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The Curator School has launched at Novosibirsk State University. The organizational meeting for the project, which is being implemented Department of Youth Policy and Educational WorkThe event took place on March 13. Experienced first-year student mentors attended, but the majority of those in attendance were university students who expressed interest in becoming mentors in the next academic year. This year, over 200 applications were submitted for the project, a record high compared to previous years.

Olga Yakovleva, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy and Educational Work at NSU, opened the meeting. She noted that the community of first-year mentors has been growing recently, and it is crucial to improve not only the number of mentors but also the quality of their work aimed at facilitating the adaptation of recent students and supporting them during their first year at the university.

"We hope that this audience includes more than just those who want to work with first-year students. We hope that you are willing to share and promote the university's values, that you want to make it better, and that the integration of first-year students into NSU's academic and social life is more effective," said Olga Yakovleva.

At the request of current first-year student mentors, the Curator School underwent significant changes this year: a full-fledged educational module was added, aimed at teaching the basics of pre-psychological support.

First-year mentors will also learn as much as possible about NSU's internal regulations, student social support measures, the organization of the academic process, exam schedules, and internet safety measures during three to four sessions led by subject-matter experts. Furthermore, mentors must have knowledge of university locations, student clubs, sports sections, and other associations.

"In my opinion, a mentor should be more than just an assistant; they should be a surrogate parent and a bit of a friend to the first-year student! They are a guide for the freshman into the world of NSU, able to support them in difficult situations and resolve conflicts within the group. However, a mentor should not subsequently assume 100% responsibility for their student or be in constant contact with them 24/7. Therefore, the goal of our school is to provide important and relevant information on the main areas of study at NSU and to teach mentors how to interact with first-year students. Using the acquired skills, a mentor will help the first-year student adapt to NSU," said Grigory Polivkin, head of the NSU Mentor School project and a graduate student in the Geological and Geophysical Faculty of NSU.

Classes will run until the end of April. This will be followed by a field trip to the Oleg Koshevoy Educational Park, where the School's program will continue with project-based activities, team-building training, and group activities.

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From March 7 to 12, the final round of the 22nd All-Russian School Chemistry Tournament was held for the eighth time at Novosibirsk State University (NSU). This year, 136 teams from 28 regions of the country—from Krasnodar Krai and Belgorod Oblast to Siberia—participated in the tournament's regional qualifying rounds. The top 20 teams from 11 regions of Russia were invited to the final round, competing for the title of winner.

The tournament format consists of a series of battles pitting three or four teams against each other. One team presents a problem the students have been working on throughout the school year. The second and third teams assume the roles of opponent and reviewer, evaluating the completeness of the solution, its feasibility, and the presenter's ability to convey their idea to the audience.

The tournament featured 29 scientific battles, which determined the top three teams and recognized outstanding players. The best first-degree player was Anastasia Abramova from the Small Academy, Krasnodar. Second-degree diplomas were awarded to Gleb Raspopov (Secondary School No. 471, Vyborg District, St. Petersburg), Dmitry Prikhodko and Nikolai Kravchenko (NSU Specialized Educational Center), and Ruzana Ryazanova (LingTech No. 28, Kirov). Third-degree diplomas were awarded to Egor Anufriev (Southern Federal District Specialized Educational Center), Mikhail Pupkov and Maria Chernosova (Gornostay Educational Center), Ilya Burashnikov (ChOMLI, Chelyabinsk), and Eva Daus (Small Academy).

Diplomas were also awarded to the best speakers of the tournament: Alexandra Shchitova (Lyceum No. 130, Novosibirsk), Semyon Konstantinov (NSU SUNC), Denis Revko (MAOU "Gymnasium No. 1"), opponents: Alina Kovtun (KOGAOU DO TsDOOSH, Kirov), Ulyana Kuznetsova (MBOU OTs "Sodruzhestvo", Voronezh), Alexandra Smirnova (MOAU LInTech No. 28, Kirov), Vitaly Sunegin (SPb GBOU "Lyceum No. 280 named after M.Yu. Lermontov", St. Petersburg), and reviewers: Semyon Konstantinov (NSU SUNC), Victoria Bobynina (Gymnasium No. 5, Belgorod), Sofia Korkina (MAOU "Gymnasium No. 1"), Evelina Davydenko (MBOU OTs "Sodruzhestvo", Voronezh), Vasily Zinoviev (St. Petersburg State Budgetary Educational Institution "Lyceum No. 280 named after M.Yu. Lermontov", St. Petersburg), Ekaterina Podchasova (Specialized Educational and Scientific Center "Academic Gymnasium named after D.K. Faddeev", St. Petersburg), Timofey Tsymbal (MBOU DO "Small Academy", Krasnodar).

All awarded teams and participants received prizes, and the winners and runners-up in the individual competition were invited to the NSU Specialized Educational and Scientific Center Summer School; 17 invitations were issued in total. Following the tournament's established tradition, the jury awarded 47 students special nominations (it's customary at the tournament to recognize funny moments and award participants with commemorative certificates).

The tournament program also included tours of NSU institutes, such as the Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry (NIOC) SB RAS and the Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, as well as a visit to the "Evolution of the Earth" research and education center. Tours of research institutes have long been popular among participants, but this time, the NIOC tour nearly doubled its scheduled time due to the abundance of questions from participants.

This year, the organizing committee is especially pleased to recognize the successes of teams who are returning to the tournament and who, year after year, demonstrate an increasingly high level of preparation and development not only in chemistry but also in other competencies, such as the ability to present their solutions and to accept and process criticism.

The four teams that advanced to the tournament finals presented their best solutions. Team "Carborundum," a team from Lyceum No. 130 and the Specialized Scientific Center of Novosibirsk State University, presented a solution to a problem involving dyeing fur and leather with various dyes obtained in Paleolithic conditions. Third place went to the team "Ugarnye Rebyata" from LenTech No. 28 in Kirov, demonstrating the influence of solvent selection on the reaction mechanism. Team "Pyrotechnics," from Gymnasium No. 1 in Novosibirsk, took second place in the team rankings, presenting a problem that involved describing the properties of chemical glassware that influence the reaction.

The jury for the final chemical battle included two doctors and six candidates of science, experts in physical, analytical, inorganic, and biochemical fields, as well as an expert in kinetics and catalysis. The tournament jury traditionally consisted primarily of postgraduate students from the Faculty of Natural Sciences (FNS) of NSU and candidates of science—current researchers at the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS). This year's jury also included two deputy directors of SB RAS institutes—the Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine (ICBFM SB RAS) and the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry (IIC SB RAS). In turn, tournament alumni regularly join the pool of enthusiastic tournament participants at NSU, not only as volunteers—ten former winners and runners-up are among the tournament's leading bouts.

"If we talk about the main features of this year's tournament, we can see the strong preparation of teams from various cities—the so-called 'dominance' of teams from Novosibirsk is definitely no longer evident. Two of the three prize winners are not from Novosibirsk. This demonstrates that the tournament is truly all-Russian. The level of the participants is also traditionally high. In recent years, I've seen the emergence of a large number of strong and ambitious individuals who are capable of saving their teams with their individual efforts, achieving high scores and making a lasting impression on the audience and the jury," noted Mikhail Lyulyukin, PhD, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, and Senior Lecturer at the NSU Natural Sciences Department.

The winner of the tournament was the "Khiminol" team (Malaya Akademiia, Krasnodar), who chose to present their "Output Problem" on the influence of various factors on current efficiency during electrolysis. Timofey Tsymbal, captain of the winning team, shared his impressions of the tournament:

"I remember presenting my papers the most. It's a great joy to tackle a problem knowing it's been solved well and you've thoroughly understood the topic. However, there's another side to the coin. Sometimes you have to present a problem that another team member has already solved. And in that case, you have to thoroughly understand their solution in literally 20 minutes. At the 22nd Chemistry Tournament, I experienced both scenarios firsthand, and both left a lasting impression on me.

Timofey explained that this was the students' third time attending the tournament; the previous two years of participation had yielded no success. This time, they were tempted to back out, but they persevered and made the right decision.

"Since our team has been participating in the tournament for three years, we've gained enough experience to navigate the tournament schedule well. This was probably one of the decisive factors in our victory. Here, I'd like to add some advice to young teams: don't give up if something doesn't work out. A winner is someone who has tried many times," Timofey emphasized.

According to Timofey, the chemistry tournament is a unique event, radically different from Olympiads. It evaluates not only the participant's theoretical knowledge, but also their analytical thinking, ability to quickly and accurately answer questions, and the practical skills applied in solving the problem.

"Tournaments like these provide a wonderful opportunity for schoolchildren to go beyond the school curriculum, practice research, and learn constructive communication with sound reasoning and logical connections. A side effect can also be an expansion of their social circle by meeting like-minded people from different cities across the country," concluded Mikhail Lyulyukin.

The tournament was held with the support of the Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Mechanics SB RAS, the Institute of Chemical Solid State Mechanics SB RAS, the Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, the Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS, and TD GraSS LLC. The tournament organizing committee expresses its gratitude to Novosibirsk State University, and in particular the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the Specialized Educational and Scientific Center of NSU, for their assistance in hosting the event.

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This is an annual Olympiad that is held among students. Faculty of Economics (Eng. Faculty) of NSU. English teachers at the Faculty invite first- and second-year students with the highest level of English proficiency and developed English-to-Russian translation skills. However, all interested Eng. Faculty students who want to test their knowledge and skills are welcome to participate.

"The goal of the event is to increase motivation for learning English in general, and economic English in particular, to identify the most talented students in the field of English-to-Russian translation, to develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills, to develop skills in working with economic and legal texts, and to develop professional language competence," commented Natalia Tyuleneva, Associate Professor of the Department of General Economic Education at the Faculty of Economics and Management at NSU and the Olympiad organizer.

Participants had 60 minutes to translate a text on economic and legal topics from English into Russian. The use of paper dictionaries or dictionaries on laptops and tablets was permitted. The translation must be literary and stylistically correct. Grammatical and lexical difficulties, writing style, and the author's own creative approach were taken into account when evaluating and selecting the winners.

"For example, the sentence 'Today is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year…' was translated by students as: 'Today is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year,' 'It is expected that today will be the most popular shopping day of the year,' or 'It is expected that today will be the busiest shopping day of the entire year.' And the phrase 'sales frenzy that is Black Friday' was translated as: 'Black Friday madness,' 'the frenzy of people during Black Friday sales,' 'the sale rush that is Black Friday,' 'a sale as hot as Black Friday,' or 'a discount sale,'" Natalia Tyuleneva explained.

According to the results of the Olympiad among first-year students, the prize places were taken by:

2nd place – Elizaveta Izmailova (group 25708.1) and Anton Ufilin (group 25704.1);

3rd place – Elizaveta Novoselova (group 25710.1) and Sofia Sherstobitova (group 25707.1).

Among 2nd year students:

1st place – Elizaveta Cheremisina (gr. 24704.1);

2nd place – Daria Polkovnikova (group 24702.2);

3rd place – Elizaveta Limanova (group 24704.1).

All winners receive commemorative prizes and certificates. Winners have the opportunity to participate in the city stage of the Translation Olympiad and often take top spots.

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The Summer School "Cryptography and Information Security" is a traditional event organized by the Cryptographic Center (Novosibirsk) and the International Mathematical Center in Akademgorodok in collaboration with various hosts. In 2026, the Summer School "Cryptography and Information Security" will be held in Moscow at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI.

Dates: July 20 – August 3, 2026. Venue: Moscow, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI. Participation format: in-person. Application deadline: May 20.

Students will attend lectures, work in teams and individually on projects related to solving research problems in cryptography and information security, and participate in sports activities. One of the most important events of the school-conference is a roundtable discussion on modern cryptography issues. Project topics cover various aspects of modern cryptography and information security, including symmetric and asymmetric cryptography algorithms, and the construction of cryptographic protocols for solving authentication, identification, key transfer, messaging, and other cryptographic problems.

University undergraduate and graduate students, as well as high school students, are invited to participate. Space is limited. Partial financial support for travel and accommodation is available for out-of-town participants.

The organizers and partners of the summer school are:

Cryptographic Center (Novosibirsk);

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI;

International Mathematical Center in Akademgorodok;

Novosibirsk State University;

Southern Federal University;

JSC Scientific and Production Company KRYPTONIT;

CRYPTO-PRO LLC;

GC "Practical Security Systems"

Security Code LLC;

Enseucrypto-lab LLC;

NeoQUEST.

The school's leaders are Natalia Nikolaevna Tokareva, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Theoretical Cybernetics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Mathematics of Novosibirsk State University, Leading Researcher at the NSU MMC, and Head of the Cryptographic Center (Novosibirsk). The host is Marina Aleksandrovna Pudovkina, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor of the Department of Cryptography and Computer Systems Security at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI.

As a reminder, the 2025 Summer School was held in St. Petersburg, in 2024 in Taganrog, in 2023 in Kaliningrad, and before that in Novosibirsk. The new Summer School is shaping up to be the largest and most exciting yet—the organizers are preparing many pleasant surprises for participants.

A video about the last summer school is available at link

You can submit your application at school website

Dear friends, we are waiting for your applications!

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Novosibirsk State University has been implementing this program since 2022. Digital Departments project along with other participating universities Priority 2030 programAs part of this project, additional professional education program "Digital Jurisprudence" A roundtable discussion on digital assets was held, where participants discussed current issues related to digital asset circulation, particularly digital financial assets (DFAs), the use of digital currency, and the digital ruble within the Russian legal framework and with partner countries. The roundtable was interdisciplinary, with participants including lawyers, economists, technical specialists, and entrepreneurs.

Representatives from other Russian research centers and universities participated in the roundtable, including the Higher School of Economics, the Lebedev Russian State University of Justice, the Moscow University of Finance and Law (MFUA), the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, the Private Law Center of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, and others. HSE University acted as a co-organizer and partner of the event.

The roundtable was also supported by industrial partners of the NSU Digital Department. Representatives of the Siberian Main Administration of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (SMA CB) discussed current trends in digital asset turnover. Polina Sazonova, Director of the IT company Descendancy, shared her experience supporting the turnover of digital financial assets; a representative of Tokeny LLC (Tokeon platform) discussed significant digital financial asset projects implemented by the company; and a notary representative shared aspects of law enforcement in this area.

Nadezhda Barbanakova, Head of the Payment Systems and Settlements Department of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, emphasized:

"Two years ago, we said the digital financial services market was still relatively young. Today, the total value of all digital financial instruments issued in our country is approaching 1.5 trillion rubles. This further confirms the market's attractiveness."

For this to continue to develop, ongoing dialogue is needed between businesses, regulators, government agencies, as well as platform representatives and researchers. For example, last year in Novosibirsk, we held a meeting attended by companies that had already issued digital financial assets and those planning to raise capital.

As a result, we formed a focus group, and one of its results was the creation of the "Guide"—an educational app on the digital financial instrument issuance process. Today, we're introducing businesses to its capabilities.

The event's initiator and organizer, Elizaveta Zainutdinova, head of the Digital Jurisprudence program at NSU, noted that the roundtable was practical and useful for the participants. She did not rule out the possibility of joint projects for the implementation of digital asset circulation, in which NSU could participate and serve as a member of the advisory group.

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A meeting with a delegation from the Andijan Region (Republic of Uzbekistan) was held at Novosibirsk State University. One of the agenda items was the possibility of opening an NSU branch in Uzbekistan. Representing Novosibirsk State University, the meeting was attended by NSU Rector and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Pyshny, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Svetlana Sablina, Head of the Education Export Department Evgeny Sagaydak, and Director of the NSU Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies Yulia Samoilova. The Uzbek delegation was represented by Dr. Shukurillajon Khudoyberdievich Zhalilov, a renowned businessman in the medical field.

Since 2017, Novosibirsk State University has been actively collaborating with Uzbekistan and maintains contacts with 15 leading universities in the country, located in cities such as Bukhara, Denav, Jizzakh, Karshin, Navoi, Namangan, Nukus, Tashkent, Termez, and Urgench. The partners implement joint educational programs and collaborate in research. For example, NSU initiated the creation of the Consortium of Researchers of the History of North and Central Asian Countries in partnership with the A. Kadyri Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute and other regional organizations.

Active work is underway not only in the humanities. Agreements exist with the Tashkent University of Information Technologies and its branch in Urgench, as well as with the Namangan Engineering and Technological Institute on cooperation in the field of information technology. For several years, the university has been enrolling groups of Uzbek students in master's programs in applied mathematics and computer science. Faculty from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics (FMM) and the Faculty of Information Technology at NSU travel to Uzbekistan to deliver lectures, and faculty from the Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan participate in the State Attestation Committee (SAC) for the defense of MMM thesis. Currently, over 70 students from Uzbekistan are studying at NSU in undergraduate, master's, specialist, doctoral, and residency programs.

"Developing cooperation with universities in Central Asian countries is a key focus of our university's international work. We are interested in strengthening the position of Russian education in these countries and attracting applicants to study at NSU," commented Dmitry Pyshny, Rector of NSU and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Recently, 17 branches of Russian universities have opened in Uzbekistan. With the popularity of Russian education and the Russian language growing, Uzbekistan's interest in opening a branch of NSU is no coincidence. The Andijan region is the most densely populated: approximately 10% of Uzbekistan's population lives there, a significant portion of whom are young people.

"When we began searching among Russian universities for the most prestigious and highly ranked in science, we settled on Novosibirsk State University. We are ready to provide comprehensive support for opening an NSU branch in our region," said Dr. Zhalilov.

Over the past year, a delegation from Novosibirsk State University visited Andijan twice. They discussed the possibility of implementing joint educational programs and developing the fields of General Medicine and Medical Cybernetics to train highly qualified medical personnel in demand in Uzbekistan's healthcare system. In 2018, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed an agreement on the establishment and operation of branches of Russian higher education institutions in Uzbekistan.

"Following the Uzbek delegation's visit to NSU, we agreed to study the regulatory documents of Russia and Uzbekistan, as well as the experience of leading Russian universities in establishing and operating branches in the Republic of Uzbekistan, and to develop a roadmap based on this," noted Evgeny Sagaydak, Head of the Education Export Department at NSU.

"One of the first steps toward fruitful collaboration with Dr. Zhalilov's corporation will be the creation of joint educational and continuing professional education programs in medical fields. These could open as early as the 2026/2027 academic year," added Yulia Samoylova, Director of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies at NSU.

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Teacher Faculty of Economics Dmitry Markov, a professor at Novosibirsk State University, presented and conducted an educational program at Sirius Federal University, where he tested his original methodology for teaching the economics of engineering projects. The program was part of the Ural Project Engineering Campaign, organized by UrFU, where 20 teams of schoolchildren from the Sverdlovsk region developed their own technological solutions and prepared to present them to experts.

The methodology's core idea is simple, but quite unusual for an educational setting: before moving on to economic calculations, it's important to learn to think about it systemically. Participants in the program first understood the problem their engineering solution solved, who needed it, and what value it created. Only then did they move on to the economics—building the project's business logic and financial model for its implementation.

Particular attention was paid to the connection between the engineering nature of a product and its economics. Students learned to translate the physical characteristics of their solutions—resources, materials, energy, production time—into economic parameters: costs, investments, revenues, and cash flows. This approach helps them see the project not only as a technical idea but also as a future technological product capable of entering the market.

During the workshop, the project teams developed business models for their developments, then constructed economic models for the projects and presented them to experts. Many participants saw for the first time how engineering ideas are directly linked to economics and the market.

Following the program, representatives of the Ural Federal University confirmed the results of the methodology's pilot testing and signed a document approving its implementation. The document notes that the proposed approach helps develop students' holistic engineering and economic thinking and can be recommended for further use in engineering and interdisciplinary educational programs.

"We express our gratitude to Dmitry Markov for his active and professional participation in the Ural Project Shift," noted Nadezhda Terlyga, Deputy First Vice-Rector of UrFU. "His original method for immersing schoolchildren in the economic aspects of engineering projects proved highly popular among high school students. It allowed the participants to gain a deeper understanding of the connection between engineering solutions and economics and demonstrate impressive results, which our experts were able to see during the final project defenses."

According to Dmitry Markov, engineering education today is increasingly faced with a new challenge: connecting technological thinking with economics.

Engineering projects become true technological products only when they develop an understanding of the economics: who needs it, what value the solution creates, and how it can work in real life. This is precisely what we strive to teach our students.

I'd like to especially thank UrFU's leadership for their trust. And, of course, it's impossible not to admire the caliber of the school's projects. Among them are a smart medical bandage, IoT solutions, unmanned systems, and other developments. These are truly serious projects, and I was fortunate to be a part of their creation," shared Dmitry Markov.

The testing of this methodology marked an important step in the development of educational programs at the intersection of economics, engineering, and technological entrepreneurship—an area that is actively developing in Russian education today.

"We are currently working with the NSU Advanced Engineering School to develop new educational products for school audiences. These will focus not only on the engineering components of projects but also on marketing and assessing the economic impact of engineering solutions," said Dmitry Markov.

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From February 28 to March 1, the DANO National Data Analysis Olympiad hackathon took place at Novosibirsk State University. The HSE and T-Bank co-hosted the Olympiad. It was the first time it was held at NSU and was part of the final round of the 33rd International Schoolchildren's Economic Festival "Sibiriada. Step into a Dream."

Siberiada, held since 1994, is the oldest economics Olympiad in Russia and the only one of its kind beyond the Urals. In 2026, the festival was held in the Novosibirsk Region from February 27 to March 2, attracting over 550 students in grades 7-11. Its main goal is to create conditions for identifying gifted students, their intellectual development, and career guidance in economics education.

Since 2009, the festival's Economics Olympiad has been included in the list of all-Russian Olympiads for schoolchildren. Winners and runners-up receive preferential admission to universities, and NSU's Faculty of Economics (FE) can be enrolled without entrance examinations. NSU is a co-organizer of the festival and is responsible for the development, implementation, and review of the Economics Olympiad. The methodology committee and jury are primarily comprised of NSU Faculty of Economics faculty.

As noted by the organizer of the DANO hackathon, Associate Professor of the Department of Management Faculty of Economics NSU's Elena Limanova, who participated in the competition, said schoolchildren could try their hand at being data analysts.

"The Olympiad gives participants the opportunity to create their own research using big data. Why is data analysis so important today? Firstly, the world around us is changing rapidly and often unpredictably, so making important decisions based on past experience and knowledge can be quite risky. Secondly, we are surrounded by data today—where we are, how the weather is changing, how many times and when the classroom door was opened today, and so on ad infinitum. This data reflects what is happening now. And understanding what is happening and why is becoming crucial for making decisions that will work in a constantly changing world. When we talk about decision-making, we are primarily talking about management decisions that must be made in business and economic relations. In management, they talk about a revolution in data-driven management—management based on data, as opposed to, for example, the HiPPO (Highest Paid Person's Opinion) approach, where decisions are made by the most authoritative leader. This is changing both management and the professional world, bringing data analysts into the arena," she noted.

This year, about a hundred schoolchildren attended the hackathon, working with datasets and solving research problems.

Tatyana Bogomolova, Dean of the Faculty of Economics at NSU, addressed the participants with a welcoming speech:

"You're not in a random location for this event. Akademgorodok is where science truly lives."

The dean also recalled the university's scientific traditions and the contribution of Nobel laureate Leonid Kantorovich, who was at the forefront of the creation of the NSU Faculty of Economics.

For two days, the students worked with real data. Andrey Kostin, Head of the NSU Department of Economic Informatics, explained the assignment to the participants. The teams were tasked with analyzing a Novosibirsk housing market database and determining which factors most influence the price per square meter of an apartment.

Participants were provided with a database of over 13,000 apartments in Novosibirsk for 2021. The students analyzed parameters such as city district, property type, area, number of rooms, number of floors, building material, year of construction, presence of gas and heating, and other characteristics. However, the data required additional processing: some values were incomplete, and some parameters contained errors.

The hackathon concluded with the defense of team solutions. Participants presented their analysis results to the jury and answered questions. For many students, this was their first experience working with big data and solving analytical problems as a team.

Hackathon participant Alexey Shemetov said he became interested in data analysis about six months ago and decided to try his hand at the team competition.

"The most challenging part for the team was assigning roles. We didn't have a strong programmer, so we had difficulties with the mathematical model," a participant noted.

However, it was the teamwork and intensive format that became the most interesting for him.

"Because the final day of the hackathon was where we did the most work. And the teamwork itself was also very engaging," added Alexey Shemetov.

The hackathon became part of the larger educational space "Sibiriada," where schoolchildren not only compete but also learn about modern trends in economics and data analytics. Such events help participants better understand how analytical methods work in real-world business and economic problems.

Material prepared by: Ekaterina Mukovozchik, NSU press service

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