices followed by the Mining University with regards to training of engineers.

Several international summer schools took place at the Saint-Petersburg Mining University this summer. The participants of one of the schools, named ”Engineering geodesy: theory and practice”, were students from Lebanon. ”Forpost” surveyed the students in order to find out what they thought about Saint-Petersburg, education in Russia, as well as what were their expectations from the trip and whether they aligned with reality.

A decision to hold an international youth conference of the World Petroleum Council (WPC) in Saint-Petersburg has fully served its purpose.

This fall over 350 students from as many as 29 countries will commence their studies at either pre-university courses or at Bachelor’s, Specialist’s and Master’s Degree Programmes.

Bwana Mulenga is a person of extraordinary popularity in the presidential republic of Uganda. Everybody knows his name there, which comes as no surprise, for he is an owner of a few telecommunications corporations at southwest of the country and in South Sudan. He is also a principal at Saint Augustine University and Yoweri Museveni’s friend (president of Uganda). On top of that, he was also a fighter against Alice Lakwena’s religious separatists as a part of National Resistance Army, and today he is a person, who approves local politicians.

Saint-Petersburg Mining University ranked 13th best Russian universities according to Forbes. Among the highest rated are three more Saint-Petersburg’s schools: ITMO University, Saint-Petersburg State University and Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.

Rector of the Mining University Vladimir Litvinenko, Dr. Nandi Msimang, the Managing Director of Hadassah Group, and MEGA (Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency) Chairman of the Board of Directors Davies Mculu signed a memorandum of understanding. Both sides plan to collaborate on developing mineral deposits in South Africa.