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Applications for the VIII Finathlon Forum, an international scientific and practical platform for undergraduate and graduate students, and young scientists, began accepting applications on February 25. The event will be held from April 20 to 24, 2026, with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund and the Sistema Charitable Foundation.

The forum is one of the largest scientific research platforms in Russia. In 2025, the project collected over 1,200 papers from 140 universities. Following the selection process, 479 participants became laureates, receiving the opportunity to publish their research in Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) collections and specialized scientific journals.

Participation in the forum allows young professionals not only to develop their scientific analysis skills but also to receive direct career offers. Past laureates are successfully employed by the Bank of Russia, VEB.RF, Sberbank, federal government agencies, and leading technology companies.

The forum's program covers all trends in the modern economy and features more than 30 thematic sections, including:

Digital Reality and AI: neural networks in finance, digital business transformation, cybersecurity, VR/AR technologies and metaverses; The Future of Money and Law: fintech paradigms, implementation of the digital ruble, legal regulation of IT startups and intellectualization of business processes; ESG and Sustainable Development: responsible entrepreneurship, smart and eco-friendly cities, social justice and regional development; Creative Economy (English Section): English-language section on media, brands and creative industries in the global agenda; Economic Theory: macroregulation, modern social policy and market transformation; Industry Innovations: digital medicine, economics of the electronics industry, agrobiotechnology, transport corridors and technosphere safety.

A special section will be devoted to human capital, where the role of student government and the impact of innovation on the work of modern HR departments will be discussed.

Stages of implementation:

From February 25 to March 15, register on the website and upload your research paper. 2. From March 20 to April 10, the selection round will take place. Your paper will be evaluated remotely by experts. 3. From April 20 to 24, the final round will take place. An international scientific and practical conference in Moscow will feature live project defenses and networking.

Participants can register and submit their entries on the forum's official website. Detailed submission requirements and full information on the thematic sections are also available there.

Join the community of those solving the challenges of the future today!

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On February 25, a delegation from the State University of Management visited Vladimir State University. The delegation included Vice-Rector Pavel Pavlovsky, Head of the Department of Youth Policy and Educational Work Kristina Kabaeva, Head of the Department of External and Internal Communications Tatyana Sharapova, and others.

Representatives of universities held a working meeting dedicated to developing cooperation in education, social, and youth policy.

Exchange of experience and new initiatives

The meeting was opened by VlSU Vice-Rector Oksana Erashova and Pavel Pavlovsky. They noted that interuniversity collaboration facilitates the exchange of best management practices and the implementation of successful student initiatives.

The university teams presented their best ongoing projects in the field of youth policy, discussed formats for future joint events, and agreed on further partnership and the development of a common action plan.

Getting to know the university and the city

A rich educational and cultural program was organized for guests from the capital. SUM representatives visited the Vladimir State University History Museum and the university media center, and viewed the Russian Geographical Society's exhibition "Cultural Heritage of Russia." University students participated in the presentation of the All-Russian project "Your Move," and during a sightseeing tour of Vladimir, they learned about the city's history and major monuments.

Sports traditions

The visit concluded with a friendly football match, timed to coincide with Defender of the Fatherland Day. The game took place in a friendly atmosphere and became a symbol of the strong ties between students from the two cities.

The meeting confirmed the universities' intention to continue their close cooperation. Joint work between the universities will enable the implementation of new youth and social initiatives.

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Vasily Vasilyevich Leontief (1905–1999) – economist, creator of the theory of inter-industry analysis, lecturer at the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute named after M. I. Kalinin. Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Economics "for his development of the input-output method and its application to important economic problems" in 1973.

Vasily Leontiev was born in August 1905, the son of an economics professor in Munich, and grew up in Petrograd. In 1921, he entered the Faculty of Social Sciences at Petrograd University, graduating as an external student in 1923.

After completing his studies, he began working as a lecturer in the Department of Economic Geography at the M. I. Kalinin Leningrad Polytechnic Institute. In 1925, he went abroad for medical treatment, where he continued his research. He remained a lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute until September 1926.

The personal file of V. V. Leontiev, a teacher at the M. I. Kalinin Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, is kept in the Central State Archives of St. Petersburg, Collection R-3121. Inventory 12. File 384.

In 1931, the scientist settled in the United States, where he conducted economic research and taught at Harvard and New York Universities. He was the founder and director of the American Institute of Economic Analysis and a consultant to the United Nations.

Wassily Leontief made extensive use of mathematical methods and soon developed new principles of mathematical analysis of the economy, making him a renowned scholar. In 1954, he was elected president of the Econometric Society, and in 1970, president of the American Economic Association. In 1973, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his research, which he conducted while still in the Soviet Union.

In 1988, the scientist was invited to the USSR as an expert to consult on perestroika. That same year, he was elected a foreign member of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

A number of economic phenomena are named after Vasily Vasilyevich, such as the Leontief model and Leontief's paradox. Because of these discoveries, the scientist became known as the "apostle of planning."

Vasily Leontiev is an honorary doctor of the Universities of Brussels, Paris, and Leningrad, an officer of the Legion of Honor (France, 1968), and was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan, 1984) and the Order of Arts and Literature (France, 1985). He was also a laureate of the Bernard Harms Prize (1970).

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Engineers from the Higher School of Automation and Robotics at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Transport at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University have developed a robotic system for in-line inspection of existing main pipelines before gas flow. The development is supported by the federal program "Priority 2030."

The Russian Federation's gas transmission system—the largest in the world—includes over 180,000 kilometers of trunk pipelines, over 700 compressor stations, and an extensive network of regional pipelines. To manage the technical condition and integrity of pipeline assets, as well as to ensure the operational safety of the entire network, a system of periodic in-line inspection using robotic technologies is currently being implemented.

The problem is that previously, after the construction of a new pipeline, diagnostics were performed after gas had been supplied. If defects were detected in the pipeline, this could lead to the failure of expensive equipment at compressor stations and other facilities. Therefore, developing a technology that would allow for rapid initial diagnostics of pipelines during construction is highly sought after and relevant today, including for economic reasons, explains Oleg Shmakov, Associate Professor at the Higher School of Automation and Robotics at IMMIT SPbPU.

To address this challenge, specialists at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University developed a unique autonomous in-line robotic diagnostic system (IRDS), a robotic platform. The robot can travel up to 60 km at tilt angles of up to 30 degrees within a 1,400 mm diameter pipeline. Furthermore, since the IDS's most important function is to provide a diagnostic system capable of autonomously detecting pipe defects, the Polytechnic University researchers are also developing algorithms for automatically detecting defects using data from the IDS sensors.

Another key feature of the SPbPU engineers' development is its energy efficiency. The diagnostic complex is designed to operate at temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius, requiring careful attention to all energy consumers within the system. The complex's high energy efficiency is ensured by an energy recovery system.

The first prototype of the robot, developed with the participation of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, is already undergoing pilot testing. Work is also underway to analyze the data received from the sensors so that all operational feedback can be incorporated into the next version of the VRDK.

Today, our main goal is to increase the speed of processing diagnostic data. We are currently collecting statistics and plan to use artificial intelligence technologies to process them. We are also identifying the specifics of VRDK operation in real pipelines at subzero temperatures. "More broadly, we are working to create a safe future where our homes will always be warm and cozy. Robots will perform all the complex work in extreme conditions, and we will help them with this," says Oleg Shmakov.

According to Polytechnic researchers, the implementation of a new VRDK capable of conducting diagnostics in autonomous mode will be possible as early as 2027.

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