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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The 11th International Arctic Legal Forum, "Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Arctic: Legal Aspects," was held in St. Petersburg. The forum, dedicated to the fundamental challenges of legal support for Arctic development, brought together senators, deputies, government representatives, business leaders, academics, lawyers, and students.
Andrey Rudskoy, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Rector of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, delivered a welcoming address at the plenary session. He noted the historical significance of the Arctic for Russia and proposed making the St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences a permanent venue for the forum.
The forum paid special attention to young people. The Arctic Legal Hack, a student hackathon, was held at the historic Zifergauz. Five teams from universities in St. Petersburg and Tyumen worked on a pressing issue: "How to organize solid municipal waste management in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the Arctic?"
A jury, headed by Sergey Karasev, Deputy Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, evaluated the submitted project initiatives. The winning team was the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University team, which included first-year master's students from the Graduate School of Public Administration, Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade: Ekaterina Suleimanova, Danil Neustroev, Artem Yemelyanov, Maxim Svilpov, Marina Korlyakova, and Valeria Listova, a student from the Graduate School of Service and Trade. Natalia Putintseva, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Public Administration, and Sergey Timofeev, Senior Lecturer, served as consultants.
Participating in the hackathon allowed us to demonstrate our management skills and approach the situation comprehensively, taking into account a number of constraints. The topic of solid municipal waste management in the harsh Arctic conditions was challenging, but interesting to explore. A wide variety of ideas emerged during the process. We thank our mentors for their support and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug representative office in St. Petersburg for the opportunity to participate in such an event and influence the resolution of a relevant and real-world case, noted Ekaterina Suleimanova.
At the XI International Arctic Legal Forum in St. Petersburg, our team successfully presented a solution to an interesting and useful case. We put in a lot of effort, so we're very pleased that our project was noticed and appreciated! added Marina Korlyakova.
Following the forum, recommendations will be prepared for the Russian Government that could influence actual legislation.
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