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RUDN students' projects won the forum "Great War – Great Victory"

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A large-scale forum “Great War – Great Victory” was held in Kursk, which brought together representatives of universities, public organizations and patriotic movements from 35 regions of Russia.

The RUDN team also took part in it. Over the course of three days — from September 8 to 10 — students and staff of the university attended a panel discussion "The Great Patriotic War: History Lessons, Common Memory, and Brotherhood of Nations", master classes on weaving camouflage nets, trench candles, and survival bracelets, meetings with combat veterans, and excursions around the city and the northern face of the Kursk Bulge.

RUDN team composition:

Assistant to the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs Artem Antokhin; documentary filmmaker, project manager of the Search Media Squad PSO "RUDN POISK" Maksim Lovkov; students of the philological faculty of RUDN, members of the Search Media Squad PSO "RUDN POISK" Arseniy Korobov and Evgeniy Shilov.

100 videos about heroes

The forum participants also worked in a design laboratory, where they were divided into several teams.

"The moderator of our section (it included me, Maksim Lovkov and Arseniy Korobov) suggested that the teams consider 10 facets of patriotism. We chose the "Media" facet. On average, 5-7 minutes were allocated for each stage of preparation, and there were 12 of them, then there was a pre-defense in the "World Café" format, where all the teams move in a circle and ask questions to one member of another team, who is defending the project. Our project, which we worked on together with the guys from the Kursk State Medical University, the local college of information technology and the Tula search squad "Silence", was defended by Arseniy Korobov," – Artem Antokhin, assistant to the vice-rector for work with students.

According to the RUDN student, the most difficult thing was to formulate the topic of the project, to choose the issues that are relevant and will be useful.

“As a result, we came up with the idea of creating 100 videos about the participants of the special military operation under the motto

According to Arseniy, of all the other events of the forum, he remembers the trip to Ponyri to the military memorial "Northern Face of the Kursk Bulge" the most, as he was struck by the scale and beauty of the installation. The student also liked the excursion to the local museum, where the guys were shown the captured weapons and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with which they invaded the Kursk region.

"Well, and of course, I was very impressed by the conversation with the heroes of Russia, veterans of the military actions in Chechnya and the SVO. I was impressed by their calm and the modesty with which they talked about their merits. Also, as a future journalist, I was interested to listen to the speech of war correspondent Alexey Ivliev, who has been working in the SVO zone from the first days," Arseny Korobov.

Another student of the Faculty of Philology, Evgeny Shilov, took part in the development of the second project, a documentary film.

“We chose the events on the Eastern Front of the Great Patriotic War in 1945 as the theme for the film. According to our plan, we planned to involve participants from various search teams and student organizations from the regions where the battles took place in its creation,” Evgeny Shilov.

Both projects won in their nominations, and the students received branded products from the forum as a gift.

Frontline texts

Also during the forum, there was an exhibition of projects by Russian universities dedicated to the memory of our people's Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The central place in the exhibition was occupied by the RUDN projects – "Nobody is Forgotten" and "Front Lines".

"Nobody is Forgotten" is a large-scale media project consisting of five documentaries. The films are dedicated to the search for the burial place of tank driver Anton Zelenko, who died in November 1941 near Moscow, the fates of children who survived the occupation of Belarus during the Great Patriotic War, fierce battles near the Dnieper in the Smolensk region in the first months of the war, the battles at Khalkhin Gol in 1939 and the phenomenon of faith and fortitude of people in war conditions. This is a large, painstaking work. Enthusiastic students took part in real search expeditions on the battlefields, found personal belongings of soldiers, equipment, weapons and even the remains of the dead. In parallel, work was carried out in the archives, combat reports, lists of losses, personal files of soldiers, memoirs were studied. This data helped to restore the context of events, to learn about the details of the exploits of the heroes of our films and the last minutes of their lives,” said Maxim Lovkov, head of the Search Media Squad project of the PSO “RUDN POISK”.

The second project, which was presented at the exhibition, is designed to study, preserve and popularize the front-line press, which was published during military conflicts involving the USSR in the 1930s and 1940s. We are talking about newspapers that covered the events on the Khalkhin Gol River in Mongolia in 1939, as well as publications from the Soviet-Finnish and Great Patriotic Wars.

"The key partners of this project were the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Russian State Military Archive. They gave us access to the original archive issues of front-line newspapers. Now we are deciphering and analyzing the texts of the publications, then we post the processed materials on the Yandex.Zen platform. Among the articles in the army and front-line newspapers, there are publications by Konstantin Simonov and Alexei Tolstoy, which are not included in collections of their works; they could have been lost forever. In the future, we plan to create a podcast audio performance based on essays, stories, and poems from military newspapers. The texts will be voiced by our students in a professional studio. In addition, we want to shoot a multi-part documentary-feature film, Correspondents at War," Maxim Lovkov.

About the forum

The organizers of the forum "Great War – Great Victory" were the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and Kursk State University with the support of the Russian Historical Society and the Government of the Kursk Region. The event was held in the regional Youth Palace and was timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland.

It was attended by Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Olga Petrova, State Duma deputy Ekaterina Kharchenko, and representatives of regional authorities.

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The week ahead: IAEA holds its 69th General Conference

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From 15 to 19 September, representatives from the 180 IAEA Member States will gather at the Agency's Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, to participate in 69th session of the IAEA General Conference.

Speaking to the Board of Governors, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi stressed that the IAEA supports the priorities of its Member States through the use of nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes.

“The Agency has made significant progress in implementing its flagship initiatives, advancing nuclear technology to address global challenges in health, food security, environmental sustainability and climate change,” he said in his statement. introductory remarks.

At the opening of the General Conference today, Mr Grossi will report on the Agency's work and achievements over the past year.

To learn more about what's happening at the IAEA General Conference, check out our Q&A Here.

Over the course of the week, delegates will discuss a range of topics, from the 2024 annual report and 2026 budget to activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications, as well as the IAEA’s work in nuclear safety and security and strengthening the effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency’s safeguards. They will also consider challenges related to nuclear safety, security and safeguards in Ukraine, as well as safeguards in the Middle East and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The sessions in the plenary room, including statements by officials and delegates, will be webcast live to the general public. Documents distributed to delegates are available for reviewHere.

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China Decides to Launch Further Investigation into Nvidia Over Antitrust Violations /detailed version-1/

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced Monday it has decided to launch a further investigation into Nvidia Corp., which violated antitrust laws based on the preliminary investigation.

The GURR statement said that Nvidia violated the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law and the GURR decision on Nvidia's acquisition of Mellanox Technologies.

In 2020, the GURR conditionally approved Nvidia's acquisition of Mellanox Technologies following an antitrust review that began in 2019. Nvidia was subject to a host of restrictive conditions due to concerns that the merger could eliminate or limit competition in the global and Chinese graphics accelerator markets, as well as in areas such as dedicated networking hardware and high-speed Ethernet adapters. -0-

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1,300 used cars exported through Erenhot checkpoint in first 8 months

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — A total of 1,300 used cars worth more than 11 million yuan (about 1.55 million U.S. dollars) were exported through Ereenhot Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the first eight months of 2025, according to a statement posted on the official website of Ereenhot City Hall on Monday.

Since the beginning of this year, the used car export through Erenhot Port has shown a steady growth trend. In order to support the smooth development of the used car export business, relevant departments of Erenhot Municipality have visited the enterprises in this industry to learn about their needs and provide them with consulting services.

Local authorities have also implemented measures to simplify customs inspection procedures such as “early declaration, priority inspection of customs declarations and advance registration for customs inspection” to gradually shorten customs clearance time and expand the scale of used car exports through Erenhot Port.

Currently, there are 5 companies in Erenhot City that are engaged in the export of used cars. -0-

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The Polytechnic University has opened its doors to a traveling exhibition, “The Road of Life – The Road of Labor”

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The exhibition "Road of Life – Road of Labor" is located in the salon of the bus "Volzhanin-6270.06 Cityritm-15". It is dedicated to the heroic feat of civilian transport specialists on the Road of Life during the years of the Leningrad blockade. In the mobile museum complex you can see rare exhibits and even feel like a driver of the legendary "one and a half ton truck".

What is interesting about this bus? It was created on a voluntary basis, with their own hands. There is a proverb: if the mountain does not come to Mohammed, Mohammed goes to the mountain. In this case: if there is no opportunity to visit the museum yourself, then it will come to you. I think that this is very cool, – notes the director of the SPbPU History Museum Valery Klimov.

Military highways 101 and 102, also known as the "Road of Life", were serviced by various vehicles, including heavy trucks YaG-6. But the main symbol of the Ladoga ice road remained the legendary "one and a half" GAZ-AA.

The production of these vehicles began in 1932 at the Gorky Automobile Plant. Despite its relatively small weight (1,750 kg), the GAZ-AA could move on ice 20 cm thick. However, drivers often took risks and drove onto thinner ice, which often led to tragic consequences – many trucks fell through, taking their drivers and passengers with them. These vehicles were raised from the bottom of Lake Ladoga both during the war and in our time.

The "one-and-a-half" trucks transported evacuated residents of besieged Leningrad to the eastern shore of Lake Ladoga, and delivered back food, industrial goods, coal and raw materials for the enterprises operating in the besieged city.

In addition to trucks, about 100 buses, including the ZIS-8 model, worked on the Road of Life. Their production began in 1934 on the basis of the ZIS-5 truck ("Zakhar Ivanovich") – the flagship of Stalin's automobile industry. The design of the ZIS-8 was typical for buses of that time: a wooden frame with metal sheathing and a canvas roof impregnated with waterproof paint.

It is interesting that these cars were produced not only in Moscow, but also in Leningrad, and the Leningrad models were distinguished by their particular elegance: chrome parts and three-color paint.

Such a ZIS-8 bus is depicted on the body of the "Museobus", which symbolizes the connection of times. More information about the exploits of drivers and their cars can be found at the exhibition "Road of Life – Road of Labor".

This year, most of our first-year students are not from St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, but from other regions. For them, the concepts of “September 8” and “the Leningrad Blockade” are something very distant. But for us, Leningraders, it is close. Of course, people should know about those difficult days of the blockade, they should remember, because there was no such battle in the history of all mankind. We call it the blockade of the city, but there were battles. The Battle of Leningrad lasted more than 800 days. It is hard to imagine that in the middle of the 20th century, people were dying of hunger. This is a terrible thing. History, unfortunately, does not teach, but it is worth learning from. History must be known, – shares Valery Klimov.

The participants of the exhibition emphasize that the excursion allowed them to take a new look at the Road of Life and significantly deepen their knowledge of this significant stage in the history of our city. Many people previously believed that the Road of Life was only a path across Lake Ladoga, but they had no idea that, in fact, the road was much longer and more dangerous.

The exhibition on the territory of the Polytechnic University can be visited by all employees and students of the university. The exhibition also interested residents of the Kalininsky district, who could not pass by and dropped in on a tour in the "Museobus".

The project "Museobus – Like a museum, only a bus!" is being implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society, provided by the Presidential Grants Fund. The museum bus will be on the territory of the Polytechnic (guest parking near the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God) on September 15 and 16. The exhibition will be open from 10:00 to 16:00.

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Test your knowledge in the field of financial security

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The State University of Management invites everyone to take part in the International Dictation on Financial Security, which will end on September 30.

The topic of this year's dictation is: "New technologies guarding financial security: from personal protection to state sovereignty"

The testing includes 20 questions from the history of financial fraud to modern schemes using cryptocurrencies, droppers, social engineering and artificial intelligence. This is a real vigilance training that will help develop “immunity” to the tricks of fraudsters.

Each participant will receive a personalized certificate and will be able to analyze their mistakes in an interactive format. And those who score 90 or more points will receive a winner's diploma.

Details and registration on the official website of the project.

Subscribe to the TG channel “Our GUU” Date of publication: 09/15/2025

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Learn to create cool content about science and technology with the course "Pop-Science Journalism"

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The Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Scientific and Technological Development of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation announces the launch of the third stream of the free online course "Pop-Science Journalism".

The course will run from October 6 to December 14 and will bring together more than 100 participants from among journalists, students, representatives of the press services of scientific and educational organizations, as well as anyone who wants to learn how to create accessible and engaging content about science and technology.

You will enjoy more than 50 lectures, webinars, creative tasks, as well as feedback from famous scientists, popularizers of science and journalists on six blocks of topics: “All about popular science”, “Working with text”, “New media: social networks and SMM”, “Working in the frame, filming and post-production”, “Personal brand and PR”, “Naturally about science”.

Among the experts in the third stream: TV presenter and journalist Ernest Matskyavichyus, TV presenter and popularizer of science Alexey Ivanchenko, chief producer of the ANO "National Priorities" Gleb Fedorov, chief editor of the TV channel "Science" Alexey Rezepkin and others.

To participate in the course, you must fill out the form on the website https://school.rt.com/nauchpop, complete a test assignment and be selected based on the results of an expert assessment. Applications will be accepted until September 28, 2025.

Participants who successfully complete all tasks and score high will receive prizes from the course creators, the RT School and the National Priorities ANO. Among them are personalized certificates, souvenirs, an opportunity to do an internship at the Russian editorial office of RT, divisions of the National Priorities ANO, as well as a visit to the V Congress of Young Scientists, which will be held from November 26 to 28 at the Sirius federal territory.

Subscribe to the tg channel “Our State University” Announcement date: 09/15/2025

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First group of Russian tourists arrives in Wuhan on visa-free basis

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — A total of 126 Russian tourists passed customs inspection at Wuhan Tianhe Airport on Monday morning, becoming the first group of Russian tourists to arrive in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, since China introduced a 30-day visa-free entry regime for Russian citizens with regular passports on Sept. 15.

The Russian passengers arrived from Moscow on China Southern Airlines flight CZ8004, the Hubei Daily news portal reported. “We are very happy that China welcomes us so warmly,” said Russian citizen Sergei Ivanov, who took advantage of the new visa-free policy with his family.

Among those who were among the first to take advantage of the new visa-free policy is Gleb Golev. The young man flew to China for a business trip and plans to visit companies in the cities of Wuhan and Qingdao. The visa-free regime has saved him time and money, and business exchanges will become more convenient in the future.

Let us recall that China is introducing a trial visa-free regime for Russian citizens holding regular foreign passports from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2026.

Russian citizens holding valid regular foreign passports can visit China under a visa-free regime for the purposes of doing business, making tourist trips, visiting relatives and friends, exchanging visits, and for transit; their stay in China should not exceed 30 days, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Since the beginning of this year, the total passenger volume at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport has continued to increase. As of August 26, the total number of passengers entering and leaving China through Tianhe Airport has exceeded 1 million person-times, reaching this mark 49 days earlier than the 2024 target.

On September 9, flights were officially resumed on the direct Wuhan-Moscow flight. According to China Southern Airlines, flights between Wuhan and the Russian capital are operated by Airbus A350-900 aircraft on Tuesdays and Sundays. According to the schedule, the airliner departs from Wuhan at 15:10 Beijing time and arrives at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport at 19:15 local time. The return flight departs from Moscow at 21:15 local time and arrives in Wuhan at 10:30 the next day Beijing time.

Let us recall that this air route was launched on July 30, 2014, becoming the first direct flight in history connecting central China with Russia.

Wang Gang, general manager of China Southern Airlines Hubei branch, told the media that the market response to the Wuhan-Moscow route has been quite positive, with the occupancy rate of the first flight after the resumption of flights reaching 87 percent. “We believe that the resumption of flights on the Wuhan-Moscow air route will further help free up demand for tourism between China and Russia and open up new opportunities for the development of trade and cultural tourism between the two countries,” he said. -0-

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Urumqi air checkpoint received the first group of Russian tourists who arrived visa-free

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

URUMQI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China Southern Airlines flight CZ6002 from Moscow to Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, landed safely at Tianshan International Airport on Monday. Russian passengers on board the plane became the first group of people to arrive from Russia to China under the new visa-free policy.

"I always wanted to visit China. Thanks to the visa-free regime, traveling to this country has become much easier, and passing through passport and customs control is faster," said Marina, a tourist from Russia.

Let us recall that China has introduced a visa-free regime for holders of ordinary Russian passports in a test mode, which will be in effect from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2026.

Russian citizens holding valid regular foreign passports will be able to stay in China under a visa-free regime for the purposes of doing business, making tourist trips, visiting relatives and friends, exchanging visits, and for transit, for a period of no more than 30 days, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

As the visa-free policy is implemented, Xinjiang checkpoints will accept more and more Russian tourists, the Tianshan Airport customs service reported.

Currently, Tianshan Airport operates 32 international passenger routes connecting Urumqi with countries in Central, Western and Southeast Asia, as well as Europe. The airport's global route network continues to expand. -0-

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China said that trade, economic and energy cooperation with Russia is impeccable /detailed version-1/

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China's normal trade, economic and energy cooperation with all countries in the world, including Russia, is justified, legal and does not deserve criticism, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on Monday.

The Chinese diplomat made this statement in connection with the US demanding that the G7 and NATO countries introduce additional duties against China under the pretext of purchasing Russian oil.

"Such a move is a typical act of unilateral bullying and economic coercion, which seriously undermines international trade and economic rules and threatens the security and sustainability of the global supply chain. Facts prove that coercion does not resonate with people and cannot solve problems," he said.

According to Lin Jian, China's position on the Ukrainian crisis is consistent and clear. Dialogue and negotiations are the only possible way out. Since the first day of the crisis, China has consistently maintained an objective and impartial position, remaining committed to advancing peace talks.

China firmly opposes illegal unilateral sanctions and the use of “long-arm jurisdiction” against the country, the Chinese diplomat stressed.

"If China's legitimate interests are violated, the country will take resolute countermeasures and firmly safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests," Lin Jian concluded. -0-

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