Placenta on a chip! RUDN researcher wins competition for young scientists with cell model project

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The project to develop a cellular model of the placenta won in the Scientific Materials category of the Young Scientists 3.0 competition, organized with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund and T-Bank.

The research team is developing a technology for modeling pregnancy pathologies and testing transplacental transport in vitro – “Placenta-on-a-chip”.

"Using microfluidic technology, we recreated a three-layer model of the placenta, repeating the structure of the chorionic villus, containing trophoblast cells, macrophages and endothelial cells. Previously, such models included only two types of cells, which did not quite reflect the real physiology of the organ and the important role of the immune system for its normal functioning. Microfluidic technologies appeared as a revolutionary achievement in the field of biomedicine, transforming the approach to modeling the physiology of individual human organs and cellular analysis of the processes occurring in them. These technologies use channels with sizes in the micrometer range to manipulate small volumes of liquids, which allows, by simulating the blood flow in the organ, to observe complex biological interactions in vitro," – Olga Lazareva, researcher at the Laboratory of Molecular Pathophysiology of the Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Medicine of the RUDN Medical Institute.

Modeling pregnancy pathologies on the developed placenta-on-a-chip, if not eliminating, then complementing the expensive preclinical stage of testing on model laboratory animals and the clinical stage of testing on patients, which is often impossible in the case of pregnant women.

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The State University of Management has developed a methodology for assessing the maturity of the KVN movement in Russian universities

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On July 24-27, 2025, the forum “KVN as a resource for the development of creative economies in the region” was held in the city of Kaliningrad. The organizer of the forum was the Methodological Center for the Study and Strengthening of the KVN Movement in Higher Education Institutions of the State University of Management.

Let us recall that the Methodological Center was established at the beginning of the year by a decision taken at the IV All-Russian Forum “KVN – School of Leaders” in the city of Sochi.

On July 24, a seminar-meeting for the organizers of the KVN movement from the universities of the Northwestern Federal District was held in the Youth House of Kaliningrad, where current issues of the KVN movement in the region were discussed. Colleagues exchanged experiences and set new goals for further development.

On July 27, the final plenary session was held, where the invited guests and speakers were: – Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Olga Petrova (online); – Minister of Youth Policy of the Kaliningrad Region Anna Musevich; – Minister of Youth Policy of the Stavropol Territory Vyacheslav Korshun; – Rector of the State University of Management Vladimir Stroyev; – Vice-Rector of the State University of Management Pavel Pavlovsky; – Advisor to the Rectorate of the State University of Management Sergey Chuyev; – Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Olga Terno; – General Director of TTO "AMiK" Alexander Maslyakov; – General Director of the Knowledge Center "Mashuk" Anton Serikov; – Deputy Head of the Youth Policy Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Yulia Prozorova; – Director of the Project Office for the Development of Youth Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Organizations Olga Serebryannikova; – Producer of KVN projects Artur Tumanyan.

Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Olga Petrova reported that there are more than 60 official KVN leagues operating throughout the country, where thousands of participants play, and this is a significant resource for educating young people.

Rector of the State University of Management Vladimir Stroev noted that KVN is a real school of leaders that educates future talents in all spheres of life.

The forum demonstrated for the first time the methodology for assessing the maturity of the KVN movement in higher education institutions, developed by the Methodological Center for the Study and Strengthening of the KVN Movement. The methodology is based on three key elements: the ability to develop the KVN movement at the university, the ability to organize the correct resource provision, the university's ability to use KVN for the socio-economic development of the region, that is, to implement the third mission of the university. The forum participants decided to finalize this methodology for work along the lines of Rosmolodezh.

We thank all forum participants and wish them further success.

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Dialogue without borders: SPbPU summer academy on energy has ended

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The summer season of the International Academy of Power Engineering, an educational project that unites students and young researchers from Russia, Europe and Asia, has ended at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The program is held at the Institute of Power Engineering and annually brings together participants seeking an in-depth study of modern trends in the industry.

The Academy has been held since 2016 and offers educational modules in five areas: "Electric Power Engineering", "Nuclear Power Engineering", "Digital Technologies in Power Engineering", "Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development", "Turbomechanic Engineering".

In 2025, 16 international students participated in the Summer School from July 14 to 25 in person and 89 remotely. Thanks to the hybrid format, first tested during the pandemic, the geography of participants is expanding while maintaining interactivity and quality of education. All classes are held in multimedia classrooms with the ability to connect listeners from all over the world.

Among the participating universities are long-standing partners of SPbPU: Zhejiang University, Harbin Engineering University, Shandong University, Tsinghua University, Beihang University (all in China) and the University of Padua (Italy). Students of the Polytechnic University itself also joined the academy.

Today, an engineer must think globally: understand the international agenda, understand new technologies, and be able to work in multinational teams. That is why we included our students in the program – to give them the opportunity to truly immerse themselves in the global energy dialogue, – said the head of the summer academy program, associate professor of HSE Ekaterina Sokolova.

The students were particularly interested in the master class "Virtual NPP power unit: application of a virtual power unit for modeling NPP operating modes", where the participants modeled the operating modes of a nuclear power plant using digital twins. Practical cases on creating models on MATLAB/Simulink and Comsol Multiphysics allowed them to acquire the skills in demand in the digital transformation of the industry.

Each educational module consists of several lectures and seminars that provide fundamental knowledge in the energy sector and reflect modern challenges: students study the use of AI in nuclear energy, digitalization, sustainability of energy systems and modern equipment, and renewable technologies of the future.

The Academy concluded for the second time with an Energy Forum, where students presented their research on various topics and exchanged ideas that could develop into international research, articles and joint grant initiatives.

The educational part was complemented by a diverse cultural program: excursions to the State Hermitage, the Yusupov Palace, walks along rivers and canals, interactive tasks and master classes in the Russian language. Digital excursions around St. Petersburg were prepared for online participants.

We do not just teach, we create an environment for academic exchange and intercultural dialogue. The program becomes more complex every year, because the requirements grow, and with them our interest in future collaborations. We hope to get in touch with universities that are new to us, which may also be interested in such a program, – shared Ekaterina Sokolova.

In the future, the organizers plan to add more practical laboratory classes, joint project blocks, and expand the range of topics through new partnerships with industrial and research centers.

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Exhibitions, festivals and reconstructions: how July went at Our Polytechnic

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July was a busy month for the military-historical club "Nash Polytech", which took part in several significant events. A special place in the series of events was occupied by a unique exhibition at the Concern "Sea Underwater Weapons – Gidropribor" and festivals.

The Marine Underwater Weapons — Gidropribor Concern is hosting the exhibition Torpedo Plant No. 181 in the Blockade and at the Front. The attention of visitors is drawn, among other things, to the exhibit of the Nash Polytech Military Scientific Institution — the legendary PPD-40 submachine gun. The SPbPU search team found the weapon last year at the site of fierce battles of the 3rd Frunze Division. It is noteworthy that the soldier with whom the PPD-40 was found volunteered for the front straight from Torpedo Plant No. 181.

Today, the restored PPD-40 is not just a museum exhibit, but a living testimony to the courage and fortitude of the defenders of the Motherland. During the exhibition, it literally returned to its origins. Thanks to the efforts of enthusiasts and searchers, the weapon that saw the most difficult moments of military history has found a new life and a worthy place in the exhibition dedicated to the feat of the torpedo plant workers during the Great Patriotic War, said Marina Gladkova, Deputy Director of the VIK "Our Polytech".

This month, activists of the VIC "Our Polytech" took part in the festival "Password – Victory", which took place at the Narva Gate. Visitors to the event visited the headquarters of the command of the Great Patriotic War, got acquainted with Soviet weapons, visited a tent camp and a medical exhibition, and tested their accuracy in a pneumatic shooting range.

The main event of July was the club's participation in the large-scale military-historical festival "Ostrovsky Line" in the Pskov Region. It was a real memory marathon, uniting more than a thousand spectators. In one day, the students performed in three reconstructions at once. They recreated the heroic defense of the Ostrovsky fortified area in the summer of 1941, the actions of partisan detachments behind enemy lines, and the breakthrough of the powerful defensive line "Panther" in 1944. The T-40 tank restored by the club activists was very popular. It was here, at the "Ostrovsky Line", that the exhibit debuted a year ago. Since then, the vehicle has become an integral part of large reconstructions.

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SPbPU received a grant to create an engineering center

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Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University has won the competitive selection of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for the creation of an engineering center for new materials, welding and additive technologies for low-tonnage production of high-tech products in power engineering.

Funding will be provided from the federal budget of the Russian Federation within the framework of the program to support the renewal of the material and technical base of organizations carrying out scientific research and development.

Polytechnic University is confidently among the top 10 leaders among Russian universities in terms of the volume of applied scientific research and development. Today, the university ecosystem includes more than 70 research and scientific production laboratories and more than 30 scientific and educational centers in cooperation with industrial partners. Among the most important resources, one can highlight the additive technology center, the supercomputer center, academic and commercial licenses for world-class software and modern engineering equipment. The creation of the engineering center will contribute to the consolidation of Polytechnic University's competencies by attracting qualified researchers and engineering and technical personnel, and the combination of existing and purchased scientific and production equipment will allow providing a wide range of engineering services to the real sector of the economy.

The engineering center will be created on the basis of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport of SPbPU. Director of IMMiT and project manager Anatoly Popovich noted that the main tasks of the center will be the provision of engineering and research services, the implementation of experimental design and technological work on orders from industrial partners, as well as the formation of a portfolio of orders in the "single window" mode and their implementation to ensure a full technological chain with the real sector of the economy.

This victory is a recognition of the university's potential and an incentive to implement advanced solutions in the country's priority sectors. We are confident that the project will help bring our research and engineering base to a new level and provide a foundation for further technological achievements, commented Yuri Fomin, Vice-Rector for Research at SPbPU.

The project will be implemented between 2025 and 2028, with total funding amounting to 250 million roubles.

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Financial news: Registration for Finopolis-2025 is open.

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The Finopolis Forum of Innovative Financial Technologies is 10 years old. This year it will be held from October 8 to 10 at the Sirius federal territory. You can register atwebsite.

The forum will be attended by the management of the Bank of Russia, representatives of relevant ministries and departments, leading financial and digital fintech companies, as well as opinion leaders in the field of technology. They will discuss trends and vectors of development of financial technologies in various segments of the financial market.

According to established tradition, an exhibition will open for forum guests, where the latest achievements in the field of innovation will be presented.

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Financial news: Bank of Russia to supervise installment service operators

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Laws The State Duma adopted a resolution on requirements for installment service operators and contracts with them.

Now sellers and installment service operators (intermediaries between the seller and the buyer) will not be able to disguise interest on deferred payments by setting different prices for goods in installments and for cash. The amount of fines that installment service operators can collect from users is also limited.

In addition, if the citizen’s installment obligations exceed 50 thousand rubles, the service operator will be obliged transfer this information to the credit bureau. This will help banks and microfinance organizations assess the level of a person's debt burden when applying for a loan or credit. Thus, citizens will be better protected from debt overload and default risks.

Legislators also gradually limited the maximum period of interest-free installments: from April 1, 2026 – 6 months, from April 1, 2028 – 4 months.

The changes will come into force on April 1, 2026.

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Financial News: Partner Financing Experiment Extended Until September 2028

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Law, which extends the experiment in partnership financing, also provides for the improvement of its mechanisms. The law was adopted by the State Duma and approved by the Federation Council.

The experiment will be carried out from September 1, 2023, on the territory of Bashkortostan, Dagestan, Tatarstan and the Chechen Republic. It was initially announced for two years.

The law expands the list of partnership financing operations, including opening accounts by banks that have the appropriate license. The list of operations also includes mutual insurance.

A special committee will be created to approve standards for partner funding. Companies should indicate in their advertising that they are participants in the experiment.

In addition, the list of grounds for refusing to include organizations in the register of experiment participants is being expanded, as well as the list of grounds for exclusion from it. This will reduce the risks of unscrupulous companies participating in the experiment.

The purpose of the law is to create a more correct and uniform provision of partnership financing services, to increase the transparency and attractiveness of the experiment, including for foreign investors.

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Financial news: The Russian market has launched an index of benchmark stock issuers

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"Companies from the financial and non-financial sectors were among the applicants for inclusion in the Program," notes Ekaterina Abasheeva, Director of the Bank of Russia's Corporate Relations Department. "Following the review of applications, several issuers demonstrating the necessary institutional quality were selected. We hope that they will grow into a new generation of blue chips — companies that adhere to high standards of corporate governance and are interested in increasing their investment attractiveness. Together with the Moscow Exchange, we will continue to work on forming a pool of high-quality issuers participating in the Program."

The decision to include shares in the index is made by a committee, which includes representatives of the Bank of Russia, Moscow Exchange, and the Analytical Credit Rating Agency. The committee evaluates corporate governance, the level of information transparency of the issuer, and its financial and economic indicators. The status of a participant in the Program must be confirmed at least once a year. Issuers whose shares are included in the first or second level of the Moscow Exchange listing can participate in it.

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Financial news: On July 25 at 15:00 a press conference will be held on the results of the meeting of the Board of Directors on monetary policy

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The event will be attended by the Chairman of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina and the Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia Alexey Zabotkin.

Elvira Nabiullina will make a statement on monetary policy and medium-term forecast.

The press conference will be held at the Bank of Russia press center. The broadcast of the speech will be available on our website, channel inTelegram, as well as on the official page in"VKontakte".

Accreditation for journalists is open until 17:00 on July 23 at the address Media@kbr.ru.

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