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In August 2025, a group of students Faculty of Geology and Geophysics Novosibirsk State University (NSU GGF) took part in an internship in sedimentology, stratigraphy and paleontology organized by Peking University for the first time. The group included one foreign student – Avishka Alagiyavanna from Sri Lanka, a second-year master's student at NSU GGF. The group was led by NSU postgraduate student Margarita Luzan.

The internship lasted two weeks and took place in southwest China in Guizhou Province, known for its unique habitats of marine vertebrates that existed in the Triassic period of the Mesozoic era. These places are important for understanding the restoration of marine ecosystems and the evolution of marine reptiles after the mass extinction at the end of the Permian period. This academic year, students from Peking University will visit the NSU geological training ground "Shira" (Khakassia), where students of the NSU Faculty of Geology and Geophysics undergo geological survey practice.

NSU GGF students underwent geological practice in mixed groups with Chinese students. Each route group included 1-2 NSU students. They worked together at observation points, attended theoretical classes and prepared daily reports on their activities.

— Our internship began with studying the most ancient deposits, dating back 900 million years. We gradually moved on to younger layers. Our acquaintance with the unique geological and paleontological artifacts of China began with the museum at Peking University, which houses rich mineralogical and paleontological collections. Then we flew to Guizhou Province, where the main internship continued, including sedimentological and paleontological aspects. This province is home to two lagerstätten — unique fossil sites where, due to special conditions, not only hard parts of skeletons are well preserved, but also imprints of soft tissues of animals and plants. We studied rock sequences and observed changes in sedimentation settings, including sections with coal interlayers. It is known that coals are formed in continental conditions, and limestones formed in marine shelf conditions are found next to them. We found various traces of ancient life – brachiopods, foraminifera and mineral samples, – Margarita Luzan shared her impressions of the internship.

A highlight for NSU students was a visit to the so-called "golden nail", which serves as a reference point on the stratigraphic section and defines the lower boundary of the stage on the geochronological scale. In these sections, the boundary between geological systems is clearly visible. The students also visited the Xinyi Geopark, which contains lagerstätten, and unique finds from them are housed in museums around the world.

— In such a short time, our students have seen a great many geological artifacts, which they were shown both in museums and on specific outcrops. Now they have a clear idea of the structure of sedimentary basins that formed many hundreds of millions of years ago. This knowledge is extremely important for geologists. For our part, we can offer Chinese students an internship at our educational geological site "Shira" (Khakassia), where all the conditions for practical training and accommodation have been created. As part of mixed groups, they will be able to get a detailed idea of the structure of sedimentary basins and the formation of igneous rocks already on our territory, — noted Dean of the NSU Geological Faculty, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Vernikovsky.

This internship was the result of agreements on cooperation in the field of earth sciences reached during the visit of the Peking University delegation to NSU this spring. As cooperation develops, the parties will form joint research projects. The leadership of Peking University expressed interest in conducting geological internships for their students.

— In the near future, a cooperation agreement between our universities will be prepared, which will spell out all the important points. The signing of the agreement is planned for the end of this year. Such internships allow our students to get acquainted with various geological practices, which is very important for young scientists. Peking University is one of the oldest universities in China, founded in 1898. It ranks second in Chinese university rankings and is among the top 50 universities in the world. Therefore, we are interested in cooperation with this university, — noted the head of the NSU education export department, Evgeny Sagaydak.

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Potanin Foundation published university ranking, participating in the Vladimir Potanin Scholarship Program. It has been published annually since 2004 and reflects the results of universities' activity in the Foundation's competitions and events for students and teachers. In the latest rating, Novosibirsk State University took 8th place, compared to last year – the total number of points taken into account when forming the rating has increased.

— In 2024-2025, 79 people took part in the Potanin Foundation scholarship competition from NSU, and 29 students became winners. 15 participants applied for the grant competition for teachers, of which three won. It is important to note that the rating is influenced not only by the number of applications submitted by the university, but also by participation in various events of the Foundation. Thus, in July, the Foundation School was held, where our representative, a teacher-grant recipient, was present, — commented Svetlana Dovgal, Director of the NSU Career Development Center.

Currently, the Potanin Foundation is implementing several competitions and scholarships:

1. Applications for the competition are accepted until September 15 "Practices of personal philanthropy and altruism". Winners of all Foundation competitions, as well as finalists of the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 scholarship competitions, can take part in the competition.

2. Online Course on Artificial Intelligence for finalists and winners of the 2024/25 scholarship competition, the 2,000 students who participated in the second stage of the scholarship competition are available. Applications are accepted until September 18, 2025.

3. Competition "Professional Development". The application period for the IV cycle, which will be the final one in 2025, ends on October 2. The competition has 2 nominations: individual trajectory and institutional experience. It is applicable not only to teachers, but also to university employees.

A scholarship competition for students and teachers will be announced soon.

All the latest news about available scholarships and competitions is published in the TG channel "NSU Scholarships" 

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A press conference dedicated to the start of the IX season of the All-Russian Student Olympiad was held in Moscow "I am a professional" – draft presidential platform "Russia is a country of opportunity". The All-Russian Student Olympiad "I am a professional" unites the most talented students and makes professionalism a value. It is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Registration will last until website until November 11.

The All-Russian Olympiad of Students "I am a Professional" is part of the national project "Youth and Children", launched by the decision of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. The project contributes to the education of a patriotic, highly moral and responsible generation, ensuring the sovereignty, competitiveness and development of the country.

Students of Russian universities studying in any field of study – medical, agricultural, natural sciences, technical and humanitarian – can apply. Participants will have to solve practice-oriented tasks developed by leading universities together with industrial partners of the Olympiad.

In the new season, participants will be able to attend industrial and academic tourism events. Students will be able to visit the sites of the organizing and co-organizing universities in different regions, production facilities and industrial sites – civil aviation plants, nuclear power plants, mining and processing plants, and also see the work of scientific centers and laboratories.

The project unites young people who strengthen Russia's technological leadership: they work in leading companies, develop their own initiatives, and engage in scientific developments. In the IX season, the Olympiad participants will be included in the national personnel reserve "I am a professional".

— The Olympiad "I am a professional" is one of the first projects of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". This is not just a competition, but a real social lift for young people: almost one and a half million children were able to realize their potential, enter a master's program without additional tests, find like-minded people and build a successful career. We are especially proud that our participants do not just use opportunities, but create them for others – they themselves become mentors, develop social and educational projects, contribute to the development of their home regions. In the IX season, the Olympiad will cover a wide range of areas: from geography and design to nuclear physics and artificial intelligence. And the project participants will get into the national personnel reserve "I am a professional". I am sure that the new season will become a starting point in the career of students and will help them become part of a large community of professionals, – said the General Director of the presidential platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities", the rector of the Senezh Management Workshop Andrey Betin.

Participants who complete the selection round tasks will have the opportunity to do an internship and begin their professional career with leading employers in Russia. Project diploma holders will be able to take advantage of benefits when entering the next level of education; medalists will receive cash bonuses of up to 300 thousand rubles.

In 2025/2026, “I am a Professional” will cover 70 subject areas: from geography and design to nuclear physics and artificial intelligence.

— Participants of the Olympiad "I am a professional" consciously choose the path of creation, professional and personal fulfillment. The share of project participants working in their specialty before receiving a diploma has increased by 3.5 times during the Olympiad: from 9% in 2017 to 33% in 2025. Their desire to work, to be useful, to develop advanced industries is the most sincere patriotism. Realizing their potential in the Olympiad, they make a real contribution to strengthening the sovereignty and future of Russia, – noted the head of the All-Russian Student Olympiad "I am a Professional" of the presidential platform "Russia – the Country of Opportunities" Valeria Kasamara.

Registration will last until November 11 on the official website of the Olympiad. The qualifying round will be held from November 14 to December 1. The finals in the areas will be held from February to April, and the results will be announced in June.

In 2024/2025, NSU will participate in the qualifying round of the Olympiad 827 students took part, 197 in the final. The top 5 most popular areas for participation among NSU students were Biology, Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Chemistry and Mathematics. NSU students showed themselves best in such tracks as Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Biology and Ecology. According to the results of the overall medal count, NSU students won three gold and three bronze medals.

The Olympiad "I am a professional" is being implemented within the framework of the federal project "Russia – the country of opportunities" of the national project "Youth and Children" with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia.

Photo: Press service of the Olympiad "I am a professional"

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The final of the educational intensive course has ended in Novosibirsk, during which 18 students from Siberia received offers for internships at the country's largest IT holding company, T1, with four NSU students among the winners. The competitive selection for the internship was held among more than 7,000 applications from all over Russia. The final defense of the projects, which the students had been working on for two months, took place on August 28 at the Novosibirsk State University, with 38 students from different parts of Siberia participating.

As part of the intensive course, participants developed and presented their own solutions for real business cases, including the creation of a tool for booking meeting rooms and a service for verifying digital signatures.

In Novosibirsk, following the final defense of cases from real business customers of T1, the first place was taken by a team of six students, including Natalia Bedareva from NSU. While working on the projects, Natalia's team developed the corporate discussion service "MUZA". With its help, employees of the client company will be able to quickly resolve work issues, save the best cases, and also get access to a verified knowledge base, which will reduce the time it takes to find information. The holding will use the ideas and solutions of the camp participants in the further implementation of its own IT projects. Three more students from Novosibirsk State University became winners of the IT camp: Andrey Dutkin (2nd place), Dmitry Lutsev (2nd place) and Alina Brysina (3rd place).

IT holding T1 has been holding a summer educational bootcamp for the second year in a row, so that students from all over the country could try themselves in large projects, gain practical experience and take their first steps in their careers. This year, interest in the camp has grown significantly: the organizers received more than 7,000 applications – two and a half times more than in 2024. Almost 3,000 people passed the entrance test, and the best of them – over 1,500 students from 459 universities in the country – were enrolled in the intensive course. 73% of them are students of technical specialties from regional universities. The T1 IT camp was held in a hybrid format: the first remote stage was replaced by in-person team work on projects. The final defenses, in addition to Novosibirsk, also took place in Yekaterinburg and Moscow.

— The practice of the T1 IT camp once again confirms that regional training centers are becoming no less important than the capital. Novosibirsk is one of the main scientific and educational hubs of the country, and here we see very motivated and talented students ready for serious challenges in the IT sphere. I am glad that many of those whom I was lucky enough to meet during the defense of the final projects joined the T1 team in order to implement large-scale projects with us in the future, — noted Mikhail Knigin, Executive Director of T1 Integration (part of the T1 IT holding).

At the beginning of the training, the participants were given the opportunity to choose a specialization of training. The most popular was system analytics – every fourth student from Novosibirsk chose it. No less in demand were backend and frontend development, as well as manual testing and application administration.

Alina Brysina said that the process of working on the project became a real challenge for her.

— We received a very complex and detailed technical task, which turned out to be practically impossible to implement in such a short time frame with the number of people we had on the team. It was very difficult to understand which solution to choose. We had several types of administrators for the technical task in the project, and we decided to leave one, but because we did not record this requirement, the decision was ultimately difficult. It was as if everyone was speaking different languages, — shared Alina.

Alina was a systems analyst on the team and learned to be much more punctual, attentive to details and ask precise questions.

"I learned a lot from my colleagues and realized that large IT companies need reporting that is actually used. All the documents that a system analyst prepares are not just put into a drawer," she added.

Alina also emphasized that the team’s support helped her not to give up and continue working on the project, which allowed her to show excellent results and achieve victory.

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From August 14 to 28, the first System Bootcamp from the YADRO laboratory was held at NSU. Junior students took part in the Bootcamp Faculty of Information Technology And Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of NSU, as well as graduating students who chose a topic for their future diploma work. Over the course of two weeks, 11 students worked on projects in three areas. The guys who successfully completed the Bootcamp will have the opportunity to continue working in the laboratory, participate in the implementation of projects on system development within the framework of cooperation with the YADRO company.

To participate in the event, it was necessary to fill out a questionnaire, write a motivation letter and provide information about your academic performance in key courses, such as operating systems, network technologies and the basic C course.

— Most of the Summer Schools held at NSU together with industrial partners are aimed at senior students, which is logical from the point of view of further employment. Quite often, graduates of such schools receive an offer to do an internship and then work in a company. We are focused on junior students in order to interest them in the tasks of system programming and give them the opportunity to specialize in this area. That is, our main task is to popularize system programming among students studying in IT specialties, — said Alexander Vlasov, head of the YADRO laboratory at Novosibirsk State University, deputy dean of the Faculty of Information Technology of NSU for Master's degree programs.

Bootcamp participants spent two weeks working on projects in three areas: development of CDM-16, a learning processor for the Digital Platforms course; UPX, an executable packer; and “Implementation of Thompson’s attack on the TinyCC compiler.” The first half of the day was spent interacting with mentors in the lab, and the second half was spent working independently. However, students continued working on projects in the classroom after lunch.

— These are new projects, there are no ready-made solutions for them. Students could not use search engines to find ready-made solutions or artificial intelligence to generate the “correct” answer. They had to apply their skills and knowledge that they received during their studies at our University to solve the task, — explained Alexander Vlasov.

A team of three people worked on the implementation of the project "Implementation of Thompson's attack on the TinyCC compiler": Matvey Sorokin, Vladimir Sharapov and Andrey Zverev. This is exactly one of the areas that the YADRO laboratory at NSU is engaged in – the topic of compiler verification, that is, checking for non-infection. The idea of the project at the Bootcamp was to first create such an infected compiler, and then verify this compiler.

— I had a very interesting project — compiler verification. The project is large, the task is huge — to "infect" the compiler so that it turns an ordinary program into a malicious one. We tested many different options for how this can be done. In the end, we can say that we coped with the task, — shared Vladimir Sharapov, a student of the NSU FIT.

The topics of the Bootcamp projects are highly specialized, however, there are many people at the FIT and other faculties who are passionate about system programming. And the experience gained can be applied in solving a wide range of current industrial problems.

— Bootcamp is a very good way to come and join the research topic within the framework of system programming. To touch, to see what it is. Bootcamp is people, a team of like-minded people with whom you will work on the project. It is networking, as well as an opportunity to get acquainted with the laboratory, — emphasized Alexander Volk, a student of the NSU FIT.

Students who complete the Bootcamp with high results have the opportunity to continue working in the YADRO laboratory and work on projects in the field of systems programming together with YADRO curators.

— I hope that we have interested the students who have successfully completed the Bootcamp in the field they have become familiar with. Even if the students do not specialize in the field of system development in the future, the skills they have acquired here will certainly help them in the future in other areas of IT, — concluded Alexander Vlasov.

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From July 28 to August 28, Novosibirsk State University hosted a unique course, “Fundamentals of Economics and Business for Schoolchildren,” organized by the public organization “Laboratory of Economics and Business» with the support of Faculty of Economics, NSU and leading companies of Siberia. For a whole month, work was in full swing at NSU: dozens of schoolchildren from grades 9–11, united in teams, conducted negotiations with passion and concentration, built financial models, tested hypotheses using neural networks and defended their projects in front of real investors.

It was not just a course, but an intensive startup accelerator, where teenagers went from an idea to a ready-made business plan with a financial model, marketing strategy, and even the first pilots in a month. And the most amazing thing is that the teachers and mentors were the same schoolchildren, only a little older, who had already chosen NSU as their future alma mater.

— The schoolchildren themselves, who participated in organizing the economic quest that took place in July, suggested conducting the course. The idea was that during the very first lesson the children would come up with their own business, which has been operating on the market for 5 years. Based on these “fake” companies, they master basic economic and business concepts, develop business plans and present their projects to an external commission at the end. The main risk was whether the schoolchildren would join this format or not. But our fears were not justified. The schoolchildren were completely immersed in the process from the first day, our experiment showed that this is an effective tool in education, — commented Dmitry Markov, a lecturer in the Department of Management of the Faculty of Economics of NSU, head of the Laboratory of Economics and Business.

A format that inspires: when students teach students

The course included 10 sessions – interactive seminars, which were held twice a week, on various aspects of running a business.

— We didn’t want this to be another lecture course, — said Kira Kurmasheva, Development Director of the Laboratory of Economics and Business. — We wanted to create an environment where everyone would feel like a creator, not a listener. That’s why we focused on practice, teamwork, and student mentors — those who were recently in the shoes of our participants. They don’t give lectures — they conduct seminars, analyze mistakes, inspire, and say: “This is possible. I’ve done it.”

This approach became the main magic formula of the course. Future students of the NSU Economics Department — graduates of the strongest schools of Novosibirsk — acted as seminarians. They shared not only knowledge, but also their experience: how to choose a profession, how to prepare for Olympiads, how not to be afraid to speak on equal terms with adults.

— When a mentor comes to you and says: “I also took the Unified State Exam, and I did well in math,” it relieves the tension. You understand: he is not from a lecture, he is from where you are now, — shared Artem Bezrukov, a future NSU student and the leader of the financial modeling module.

Some of those who participated in the projects of the Laboratory of Economics and Business, while still schoolchildren, have already entered NSU this year. Anastasia Korneva is a first-year student of the Business Informatics program at the NSU Faculty of Economics.

— I fell in love with economics thanks to the Laboratory. I chose business informatics at NSU because it is a modern field and I could see myself in this field in the future. As part of the course for schoolchildren, I conducted several seminars — on business models; on how to build presentations and present a project; and also on finance. In addition, I was the host of the final event, when the participants presented their projects. What I like most about working with schoolchildren is that I can give them life knowledge, something that I myself could not get at their age; I like to teach the way I would like to be taught, — said Anastasia.

The interest in the course was very high: 40 applications were received in three days. Parents, teachers, the students themselves — everyone felt that this was not just “another club,” but a chance to look into the future. The course became a growth point for many teenagers, who for the first time felt that they could create, not just consume.

 

Future technologies in the hands of schoolchildren: neural networks as a tool, not a toy

One of the main breakthroughs of the course was the deep integration of artificial intelligence. Participants used neural networks as a working tool for entrepreneurs:

At the first seminar, schoolchildren filled out questionnaires of their businesses, and at the second, they already received full passports of their existing businesses with a description from neural networks. Creation of landing pages and presentations: AI helped to form texts, select slogans and visualize concepts. Data analysis: processing reviews, identifying trends, forecasting demand.

 

From idea to investor: final defense, like on a real Demo Day

The final of the course was the culmination of a busy month of work. Seven teams presented their projects to an expert jury, which included representatives of partners: the NSU Faculty of Economics, B1 Company, Sberbank, and the eco-quarter "Spectrum" and the public organization "Movement of the First".

Each team defended a business plan for the development of their fictional company – a network

fitness clubs with a Siberian character, travel services, a digital bank, an energy generating company with thermonuclear reactors in the Arctic zone, etc.

The projects included developing a business model, a full financial model, detailing a development project, customer journey maps, and calculating CAC and LTV.

— We observed not just school projects. We saw real business ideas, developed at the level of startups undergoing acceleration. It was clear: the guys were not just “playing business”, they were thinking, testing, making mistakes and learning, — noted the representative of the eco-quarter “Spectrum”, the jury expert.

The top 3 projects included: an energy generating company with thermonuclear reactors in the Arctic zone "Substance", a digital bank "Belobank" and an ecosystem for the tourism services market "Wanderlust". The winners were awarded memorable gifts from partners. All participants received official NSU certificates and gifts from the company. "Spectrum".

Demid Levkovitsky, educational center "New Facets", 11th grade

— The course turned out to be very intense and interesting! Despite the fact that we, the guys from the opposite end of the city, were not able to attend all the seminars, we were still pleased with the material! There is work with real reports (from the companies "Magnet" and "Sber"), and clever logic problems, and a creative component in the form of construction sets in the classroom. The friendly atmosphere between the student and the teacher made working on the project much easier. The coolest thing is the opportunity to implement something of your own, not limited by numerous rules. The "free format" tactic is an excellent solution.

Artem Sait, Gymnasium 3 in Akademgorodok, 9V (SE)

— I liked everything very much, there were great seminars and equally great homework. They gave really useful knowledge, not something hackneyed! At the end there was an equally interesting defense of projects in front of cool investors!

Daniil Pivovarov, Orthodox Gymnasium in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 10th grade

— Despite the fact that I came quite late, I kept up with the others. I really liked the seminarians, they explained and motivated well. The final presentation was great and well prepared. I liked the courses, and I did not regret going to them. These courses really did have new information about economics, which was clearly useful, I hope there will be more of this in the future.

This is a unique educational format for Russia, and the organizers have big plans for the further development of the project.

— We are welcoming the new educational year with great interest and inspiration — and sincerely congratulate everyone on its beginning! There are ambitious plans ahead: we intend to replicate and scale our educational technologies and products in the economic sphere — both within the Novosibirsk Region and throughout Russia. This is a challenge that inspires our team and opens up new horizons.

Despite the fact that the school year has just started, we have already reached important agreements on cooperation with the regional center "Altair" – the key operator of additional education for schoolchildren in our region. Our unique expertise in the field of technological entrepreneurship turned out to be in demand and timely – and this direction is supported at the level of the Governor of the Novosibirsk Region.

We are full of enthusiasm, ideas and energy – and we are looking forward to new projects, partners and achievements this academic year! – added Dmitry Markov.

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