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From August 19 to 23, the Alfa-Bank case championship was held at Krasnaya Polyana in Sochi. The championship consisted of two stages: remote (case solution) and in-person (revision, defense). At the first stage, teams had to develop a new banking product focused on the needs of a youth audience, present a UX prototype and demonstrate the profitability of this idea for the bank. After that, the results of the selection stage were summed up: only 20 teams out of 724 made it to the final, which had to refine their solution: shoot a promo video, develop an MVP demo and, finally, present it to leading Alfa-Bank experts in Sochi.

— Our team is a team of the strongest students in the country. For example, we have already worked together with Alisa German and Daria Yudina from Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Each of us is a winner of a RUB 1 million prize for winning the largest all-Russian competition (Bolshaya Peremena, Tvoy Khod), for which we were included in the state information resource about people who have demonstrated outstanding abilities. We were joined by Olga Somova (NSU), the winner of the All-Russian legal case championship MGIMO Law Championship, who brilliantly worked out the regulatory risks of our fintech product, and Maria Kolobova from OSU, the winner of the International Festival of Sports Programming "Code of the World", who revived our ideas in the interface. We believe that the strength of our team is in its diversity, and the formula for success is ambitions multiplied by expertise in various fields, and the desire to change the world for the better! — shared Alina Churkina, a 4th-year student majoring in Management Faculty of Economics, NSU.

The team's presentation was dedicated to presenting the concept of new banking for Generation Z. The girls analyzed the values of young people and came to the conclusion that zoomers value such things as development, status, and community. The team proposed moving away from the traditional approach, where a bank is perceived solely as a tool for transactions, and presented an emotional-behavioral platform that turns banking into a tool for personal growth. This approach is aimed at forming long-term loyalty and reducing customer churn through integration into the daily life and interests of the young audience. All this is the result of three weeks of intensive work: analyzing the values of Generation Z and the best practices of fintech and lifestyle brands, designing a viable business model with forecasts for monetization and key metrics; developing a product prototype, a promotion plan, and, finally, filming a promo video for its presentation.

— The final stage of the case championship can be divided into the final and the super final. In the final, 20 teams had to present a 2-minute pitch and show a promo video. An hour later, a list of 10 super finalist teams was announced, which had to present their solution to the experts again. In my opinion, the main task in the final was to cope with our emotions: excitement, fear and fatigue after a busy day of presentations. In the super final, we had to not only clearly and convincingly convey the key ideas of our product, but also answer difficult questions from the jury, demonstrating a deep understanding of the market and the needs of the youth audience, — added Olga Somov, a 4th-year student of the Jurisprudence program at the Faculty of Economics of NSU.

Olga and Alina's team made it to the super final (top 10 strongest teams in the country) and, based on its results, became the winner in the nomination "Best Promo Video", for which they were awarded the opportunity to undergo a priority internship at Alfa-Bank.

— Alfa Case Camp is a completely new level of championships. We didn’t just defend the solution, we literally lived it for several days: we discussed non-standard solutions for launching banking products, received personal consultations on pitching and our careers from Alfa Bank top managers. This program gave a unique opportunity not only to present our solution, but also to directly exchange experience with experts who are shaping the future of banking technologies today. Winning the “Best Promo Video” nomination and reaching the top 10 strongest teams in the country confirmed that we not only know how to think strategically, but also implement creative ideas efficiently, which is certainly nice. But the main prize is the people, knowledge and emotions that we took with us! — Alina shared her impressions.

— Participation in the Alpha Case Camp was not only a great opportunity for me to apply theoretical knowledge in practice, but also a unique experience of teamwork in a real business environment. In addition to professional growth, I received a lot of positive emotions from the inspiring atmosphere of the mountain resort, the rich educational program and informal communication with guys from different parts of Russia. This case championship helped me understand how important creativity, flexibility of thinking and the ability to quickly adapt to new challenges are, — Olga added.

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Master's student Faculty of Information Technology Novosibirsk State University, profile "Internet of things", Dmitry Muravyov developed a system for monitoring and diagnostics of lithium-ion batteries. The solution includes a hardware module and a web service and is already available in the public domain for manufacturers and service companies.

The system allows testing batteries in various scenarios, recording their performance indicators and storing the results in a database for subsequent analysis.

— The main goal of the development is to increase the level of safety of devices using lithium-ion batteries as the main power source, — explains the author of the project Dmitry Muravyov. According to him, the development opens up opportunities for conducting not only standard measurements, but also regression and stress tests, which is especially important for checking the reliability of power sources.

Lithium-ion batteries are used everywhere today, from smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles and medical equipment. Their widespread use makes the issue of reliability and diagnostic accuracy especially relevant. Companies that develop or service devices with such batteries are interested in control tools that allow for a quick and objective assessment of the battery condition.

Dmitry Muravyov's development consists of two parts. The hardware part of the device is assembled from widely available components that can be purchased inexpensively on marketplaces. It allows you to set charging and discharging profiles, record operating parameters and transfer them via Wi-Fi to a web service or write them to an SD card. The built-in display shows the indicators in real time. The web service provides control of the device, allows you to set complex testing scenarios and analyze data.

“We made the system as accessible as possible – the code is written in Python, and anyone with basic programming skills can modify it to suit their own needs,” notes Dmitry Muravyov.

According to the project's scientific director, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology at NSU Alexander Vlasov, the idea of creating an open system was born as a result of cooperation with the YADRO company, which is the largest domestic manufacturer of computing equipment.

— Batteries are an integral part of many computing devices, and monitoring their condition is necessary both at the production stage and in research tasks at the design stage. We saw that the market lacks accessible open source solutions, so the appearance of such a tool is an important step, — says Alexander Vlasov. The prototype of the solution was created at the YADRO Laboratory at NSU with active consultation of the company's employees.

There are already devices for testing batteries on the market, however, as Dmitry Muravyov explains, they have significant limitations: low measurement accuracy, closed software without the possibility of modification, lack of remote control and flexible testing scenarios.

“The lack of a solution free of these shortcomings became an incentive to create our own system,” the developer emphasizes.

Today, the project is at the MVP (minimum viable product) stage. The system is already operational and allows for various testing scenarios. The limitations are charging voltage up to 4.6 V and maximum current up to 1.6 A. But the main thing is that the solution is completely open: the circuits can be assembled from available components, and the software can be downloaded from GitHub. This makes the system accessible to both researchers and companies that need their own battery quality control tool.

— It is very important that such developments appear in the public domain. In Russia, the segment of battery testing tools is poorly developed, and the emergence of publicly available solutions develops the entire industry. This is useful both for the IT business and for the country as a whole. In the YADRO laboratory, we try to promote exactly such useful projects from the point of view of the general infrastructure. Directly, in a project like Dmitry's, it is difficult to trace the benefit, but we hope that our devices, which we use every day, will become a little safer and more reliable, — notes Alexander Vlasov.

Dmitry Muravyov himself emphasizes that he is ready to develop the project if interested partners appear. In the meantime, his system has already found practical application: a similar device was assembled and tried to be used by one of the Novosibirsk organizations working with equipment, where it is also necessary to test power elements.

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At the end of August, NSU hosted the School of Curators, a training where students learn to be real mentors for first-year students. Here, future curators get acquainted with the tasks and challenges that await them ahead. We talked to Grigory Polivkin, the organizer of the School, about what it means to be a curator and what the school program consists of.

The school's goal was to introduce and involve the most active students in the "business" of curating. The challenges were the project topics that the newly arrived participants had to develop using the skills and experience they already had.

In order to teach curators to interact with a wide variety of people and cope with any critical situations, the school conducts psychological training.

— They analyze various cases and give psychological tasks like "hedgehog cut". Team board games are also important, where the outcome of the game depends on everyone. And, of course, these are projects in which guys from different faculties analyze various topics, bringing their unique experience, — says Grigory Polivkin.

The main channel of communication for the guys for quick questions and support is the curator chat. Also, once every one or two weeks, meetings are held at which all the curators of the faculty or institute meet with the coordinator to discuss difficult tasks and find joint solutions. In addition, there is a mentoring system, thanks to which a senior and experienced curator can supervise a newcomer, and joint informal meetings to unite the curatorial corps itself.

As in any business, new curators make a number of common mistakes in one way or another: they often try to be “perfect”, solve all problems alone, or, on the contrary, fall into familiarity. Other mistakes include paying attention only to active students or ignoring feedback.

— It is important to remember: a curator is not a superhero. You need to be able to delegate issues to specialists and be attentive to everyone in the group, — Grigory shares his experience.

The main tool for assessing the work of curators is anonymous student surveys, which ask not only "do you like the curator?", but also "how comfortable are you in the group?", "do you know where to go with a problem?". Reporting on events, analysis of group activity and reflection of the curators themselves are also taken into account.

Grigory is particularly inspired by the history of the Geological and Geophysical Faculty: at first they did not take curatorship seriously, but eventually created an entire official community with its own charter, rules, and system of senior and junior curators. This shows that even skepticism can be turned into strength if you work together.

“The ideal curator is not a teacher or a supervisor, but an older friend, mentor and integrator,” notes Grigory.

It is important not only to be close to a first-year student, but also to be able to hear him, support him, and guide him.

“It’s important not to sit around waiting for problems to arise, but to create an environment where it’s difficult for them to arise. Organize events, meet new people, maintain engagement,” he adds.

Grigory also notes that it is important for a curator to be empathetic and sincere, to be able to take responsibility for others and to be reliable, because a curator is the “entry point” for a student, first-year students turn to him first.

For those who only dream of becoming a curator, the organizer advises:

— Be active, don’t be shy about offering ideas, but always remember that there are rules and etiquette at NSU. Sometimes your ideas may diverge from them — it’s important to find a balance.

The NSU School of Curators is not just a training. It is a space where new leaders are born, where senior friends and mentors appear who can support you in your first steps at the university.

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SIBUR and Novosibirsk State University (NSU) signed an agreement on joint work in the field of science, education and polymer technologies on the sidelines of the Technoprom-2025 forum. The document was signed by SIBUR PolyLab CEO Konstantin Vernigorov and NSU Rector Mikhail Fedoruk.

The cooperation covers a wide range of areas: from joint research and development in the field of polymer solutions to support for student and scientific start-ups and accelerators. Much attention will be paid to training a new generation of personnel – students, postgraduates and young researchers who will be able to join projects at the intersection of science and industry.

In work on joint projects, NSU acts as the lead organization of a consortium that includes leading research organizations.

"Science and industry are stronger when they work together. We view our partnership with NSU as an opportunity to jointly develop advanced polymer solutions for key sectors of the economy. The combination of the university's academic expertise and SIBUR PolyLab's applied competencies opens up new horizons for solving non-standard problems and training the personnel of the future," emphasized Konstantin Vernigorov, PhD in Chemistry, CEO of the SIBUR PolyLab ecosystem of applied development centers.

Among the tasks that NSU and SIBUR will work on in the near future are increasing the efficiency of production processes, jointly developing new solutions and expanding the scope of polymer applications, as well as modeling the testing of large-sized polymer products.

"NSU is part of the largest Siberian scientific cluster, which largely determines the trajectory of development of Russian science. An important element of the university's strategy is the intensification of cooperation with industrial partners, the development of new approaches, methods and technologies that are used in various sectors of the economy. Cooperation with SIBUR opens up new horizons for us: joint projects will allow us to integrate scientific research and development into real technological processes and strengthen the preparation of students for work in high-tech industries," said Mikhail Fedoruk, Rector of Novosibirsk State University, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor.

Siberia is traditionally considered the center of Russian science — unique research schools, institutes and unique infrastructure are concentrated here. At the same time, the region is the basis of SIBUR's production capacity: the largest petrochemical cluster in Russia has been formed in Western Siberia, the core of which is ZapSibNeftekhim — the largest petrochemical complex in the country with a capacity of more than 2.5 million tons of polymers per year. It is here that the company's core competencies in the field of hydrocarbon processing and the production of synthetic materials, which are widely in demand in the production of consumer goods, construction, agriculture, transport and medicine, are concentrated. The integration of NSU into SIBUR's strategic initiatives enhances the importance of the region as a point of attraction for innovation and makes it a key platform for the formation of scientific and educational ecosystems in the interests of the entire country.

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Gazprom Neft will support scientific research, technological and educational programs in the Novosibirsk Region. Together with NSU experts, the company will improve digital tools for studying the subsurface, modeling underground operations and creating advanced algorithms for analyzing geological data.

Novosibirsk State University, with the participation of oil workers, will develop in-demand scientific areas, laboratory facilities, and scientific and educational programs to train in-demand specialists for the domestic fuel and energy complex. NSU will modernize its research infrastructure and take part in the development of software and technological solutions for the oil and gas industry.

The Novosibirsk Region Government will assist in the implementation of technological and educational initiatives of Gazprom Neft and NSU. The region will support the development of scientific and service centers based on the university, and will also attract scientific organizations, high-tech businesses and industrial companies of the region to promising projects, ensure the launch and acceleration of startups, and the development of services, including areas of analytics and expertise.

Sergey Doctor, Head of Production Department, Gazprom Neft

"Strategic cooperation with one of the largest scientific centers of the country and the Novosibirsk region will help in the implementation of projects that are significant for our company and the entire fuel and energy complex. We will engage in both fundamental research and applied developments to solve specific production problems. The partnership will allow us to shorten the cycle of testing and implementation of technologies, as well as focus on priority tasks for the extraction of "difficult" reserves and the training of new generation professionals."

Irina Manuilova, Deputy Governor of Novosibirsk Region:

"We systematically support the development of scientific and technical projects, creating favorable conditions for the creation of new research infrastructure, launching startups and realizing the technological potential of industrial residents of the scientific and technological park of the Novosibirsk Akademgorodok. Strategic cooperation with Gazprom Neft and Novosibirsk State University is a step towards turning our region into a major center of scientific and industrial competencies at the federal level."

Sergey Golovin, Director of the Advanced Engineering School of NSU:

Gazprom Neft is a leader not only in the development of oil and gas technologies, but also in a systematic approach to forming relationships with leading universities. NSU was one of the first to join the company's partner universities, and this cooperation laid the foundation for the growth of the oil and gas direction at the Gazpromneft-NSU Scientific and Educational Center and the NSU PIS. The cooperation strategy for the next three years records the results achieved and sets guidelines for further development. For us, this means entering new topics related to technologies for working in Arctic conditions, scaling up research in the Digital Core direction, developing new geological exploration technologies, creating industry software, and performing service work."

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The new agreement continues the cooperation between Gazprom Neft, the Government of the Novosibirsk Region and Novosibirsk State University. The partners are jointly developing a laboratory complex for research in the field of enhanced oil recovery based on the Siberian Ring Photon Source (SKIF) project in the science city of Koltsovo. In addition, startups and residents of the scientific and technological park of the Novosibirsk Akademgorodok of NSU, with the support of the company and the university, are working on projects in the field of oil and gas services and digital solutions for solving applied problems in the oil and gas industry.

NSU has an advanced engineering school, Cognitive Engineering, where a new generation of specialists in geology, geophysics and mathematical modeling is being formed. Together with Gazprom Neft, the university has launched three master's programs aimed at training specialists in oil engineering and digital modeling of processes in the fuel and energy complex. Students are involved in solving real problems in the industry, gain access to modern digital platforms and practical cases.

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The grand opening of the building of continuous auditoriums of Novosibirsk State University (NSU) took place in Novosibirsk. It is one of the objects of the second stage of the modern campus, which is being built within the framework of the national project "Youth and Children". The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexander Zhukov, Governor of Novosibirsk Region Andrey Travnikov and Rector of NSU, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Fedoruk.

"Today we have a big celebration: we are opening a new academic building, which can accommodate about 1,700 students at a time. The largest auditorium is for 400 people. We want student and scientific life to begin here as soon as possible. Many thanks to the builders, the leadership of the Novosibirsk Region and NSU, who tried so hard to ensure that you have such wonderful conditions. Last year, Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin opened new buildings here. The university campus, which is being created on the instructions of our President Vladimir Putin, is truly an educational and scientific pearl of our country," the Deputy Prime Minister noted.

Governor Andrey Travnikov congratulated NSU students and teachers on the upcoming Knowledge Day and the opening of new university facilities: "You are participants in an amazing historical period. This is a new page in the history of Novosibirsk State Research University. The start was given in March 2021. During the visit of the Prime Minister of our country Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin, he listened to our reports, our proposals for the further strategy for the development of the university, became interested, supported and approved. And this is not just the construction of new buildings – this is a new mission, a new position of the university in Akademgorodok and, in general, on the scientific and educational map of our country."

Addressing the students, Alexander Zhukov emphasized that they were lucky to study at the university at a time when something new appears there every year: “Novosibirsk State University is becoming a world-class campus. This building, where you will study, with flow-through classrooms, is made using the latest modern construction technology. Very comfortable classrooms, bright, wonderful. I wish you to study well, enjoy yourself, and graduate with excellent marks, and then find a good job for yourself, well, and today is a holiday, so I want to congratulate you all once again.”

Mikhail Fedoruk, congratulating the students on the opening of the new building, emphasized:

"This year, students from 64 regions of Russia have enrolled. Thank you for choosing our university from among many Russian universities to study at, and I am sure you will not regret it! This wonderful building was built as part of the "Creation of a Network of Modern Campuses" project of the national project "Youth and Children". Like other world-class campus facilities at NSU, it will open up completely new opportunities in the field of educational, scientific and project activities! Dear students, I wish you happiness, health and, of course, successful studies at the university."

The building with continuous classrooms is the largest of the three objects of the second stage of the new NSU campus. The area of the building is more than 15 thousand square meters. It was put into operation in December 2024. It houses four continuous classrooms, as well as a scientific library, which houses almost 1 million books, a student project center, coworking spaces, and a conference hall. Original architectural solutions were used in the design of the building: a glass atrium is installed on the building, which allows for increased natural lighting in the spaces and gives the building a unique look. In addition, the building has an overground passage with stained glass glazing for convenient movement of students and teachers. It connects the building with continuous classrooms with the current NSU academic building.

Dmitry Chernyshenko also congratulated the first-year students of the Mechanics and Mathematics Faculty of NSU in 2025, who will begin their studies in the new building on September 1. Together with Alexander Zhukov, Andrey Travnikov and Mikhail Fedoruk, the Deputy Prime Minister presented student cards to the students – winners and prize winners of the Olympiads, who entered the university without entrance examinations.

"Many of you have long known that you would become students, thanks to your victories at the Olympiads. Those who entered without exams are now receiving yet another confirmation of their merits and their work. But, in fact, you are just starting your journey in an interesting and promising place. The geography also speaks for itself: guys from all over the country have come here, who entered without exams thanks to their outstanding abilities. And now the most exciting and thrilling stage of your life begins. You will not only acquire new knowledge, but, most importantly, you will find new friends. And someone may even meet their soulmate. Do not forget about life outside of science, create families, fall in love, live a full life. Now it may seem distant, but believe me, this is the most interesting period, you will understand this later. Bon voyage!" Dmitry Chernyshenko emphasized.

In total, this year, more than 2 thousand budget places have been established in higher education programs of all levels at NSU. According to the interim results of the admissions campaign, more than 14.8 thousand applicants submitted over 36.7 applications to all levels of higher education. The top 5 areas of training by the number of budget places are: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics and Mechanics, Geology, Mathematics and Computer Science.

In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister assessed the breakthrough technologies and developments of NSU innovation centers. Among them are video analytics detectors, developments in the field of technical rehabilitation equipment – a 3D-printed foot prosthesis and composite foot prostheses, a "digital core" project – an innovative tool for increasing the efficiency of extracting hard-to-recover oil and gas reserves, the development, assembly and ground testing of orbital equipment based on its own modular satellite platform of the CubeSat format, and more. These developments are carried out in cooperation with industrial partners, including leading Russian companies, leaders in their industries, such as Rostelecom, Rostec, Roscosmos, Sber and others.

Dmitry Chernyshenko also assessed the infrastructure of the specialized educational and scientific center of NSU: last year, the grand opening of a new educational building and leisure center took place.

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A photo exhibition dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Russian scientist, brilliant organizer, founding father of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Novosibirsk Akademgorodok, Academician Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentyev, "Thank you, Mikhail Alekseevich! You did it!" opened as part of the 10th All-Russian Conference "Lavrentyev Readings in Mathematics, Mechanics and Physics" on August 25. Its exposition consisted of about a hundred rare photographs revealing the personality of this multifaceted person who made a significant contribution to the development of Russian science. The initiator of the exhibition was the dean Faculty of Information Technology Novosibirsk State University Mikhail Lavrentyev. His idea was supported by the conference organizing committee.

— We decided to make the exhibition not formal, but warmer, more homely. That is why there are very few "ceremonial" photographs in the exhibition and no official "ceremonial" shots at all. That is why we came up with such a name, which reflects the soul of Akademgorodok, which has taken place and continues to develop. It is at this conference that it is appropriate to recall how its glorious history began and to pay tribute to the unique personality of Mikhail Alekseevich, thanks to whom this grandiose project was brought to life, — said Dean of the NSU FIT, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Lavrentyev.

The photographs show Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentyev in official settings and with his family, in classrooms and at construction sites, during scientific experiments and on vacation, on expeditions and at official receptions, on a ski trip and playing with his grandchildren. Around him are colleagues and students, cosmonauts and politicians, high-ranking military personnel and students. In one of the photo portraits, the academician is captured with his pet, a fox terrier. Many of the photographs are being shown for the first time.

— The exhibition presents printed photographs not only from the family archive, some of the originals were provided by the Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Exhibition Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Andrey Guryevich Marchuk, who has an extensive photo and film archive, also responded. Thanks to such support, it was possible to collect a huge database of rare photographs that were processed and enlarged. A significant contribution to the formation of the exhibition was made by Lyudmila Megaeva and Anastasia Surkova, who were engaged in the selection and preparation of photographs for the exhibition. The printing part of the work was carried out at NSU. It should be noted that not all of the selected photographs are presented at the exhibition. Some have remained "behind the scenes" for now — we tried to choose the most interesting and expressive ones. It seems to me that we have created a very interesting exhibition, — Mikhail Lavrentyev explained.

Behind each photo there is an interesting story from the life of an outstanding scientist and Akademgorodok itself as a whole. A photo of the academician taken several years before the founding of Akademgorodok during the work to drain swamps in Ukraine can rightfully be considered historical. Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentyev proposed using wet gunpowder for these purposes. Earlier, his colleague and comrade Nikolai Maksimovich Syty discovered that such gunpowder has detonation properties, that is, it is also an explosive, albeit non-flammable, substance. At that time, the disposal of gunpowder was a big problem and was a dangerous process. Under the leadership of Mikhail Aleksandrovich Lavrentyev, significant volumes of this waste were successfully used to drain swampy areas. Mikhail Lavrentyev notes that to a certain extent this contributed to the creation of Akademgorodok: at that time, Nikita Khrushchev headed the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Excellent relations were established between the future General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee and Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentyev, and years later the party leader, who became the head of state, supported the project to build a city of scientists in Novosibirsk and in every way contributed to the creation of Akademgorodok, allocating the necessary financial resources for its construction and the resolution of contradictions between its creators and the leadership of the Novosibirsk region.

– Mikhail Alekseevich was called an “academician in the Kirsov boots” for a reason. He not only delved into all the details of the construction of institutions, infrastructure and residential buildings of Akademgorodok. It could be seen at the construction site, as evidenced by several photographs taken at the construction site of the Institute of Hydrodynamics, which was later named after him. His life is inseparable from the history of Akademgorodok, therefore, in the photographs that captured Mikhail Alekseevich in the circle of friends and associates, we see how the Akademgorodok acquired the features we know and how he was many decades ago – one -story houses in the Golden Valley, surrounded by wooden fences and an almost complete absence of roads; The institutions under construction, the picturesque surroundings, the small house of the forester, where for the first time Mikhail Alekseevich was placed with his family. The construction of a two -story spacious house, which was built for Mikhail Alekseevich by order of Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, also fell into a photograph. But in this house, the founder of Akademgorodok and his wife Vera Evgenievna did not live long – they returned to the forester house, who underwent reconstruction and became a little more comfortable. Nevertheless, there is a picture in the exposition in which Mikhail Alekseevich hosts guests in a new house. In one of the pictures, we see an academician at a dressed up New Year tree playing in Sharades. But much more photos with a forester house. Here is Mikhail Alekseevich and Alexei Pavlovich Okladnikov clearing snow, here the academician plays with his grandson on the snowball, here he is with his colleagues on a walk. Also, according to the pictures, you can see how, during several reconstructions, this modest house changed, which for many associates of the academician became a point of attraction and a place of pleasant meetings, ”said Mikhail Lavrentiev.

Among the rare photographs is a photo taken at the celebration of Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentyev's 60th birthday, where his colleagues present him with a huge cake with 60 burning candles. In another photo, the academician is captured shoulder-deep in snow. This photo was taken during the installation of TNT charges for an experiment involving explosions. Next to it is a photo of a yurt set up in deep snow. It was this yurt that served as the academician's field shelter during one of his expeditions. The exhibition also features photos from other expeditions – to Baikal, Sakhalin, Kazakhstan, Yakutia… As Mikhail Lavrentyev said, Mikhail Alekseevich loved to travel, work "in the field", and spend time in nature.

A special place in the exhibition is occupied by photographs where the founder of Akademgorodok is captured with famous people. His circle of friends was incredibly wide, it included world-famous scientists, government officials, senior military officials, and heads of enterprises. And Mikhail Alekseevich often became the life of the party – at official receptions, in his office, and in informal settings. Two photographs in this part of the exhibition are noteworthy. In one of them, Mikhail Alekseevich is flying in the cabin of an airplane together with three cosmonauts – Frank Borman (USA), German Titov (USSR), and Konstantin Feoktistov (USSR). In the other photo, Academician Lavrentyev is cooking fish soup on a campfire in the open air in the company of three other cosmonauts – Alexei Leonov, Georgy Beregovoy, and Neil Armstrong – the man who first stepped on the surface of the Moon.

It is assumed that the exhibition audience will not be limited to conference participants. Some of the photographs will be transferred to the Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The collection of photographs will also be received by the Exhibition Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. An exhibition is planned for the House of Scientists. Perhaps, a permanent exhibition will be placed in the Technopark.

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Director of the Institute of Thermophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Vladimirovich Alekseenko:

— The exhibition is interesting both from the point of view of the history of science and from the position of photography as a carrier of information. I am seeing many of the pictures for the first time, and they, it seems to me, reflect the scale of Academician Lavrentyev’s personality. Of great interest are the photographs related to the foundation and development of Akademgorodok. In these pictures we see the difficulties its first residents faced, but looking at them, we see optimism and faith in the future. Such photographs do not leave anyone indifferent. Akademgorodok became a unique project of that time, which was broadcast in other countries, and this experience is invaluable for future generations. Therefore, photographs from those years, capturing these significant events, should be available to everyone interested in the history of Akademgorodok.

Director of the Institute of Hydrodynamics named after. M.A. Lavrentiev SB RAS Evgeniy Valerievich Ermanyuk:

— Our institute has two photo albums that we show to distinguished foreign and domestic guests, but at this exhibition I saw many photographs that are not even in our archives. These are rare shots that are of particular value. Our institute has contributed to this exhibition by providing photographs from its archives, which we have only recently begun to sort through, but have already discovered very interesting photos. I am sure that this exhibition will decorate many conferences. Our institute has preserved the memorial office of Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentyev. I would be happy to decorate the part of the building where it is located with these photographs.

The conference will be held on August 25-29 at NSU in the main scientific areas: mathematical problems of continuum mechanics, physics and mechanics of high-energy processes, mechanics of liquids and gases, mechanics of deformable solids. Participants can expect plenary reports, as well as short oral presentations followed by discussion at the poster session.

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Novosibirsk State University and Binnopharm Group, one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in Russia, have agreed to cooperate in the educational and research fields. The corresponding agreement was signed today at the international forum for technological development Technoprom-2025. The university will train specialists for the company within the framework of the new master's program Industrial Pharmacy, which opened this year at the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies (IMMT) of NSU.

— Biotechnology and medical research are one of the priority areas that will be developed on the basis of the infrastructure of the new educational and scientific center of the NSU IMMT and the NSU research center, which are objects of the NSU campus under construction. Also this year we launched new educational programs, including the specialty "Medical Cybernetics". Partnership with one of the market leaders will allow us to adapt our educational programs to the current requirements of pharmaceutical manufacturers and train specialists who will be in demand in the labor market. And also to work at the forefront of science in the field of medical biotechnology and the development of new drugs, — commented the rector of NSU, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Fedoruk.

The infrastructure of the new NSU campus, which is one of the priority projects for the development of the Novosibirsk Region and is being implemented within the framework of the federal project “Creation of a network of modern campuses” of the national project “Youth and Children”, allows working with a wide range of technological platforms – from gene therapy to cellular technologies, which is intended to make a significant contribution to achieving the goal of ensuring technological leadership of the country.

The future campus space will meet modern requirements and demands of the student community. Design solutions will allow creating unique scientific and educational centers, as well as additional coworking areas. The campus will serve as the foundation for a modern comfortable environment for students and teachers.

— Pharmaceuticals is one of the most dynamic and knowledge-intensive industries. Success here is determined not only by fundamental knowledge, but also by the ability to innovate, so for us, the partnership with NSU is a strategic investment in the future of the industry, — noted Tatyana Fedchenko, Director of HR and Organizational Development at Binnopharm Group. — Binnopharm Group systematically builds work with the country's leading universities. We organize internships, practical training and excursions so that students can get acquainted with modern production during their studies. This year alone, more than 200 students have completed such programs. This allows us not only to fill vacancies, but to attract motivated and promising specialists to the company who are already familiar with our standards.

In addition to cooperation in implementing the master's program, NSU plans to launch educational courses for additional professional education in order to train specialists with unique competencies required for the enterprises of Binnopharm Group. This concerns postgraduate training in the field of pharmacy.

In the future, it is planned to expand the scope of cooperation and conduct joint research projects in the field of biomedical developments that are relevant to the modern scientific agenda.

— The cooperation between NSU and the Binnopharm Group company will allow us to more effectively build the entire chain of product creation: starting with joint development based on our laboratories, the release of pilot industrial batches and ending with further scaling at the company's production sites, — said Yulia Samoilova, Director of the NSU Institute of Medical Technologies.

In order to implement the full cycle of development of innovative medical products and drugs, as well as bring them to the stage of production of pilot industrial series under GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) conditions, a complex of high-tech clean rooms and laboratories that meet the most stringent international standards will be created at the university on the basis of the new campus.

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I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University and Novosibirsk State University (NSU) have signed an agreement to open a joint clinical research center "West-East". The goal of the strategic partnership between the country's two leading research universities is to organize and conduct clinical research, create breakthrough technologies and innovative drugs for practical healthcare. Vice-Rector for Scientific and Technological Development of the First Moscow State Medical University Vadim Tarasov and Rector of NSU Mikhail Fedoruk signed the document on August 27 at the XII international forum "Technoprom-2025" in Novosibirsk.

The Clinical Research Center of the First Moscow State Medical University and Novosibirsk State University will begin its work in September 2025 and its activities will have two key areas. The first is conducting clinical trials of drugs. Combining the resources of two leading Russian universities will solve the problem of patient recruitment for pharmaceutical companies by coordinating actions in the Western European (based on Sechenov University) and Eastern European (based on NSU) parts of the country.

The second direction is joint exploratory research to create innovative medical technologies. The partners will direct part of the funds received from the commercial activities of the center to their development.

— To implement this strategic direction, we are combining the capabilities of two universities. On the part of Sechenov University, this is medical industry expertise and our unique competencies in the field of drug development and bringing them to market, — Vadim Tarasov commented on the signing of the document. — Our specialists have successfully developed and introduced into production more than 200 drugs, conducted more than 300 preclinical and more than a thousand clinical studies, including studies of the first coronavirus vaccine "Sputnik V". We carry out all stages of drug development – from the stage of molecule selection to the submission of a registration dossier in accordance with Russian and international standards. Together with Novosibirsk State University, we plan to create a system for financing exploratory research at the expense of profits received for conducting clinical trials. We are talking about joint research to create breakthrough medical technologies and innovative drugs using artificial intelligence and X-ray structural analysis of molecules. The combination of these technologies will significantly speed up and reduce the cost of developing innovative drugs.

The Medical Research and Educational Center of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies (IMMT) of NSU will become the platform for the Eastern European segment of the clinical center. The Institute has unique technological platforms and a ready-made research infrastructure, which creates a solid foundation for its development and allows it to begin implementing specific scientific and clinical tasks.

— The infrastructure created at NSU for conducting fundamental research, including the unique educational and research station SKIF-NSU, the construction of which will be completed this year, will allow us to exchange experience, expand the clinical base, initiate new projects, and also shorten the path of a drug from the first phase of clinical trials to the launch of a finished product on the market, — said Yulia Samoilova, Director of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies of NSU.

She also noted that today most clinical trials are conducted in central Russia. Now that a similar center will be created beyond the Urals, new opportunities will appear for expanding cooperation with drug manufacturers from the BRICS countries, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China and India, for whom it is more convenient from a logistical point of view to interact with research centers located in Siberia.

The West-East Center is equipped with all the necessary equipment for conducting clinical research and testing of medical products, including innovative ones that have no analogues on the market. In the future, NSU and Sechenov University plan to launch joint network educational programs in the field of medical and pharmaceutical education, including programs for additional professional education.

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In the fall of 2025, the first project of joint educational programs between Russia and West African countries at the level of secondary vocational education will be launched. The priority areas of training are the agricultural sector, agriculture, construction industry, as well as natural sciences and technical specialties. Colleges and three universities of the Novosibirsk Region are participating in the pilot project: Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk State Technical University and Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, each of which oversees its own area. The project is coordinated by the Center for Public Diplomacy. Representatives of NSU and the Center for Public Diplomacy announced this today at a press conference in TASS as part of the international forum for technological development "Technoprom-2025".

The project includes several stages. In order to bring the educational programs of Russian and African colleges closer together, the first stage will involve retraining of college teachers. The first program in the agricultural field will start in the fall of 2025 and provides for training teachers of African secondary vocational educational institutions at Novosibirsk universities for a period of several months to a year.

— We are starting to combine secondary vocational and higher education institutions within the framework of one project. We will start with retraining secondary education teachers in Burkina Faso, this is a key partner country for us, a pilot platform for testing new projects. The partners on the Russian side are colleges and universities of the Novosibirsk Region. In the future, we plan to replicate the successful experience in other regions of Russia, — commented Natalia Krasovskaya, Director of the Center for Public Diplomacy.

The next stage is planned to organize preparatory departments of Russian universities in educational institutions of secondary vocational education in African countries. Upon completion of their studies, college students, having already mastered the profession, will be able to choose one of two trajectories: to start working in their specialty in their country or to continue their education at a specialized university in Russia.

— The peculiarity of the project is that a joint Russian-African educational program of secondary vocational education is being created. In the future, its graduates will have the opportunity to enroll in a higher educational institution under an accelerated program and complete a bachelor's degree in three years instead of four. Thus, in six years of study — secondary vocational education plus a university — students receive a full bachelor's degree. For NSU, this is an additional tool for attracting foreign students, — said Evgeny Sagaydak, Head of the NSU Education Export Department.

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