The "Science on a Visit" project is launching in Novosibirsk: volunteer scientists will teach physics to children undergoing long-term treatment in the city's hospitals.

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The Novosibirsk project "Science on a Visit" has won the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation's 2025 "Practices of Personal Philanthropy and Altruism" competition. The project's curator is Anna Shuklina, a master's student in the Physics Department of Novosibirsk State University (NSU Physics Department) and a senior laboratory assistant at the INP SB RAS. One of the organizers is Svetlana Ivanenko, a research fellow at the INP SB RAS and a candidate of technical sciences. For five months, volunteer scientists from the project team will conduct regular physics classes for children undergoing long-term treatment. The project launches in January 2025, and the organizers are currently recruiting volunteers: the first meeting was held at NSU on December 1st, and over 20 students from various university departments attended.

The "Practices of Personal Philanthropy and Altruism" competition is held to support socially significant initiatives within the Potanin Foundation community. Winners receive up to 500,000 rubles to implement charitable initiatives, campaigns, and events aimed at supporting vulnerable groups, protecting the environment, animals, and more. In the 2025 competition, 56 projects received support, with Anna Shuklina's "Science on a Visit" project being the sole winner from the Novosibirsk Region.

"I was inspired to try to develop a project for the 'Practices of Personal Philanthropy and Altruism' grant competition by a Potanin Foundation scholarship recipient who gave lectures to cancer patients," commented Anna Shuklina, curator of the "Science on a Visit" project. "Having a background in physics and experience working with elementary school children at the Small Physics and Mathematics School and seventh-graders at the Orthodox Gymnasium in Akademgorodok, as well as my own siblings, I realized that this is precisely what I'm good at—demonstrating physical phenomena and explaining the laws of physics to children without formulas or complex terminology. For example, with some play dough, a plastic straw, a plastic bottle, and some alcohol, I can easily explain and demonstrate how a liquid thermometer works. So I thought, why not bring my physics lessons to children undergoing long-term treatment? That's how the "Science on a Visit" project came about."

The "Science on a Visit" project will launch in January 2026. A team of volunteers and organizers will demonstrate engaging physics to children undergoing long-term treatment at the Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Hospital and the E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center.

"The 'Science on a Visit' project isn't designed to help children catch up on their educational program; it's more of a bridge to everyday life," added Svetlana Ivanenko. "It's crucial that, while undergoing long-term treatment, a child understands that everyday life, like school, is still there. This kind of psychological support is crucial for children and their parents—I've personally seen the positive impact it has. When my daughter developed cancer, we underwent chemotherapy at the Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology in Moscow. This cancer center runs the hospital school, 'We Teach and Know,' which allows children to follow the school curriculum while they're in the hospital. When we went there with my daughter, her mood completely changed, and, naturally, so did mine. Veronika attended various extracurricular activities, and one of the teachers discovered she plays guitar and brought her his. Overall, it was a turning point for us." That’s why when Anya invited me to join the Science on a Visit project, I couldn’t refuse.

As Larisa Lisovskaya, head of the Novosibirsk regional children's branch of the All-Russian Society of Oncology and Public Health (VOOPP) "Association of Cancer Patients 'Hello!'," notes, "Science on a Visit" is distinguished by its focus on scientific knowledge.

"The project offers specially designed experiments, tailored to the children's abilities and condition, and educational content that not only entertains but also sparks deep cognitive interest; it eases the family's emotional burden by showing that the child is not isolated from the world of knowledge and communication. The project is of tremendous importance as a comprehensive support service, not just entertainment. It allows children to continue developing, exploring the world, exercising their thinking, and maintaining curiosity despite treatment. The activities will help them take a psychological break from pain and fear and experience positive emotions. In isolation, it will provide an opportunity to communicate and interact with volunteers and other children, stimulating discussion, shared creativity, and social development. Older children will have the opportunity to interact with students who work at research institutes, which will help them with career guidance and build a successful future," she added.

On December 1, NSU hosted a meeting with volunteers, where interested individuals could learn more about the project and, if interested, participate. The organizers primarily invited students from NSU's physics, mathematics, and natural science departments. Yulia Soboleva, a psychologist from the pediatric oncology and hematology department at the Novosibirsk Regional Hospital, spoke at the meeting, describing both the department itself and the nuances of working with patients currently being treated there. Representatives of the "We Learn We Know" project, Tatyana Krymova, deputy head of the project office, and Ekaterina Zorina, scientific director of the hospital psychologists, spoke online. They shared their experiences working in hospital education. You can learn more about the "Science on a Visit" project. find out in the VKontakte group.

In the photo: NSU Physics Department Master's student, senior laboratory assistant at the Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS Anna Shuklina.

From left to right: Alexey Lisovsky, Varvara Frolkina, head of the Novosibirsk regional children's branch of the All-Russian Society of Oncology and Public Health (VOOPP) "Association of Oncology Patients "Hello!" Larisa Lisovskaya, master's student of the NSU Faculty of Physics and Dentistry, senior laboratory assistant of the INP SB RAS Anna Shuklina, deputy dean of the NSU Faculty of Physics for extracurricular activities Zhanna Ermola, research fellow of the INP SB RAS, candidate of technical sciences Svetlana Ivanenko.

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NSU and Heilongjiang University launch a joint graduate program

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NSU and Heilongjiang University are expanding their scientific collaboration and plan to launch a new joint graduate program in 2026. Initially, the two universities have chosen chemistry as one of the priority areas for collaboration. The number of subject areas will increase, and the universities plan to enroll 100-150 graduate students annually.

As noted by Evgeny Sagaydak, Head of the Education Export Department at NSU, this collaboration will be a logical continuation of the existing cooperation between the two universities, which has lasted for nearly 15 years within the framework of the China-Russia Institute. The creation of joint laboratories involving young scientists will not only enable the exchange of knowledge and experience but will also expand scientific interaction, creating new opportunities for research.

As part of this initiative, NSU will become the entry point for international graduate students interested in conducting research in Akademgorodok. The university will act as an integrator, attracting young researchers, concluding agreements with them, accommodating them on campus, and handling all organizational issues, including migration registration. NSU, in collaboration with research institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, will then select a supervisor for each graduate student.

The main goal of cooperation between NSU and research institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences is to increase the number of talented foreign youth who are willing and have the necessary training to engage in scientific research, and who are also capable of preparing to defend a candidate's dissertation within the standard period of study in graduate school (3-4 years, depending on the area of study).

"NSU will be a gateway not only for Chinese graduate students who would like to defend their theses in Russia, but also for research institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences who would like to collaborate with Chinese universities and conduct joint research. Young scientists who complete our joint graduate program will become employees of these future joint research laboratories," emphasized Evgeny Sagaydak.

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Techpred, Season 2: Over 300 GUU students learned the fundamentals of technology business

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Entrepreneurial skills training courses have concluded at the State University of Management. This year, the number of participants almost doubled compared to last year.

This time, educational technical pre-intensive workshops for students were led by experts from the startup studio "Discovery of Innovations," Togliatti State University (TSU), and Pyatigorsk State University (PSU). Although the masterclass programs varied, their overall goal was to teach students the fundamentals of technological entrepreneurship and motivate them to create innovative startup projects.

Our students learned to work in teams, formulate and test hypotheses, discussed real-world market cases, analyzed existing monetization models, and, under the guidance of experienced trainers, went through all stages of launching an innovative product—from generating a creative idea to the final pitch. Furthermore, entrepreneurial skills training enabled future managers to hone such important skills as leadership, communication, self-motivation, and risk adaptation.

The most active participants received gifts from partners and organizers, and certificates of participation in the training sessions became excellent additions to the young entrepreneurs' portfolios—for example, such a document gives additional points when applying for the Foundation for Assistance to Innovation's "Student Startup" competition.

Entrepreneurial competency training is the entry point to the broad and diverse ecosystem of the University Technological Entrepreneurship Platform of the federal project "Technologies." In 2025, over 100,000 students from across Russia participated in entrepreneurial competency training. The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) operates this program.

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Musical mood: GUU students congratulated the participants of the SVO in Arkhangelskoye

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Students from the Institute of Distance Education at the State University of Management organized a concert at the Central Military Clinical Sanatorium (CMCS) "Arkhangelskoye" in honor of the upcoming Heroes of the Fatherland Day, which our country celebrates on December 9.

The audience for the performances by our correspondence students' creative group, "Musical Mood," included military personnel participating in a special military operation undergoing medical rehabilitation at the sanatorium, as well as vacationers and staff members of the health resort.

The concert took the form of a historical and patriotic musical narrative about defenders of the Fatherland throughout history. The students' main goal was to uplift the spirits and good cheer of our modern-day heroes and preserve the memory of Russia's valiant past.

The students also met with the Central Military Command and military patients, presented small gifts, and wished the soldiers good health and a speedy recovery.

As a reminder, in addition to organizing creative events to boost the morale of SVO participants, our university has been running the "GUU-SVOim" campaign since January 2024, which is part of the Ministry of Education and Science's public initiative "Universities for the Front." This project aims to support military personnel performing missions in the special military operation zone and encompasses a wide range of activities, from collecting and delivering humanitarian aid to organizing cultural and educational events for service members and their families. In 2025, the third humanitarian aid delivery mission took place.

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A game for real men: GUU celebrates All-Russian Hockey Day

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Established in 2007 at the initiative of Vladislav Tretiak, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF), the holiday commemorates the founding of the RHF on December 1, 1946. Today, it unites not only fans but also all those for whom hockey is part of the national sporting culture.

Bandy was once popular in our country—it was even called "Russian hockey." The breakthrough came in the late 1940s, when the first professional ice hockey teams began to form. As early as 1956, the USSR team made its Olympic debut in Cortina d'Ampezzo and immediately won gold. Over the following decades, Soviet hockey players became Olympic champions eight times and world champions 22 times.

Behind this resounding success were outstanding coaches—Arkady Chernyshev, Anatoly Tarasov, Viktor Tikhonov—and legendary players—Vsevolod Bobrov, Valeri Kharlamov, Vladislav Tretiak, Boris Mikhailov. Our hockey players have always been national heroes—both in the USSR and today in Russia, films are made about them, and even songs are written about them.

After the collapse of the USSR, Russian hockey endured a difficult time: economic hardship, the departure of stars overseas, and lost years. But by the 2000s, the Russian national team had once again become one of the strongest, winning world championship titles in 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2014, and, most importantly, Olympic gold in Pyeongchang in 2018, its first in 26 years.

On Hockey Day, children's tournaments, open days at sports schools, and master classes from current players are held across the country. Veterans take to the ice alongside young athletes—not to compete, but to share their experiences. Museums and libraries host exhibitions dedicated to the history of hockey. Government officials, artists, and other cultural figures don skates, including our president, Vladimir Putin, who initiated the creation of the amateur Night Hockey League and is an active participant.

This year, the central event of the festival will be the Moscow "Hockey Day" festival at VDNKh on Saturday, December 6. Amateur matches and mini-tournaments will be held on the ice rink, where anyone can play alongside world champions. A separate training area will be set aside for shooting and puck handling practice. Participation is free, and the program is open to all ages and runs from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

For those interested in the history of the presidential sport, a special exhibition has been open at the Dynamo Museum since mid-November. Display cases contain trophies, medals, and hockey equipment dating back to 1926. Among the exhibits are the skates of Vyacheslav Solovyov, an 11-time USSR bandy champion, and the stick of Vasily Pervukhin, a multiple world and European champion, along with other sports memorabilia.

We all root for the Russian national team and our university hockey team—one of the strongest university teams competing in the Moscow Student Hockey League (MSHL) championship (3). Our "GUUSI" are the MSHL champions of the 2010/11 season and the Bachelor's Division of the 2015/16 and 2021/22 seasons, bronze medalists of the MSHL top division in 2014/23, silver medalists of the MSHL in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons, champions of the annual University Cup 2022 tournament, and are among the top four teams in the All-Russian SHL Championship in 2023/24.

Happy All-Russian Hockey Day to our ice hockey team, which ended November with two victories for the guys from MAI and MFUA, and will play the RUDN team on December 14th! May the ice be smooth, the shots accurate, and the team work together smoothly! We wish you good health, athletic enthusiasm, inspiring training, and exciting victories on and off the ice. This is Vykhino! This is South-Eastern Administrative Okrug! This is our State University of Management! We love it!

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Science of the Future Today: Results of the Congress of Young Scientists

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The 5th Congress of Young Scientists featured a series of key events featuring the leadership and leading scientists of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The university's experts moderated and spoke at discussion panels on current scientific issues, including strategic partnerships, science diplomacy, global competitiveness, and the transformative role of artificial intelligence.

SPbPU First Vice-Rector and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vitaly Sergeev presented a successful model of collaboration at the "ObninskTech" session: "Partnership Creating Opportunities." In his speech, he outlined the university's mechanisms for effective collaboration with industrial companies and government agencies to address technological challenges.

We've moved away from abstract interaction. The mechanism we've built is project-oriented collaboration. We form consortia of scientists, graduate students, and engineers to address specific technological challenges facing industrial partners. The government's role in this model is to create regulatory and infrastructural "lifts" that allow for rapid progress from R&D to mass production. This is the formula for partnership that creates opportunities, commented Vitaly Sergeev.

Oleg Rozhdestvensky, Head of the SPbPU Office of Technological Leadership, participated in the discussion "Is Postgraduate Education Industrial or Production-Based? A New Concept for Training Highly Qualified Personnel?"

Participants discussed a large-scale overhaul of scientific training aimed at achieving technological sovereignty and ensuring Russia's scientific and technological leadership. The creation of new tracks in postgraduate studies that integrate fundamental science with industry challenges and enable the training of researchers capable of generating technologies, including those applied in practice. In this context, the speakers discussed how science and industry interact, the criteria used to differentiate postgraduate tracks, the changing dissertation defense procedures, and what makes the training attractive to future researchers.

Oleg Rozhdestvensky spoke about SPbPU launching a pilot industrial postgraduate program in 2025. As part of this project, a network agreement and a letter of intent were signed with PAO Tekhpribor. In his speech, the speaker highlighted key features of the postgraduate program, such as the presence of two supervisors: "The supervisor's job is to select a relevant topic and implement the developments, and practical experience should be valued above formal academic credentials."

In his speech, Oleg Rozhdestvensky focused on the issue of intellectual property and working with confidential information.

This is a stumbling block we still have to overcome. The key value of industrial postgraduate studies is building a foundation of mutual trust and shared achievements with the partner with whom we are launching the track, the speaker noted.

Polytechnic University's achievements in technological leadership will also be showcased in a new podcast series. "Aerobatics"Filming for the project began at the Congress of Young Scientists in Sochi. Oleg Rozhdestvensky, head of the university's Office of Technological Leadership, presented the university's experience.

International scientific and educational cooperation is also developing. Maxim Zalyvsky, Head of the SPbPU Project Office, moderated the discussion "Russia-Africa: Opportunities for Applied Research Projects," which focused on the practical aspects of implementing joint programs with African countries.

The university's achievements in this area are significant: SPbPU not only coordinates the work of the Russian-African Network University consortium but also serves as the lead implementer for developing a higher education transformation concept for its partners. The university actively works to export Russian educational standards, developing and adapting programs to the needs of African countries.

We see enormous potential in the synthesis of fundamental science and applied research. It is precisely these projects—from artificial intelligence to agricultural technology—that become a bridge for a long-term and mutually beneficial partnership between Russia and Africa," emphasized Maxim Zalyvsky.

The panel discussion "Global Competitiveness of Science: How to Ahead of the Curve?" addressed the positioning of Russian science on the global stage. Professor Irina Rudskaya, Director of the Gazprom Neft Scientific and Educational Center for IT and Business Analysis, presented her expert opinion: "The key metric in the new talent race is adaptability. Strategic investment in this skill allows economic systems to more effectively convert imbalances and crises into growth opportunities. Victory will go to those actors who focus on developing social intelligence, cognitive flexibility, and resilient institutions capable of rapid transformation."

The lively discussion, "Academic Supervisor: Boss, Coach, or Educator?" focused on the transformation of the mentor's role in today's scientific environment. Maria Vrublevskaya, SPbPU Vice-Rector for Human Resources Policy, participated.

A scientific supervisor is a triad: a scientist, a manager, and a mentor. It is this focus that enables a young scientist to successfully implement their research projects and objectives, noted Maria Vrublevskaya.

Ivan Zhdanov, head of the seismic project within the KNTN-3 program "Priority 2030," and Dmitry Bogdanov, director of the Gazpromneft-Polytech Scientific and Educational Center, spoke about practical cases of AI application in the oil and gas industry and the university's educational programs.

The speakers presented interim results of the development of AI engineering in oil and gas exploration. Particular emphasis was placed on the integration of intelligent systems into scientific processes.

"The Transformer architecture and neural network models dramatically accelerate the interpretation of geological data and improve the accuracy of digital field models," said Ivan Zhdanov.

AI is a catalyst that not only opens up new research opportunities but also transforms educational pathways, preparing specialists to work with the technologies of the future, concluded Dmitry Bogdanov.

Experts emphasized that it is the synergy between the Polytechnic University's fundamental science, applied research, and education that creates the foundation for the development of domestic technologies.

Furthermore, the Polytechnic University's stand showcased an interdisciplinary panorama of scientific research, demonstrating the convergence of various fields of knowledge. Young Polytechnic University researchers and invited speakers presented to participants of the 5th Congress of Young Scientists how fundamental developments in quantum artificial intelligence and spatial data processing are integrating with humanities research, forming a holistic ecosystem of scientific solutions.

Lilia Talipova, a senior lecturer at the Institute of Geosciences and Information Systems (ISI), presented a paper titled "Spatial Data for Scientific Research." The expert explained how spatial data allows us to see science "on the map"—to understand not only what is happening, but also where and why. It opens up access to satellite images, terrain models, and sensor data, transforming complex processes into visual stories. It's a tool that makes research more accurate, deeper, and more engaging.

Nikolai Ushakov, a professor at the Higher School of Physical and Computer Engineering and a leading researcher at the Fiber Optics Laboratory, presented a paper titled "Quantum Machine Learning. When Will We Get a Quantum ChatGPT and Why?" He analyzed the fundamental advantages of quantum computers over classical ones in solving complex computational problems.

The speaker focused on the prospects for the development of quantum computing and the resources required to achieve an advantage over existing large machine learning models: Quantum machine learning opens up fundamentally new possibilities for solving computational problems inaccessible to classical systems, but its practical implementation requires overcoming fundamental technological barriers.

Maxim Novikov, a senior lecturer at the Higher School of Social Sciences, presented his study, "Government Borrowing in the Post-War USSR: Economics, Efficiency, and Emotions." Using a grant from the Russian Science Foundation, he demonstrated the economic impact of government loans from 1946 to 1957 on Soviet citizens' budgets, the specifics of public reactions to these measures, and deviant behavior during campaigns.

Studying government loans in the post-war USSR through an interdisciplinary lens allows us to identify not only economic mechanisms but also their direct impact on everyday practices and the emotional state of citizens, emphasized Maxim Novikov.

Ekaterina Alekseeva, a leading researcher at the New Technologies and Materials Scientific and Technical Complex at the Institute of Metallurgical and Metallurgical Engineering, head of educational programs, and associate professor at the Higher School of Advanced Digital Technologies at the Central Institute of Metallurgical and Metallurgical Engineering, raised the pressing question: "Why do innovations take so long to reach the market, and how can they be accelerated?"

The speaker shared insights about barriers to commercializing developments and ways to overcome them: Reducing the time between scientific development and its market entry requires creating effective institutional bridges between the research environment and the real sector of the economy.

Also at the Congress of Young Scientists, the Association of Young Scientists and Student Scientific Societies of the Northwestern Federal District presented a project aimed at fostering dialogue between science and society. The "Lecturer Database" is an open platform that will help universities, museums, and other venues find speakers, and scientists gain new opportunities to promote their research.

The initiative addresses two key issues: organizers often lack contacts with scientists willing to discuss their work in accessible language, and the researchers themselves don't always know how to reach interested audiences. The new database will serve as a search and interaction tool for them.

The platform will allow you to filter lecturers by scientific disciplines, presentation topics, and geography, saving time in selecting the right candidate.

"The demand for high-quality scientific content is growing, but the infrastructure for its distribution is still not systematized," explains Maria Ganapolskaya, Chair of the Polytechnic University's Student Research Council. "Our goal is not just to connect with others, but to create a functioning ecosystem where the organizer will find a competent speaker, and the scientist will find their audience."

Among other things, the results of the Advanced Research Foundation's open competition were announced at the Congress. Anton Smirnov, a graduate student at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, won with his project "Digital Avatars for the Northern Sea Route." He received preferential treatment for inclusion in the Advanced Research Foundation's talent pool, as well as the opportunity to implement his projects in accordance with the foundation's regulations as a commissioner of relevant research, forming the necessary cooperation and subsequently implementing the results.

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Polytechnic University donated nine vehicles to the SVO zone

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A ceremony was held at the Polytechnic University to hand over vehicles to military personnel in the special military operation zone.

The ceremony was attended by SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy, head of the regional branch of the People's Front in St. Petersburg Ekaterina Kondratieva, deputy head of the Kalininsky District Administration of St. Petersburg Vladimir Garazha, head of the Akademicheskoe Municipal Formation Igor Pyzhik, and students and university staff.

The event was opened by SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy: "Today is a significant day in the history of our university—we are making our modest contribution to a victory that is not so far away. Of course, the SVO was a necessary measure, but it was a step that will predetermine the normal, progressive development of our country in a safe, peaceful environment. We are devoting all our efforts here to training highly qualified personnel, the best engineers for our country. But to sit idly by and not support the SVO would be criminal. Therefore, from the very first days, students and faculty have been participating in the nationwide support for our soldiers to ensure victory comes as quickly as possible. We do this with an open heart, understanding that each of our contributions, however small, collectively creates a unified, monolithic system of invincibility and leadership for our state."

Andrei Ivanovich thanked everyone who participated in preparing the vehicles for delivery to the front lines, especially the employees of the SPbPU Department of Transport and Mechanization, who took on the repair and preparation of the vehicles for operation.

Ekaterina Kondratieva, head of the St. Petersburg regional branch of the People's Front, noted Polytechnic's responsible approach to the vehicle donation: "Today's event is part of the "Everything for Victory" project, which has been running nationwide for several years now. The People's Front, together with universities and businesses, is donating vehicles to the front lines, where they are truly needed. We've donated nearly 100 vehicles to our military. I'd like to thank Polytechnic for its responsible approach to vehicle preparation, as we often encounter situations where people simply want to write off or give away unnecessary vehicles, and we're forced to refuse or seek sponsors who can help bring the vehicles into proper working order. So, a huge thank you to Polytechnic for donating so many needed and technically sound vehicles. This once again proves that our strength lies in unity."

Vladislav Garazha, Deputy Head of the Kalininsky District, said: "From the very beginning of the special military operation, residents and employees of businesses, organizations, and institutions in St. Petersburg, and in particular the Kalininsky District, have been providing humanitarian aid to our soldiers, handing them everything they need on the front lines. The Polytechnic University has made a significant contribution to this work. On behalf of the Kalininsky District Administration, I express my sincere gratitude to the staff, students, and Rector of the Polytechnic University, Andrei Ivanovich Rudskoy, for this important and necessary work. When the home front and the army are united, we are invincible."

"Thank you so much for your long-standing support of our troops stationed in the special military operation zone," added Igor Pyzhik, head of the Akademicheskoe municipal district. "Our residents, deputies, and municipal officials are fully involved in these activities and also assist the soldiers, but today is a special day: we are jointly donating vehicles and other essential items at the front. And only together can we achieve victory."

Following the official ceremony, Andrei Rudskoy presented the representatives of military units and formations responsible for receiving and transporting vehicles with documents and keys for the vehicles, as well as letters from students of the 148th Kalininsky District Gymnasium.

The military personnel received: a UAZ Patriot, a GAZ Sobol, two Toyota Camrys, a Volvo S80, a dump truck and a ZIL municipal vehicle, a GAZ Valdai, and a 22-seat MAZ bus.

The rite of consecration of the transport was performed by the confessor of the Kalinin and Social Deanery, Archpriest Anatoly Sysoev.

On the same day, a batch of humanitarian aid was sent to Mariupol: 117 camouflage nets, 11 IP telephones, and clothing for needy city residents.

Since March 2022, Polytechnic helps military personnel and civilians in combat zonesDuring this time, more than 50 tons of various cargo were delivered there, including nine all-terrain vehicles, spare parts, tools, specialized equipment, communications equipment, clothing, food, and hygiene products. The deliveries took place in several towns in the Zaporizhzhia region, with the participation and guidance of university staff and volunteers. the water supply system has been restoredThe university has manufactured and delivered over 2,000 camouflage nets, covering a total area of over 40,000 m², to units of the Russian Armed Forces and other agencies.

The university regularly hosts meetings with SVO participants, student volunteers organize concerts and creative meetings in medical institutions of the city, write letters to soldiers on the front linesUniversity staff also participate in educational and outreach projects in the DPR, holding conferences and roundtables. transmit scientific and educational literature, are restoring museum exhibits. For example, with the participation of university staff, the A.A. Zhdanov Memorial Museum, a branch of the State Memorial Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad, was opened in Mariupol in the winter of 2025. The museum hosted a handover ceremony to the Priazovsky State Technical University. practical manual "Let's Talk About Russia" developed by teachers of the Higher School of Social Sciences of the Humanities Institute of SPbPU.

The Polytechnic University oversees several higher education institutions in Donbass: Priazovsky State Technical University (PSTU, Mariupol), Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DonNASA, Makeyevka), Donetsk National Technical University (DonNTU, Donetsk).

In particular, agreements have been signed with Perm State Technical University for networked educational programs in the core academic program (bachelor's degree) and the additional professional retraining program "New Materials in Welding for the Shipbuilding Industry." Ten students from Mariupol are currently enrolled in this program. joint network engineering center (in the field of additive technologies), where more than 20 people from PSTU have already completed advanced training courses.

One of the tasks that the Polytechnic University is currently solving is training of SVO participantsThis training is also being conducted remotely, so that combat veterans can already have a profession upon returning from the front. Currently, more than 150 people are gaining additional qualifications in this way.

Polytechnic also helps children of SVO participants, providing them with benefits upon admission to university and support during their studies. Currently, almost 500 such students are studying at the university.

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"Freshman-2025" Spartakiad: Polytechnic students win chess competition

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The first-year student team from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University won a convincing victory in the chess competition at the "First-Year Student-2025" Spartakiad among St. Petersburg universities. The tournament, dedicated to International Students' Day, was held at the chess club of the city chess federation.

The "Freshman-2025" Spartakiad is a launching pad for university sports. Here, students test their skills in official competitions, become familiar with the league system, and immediately immerse themselves in a competitive atmosphere.

The chess tournament was held in a team blitz format with a time control of 3 minutes and 2 seconds per move. Each team consisted of four main players and two substitutes, which required the universities to have not only strong leaders but also depth in their teams.

The Polytechnic University team performed strongly and consistently in the tournament, earning 30.5 team points—the best result among all participants and a clear first place. The team finished the competition undefeated and secured a comfortable lead over their closest competitors.

First-year students from various university institutes spoke for Polytechnic University:

Yaroslav Tarasenko, master of sports, IKNK; Dmitry Mochalov, candidate master of sports, Institute of Electrical Engineering and Technology; Sergey Mineev, candidate master of sports, FizMech; Yaroslav Galov, first adult category, IMMiT.

The combination of a Master of Sports, two Candidate Masters, and a ranked player who had firmly established himself in the team allowed the Polytechnic team to dominate the entire tournament and successfully solve problems on every board.

Ruslan Barseghyan, manager of the SPbPU chess team, noted: "The Polytechnic University traditionally boasts strong chess teams, and it's crucial for us to maintain this quality from generation to generation. The first-year students have confirmed the continuity of these traditions and demonstrated play commensurate with the university's level. This is a solid foundation for future work."

Victory in the "Freshman-2025" tournament was a logical continuation of the SPbPU team's performance this academic semester. At the end of the season, the team had:

Now, these results have been complemented by Spartakiad gold. The Polytechnic University team confidently confirms its status as one of the leaders in student chess in the country. This victory is a fitting conclusion to a successful semester.

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From AI glasses to smart piles: Polytechnic University in the Ministry of Education and Science's information field

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The developments of scientists at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and events from the university's life regularly become the subject of publications on the resources of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.

So, on October 3rdsports events digest The official VKontakte page of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science announced that the SPbPU hockey club had won the first-ever Student Hockey League Super Cup.

On October 8, the official page of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia on VKontakte was published the ninth edition of the joint informational and educational video project "PRO-Rector" with SPbPU, Olesya Fedorova, Vice Rector of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, spoke about how online learning has become a trend that is driving the transformation of the entire educational environment.

On October 26, the news that SPbPU specialists had created smart piles for sustainable buildings in the Arctic was included in the selection of the main events of the Priority 2030 program in the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

On October 27, the significance of this development was also noted indigest of interesting events at universities on the official VKontakte page of the Ministry of Education and Science.

On October 27, the Ministry of Education and Science's digest of interesting university events featured news aboutthe creation of "AI glasses" by polytechnicians— a system based on a neural network that increases image resolution.

And on October 29, the Ministry of Education and Science published a statement on its VKontakte tenth issue The "PRO-Rector" project focused on the implementation of the "Priority 2030" program at universities. Dmitry Shabalkin, Vice-Rector of Ulyanovsk State University, was the guest of the episode.

Also in October, the Polytechnic, which regularly sends humanitarian aid to Donbass, was mentioned inthe Ministry of Education and Science's collection "Universities for the Front" in VK.

On October 30, the website of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation published an article stating that Polytechnic University scientists have developed a fiber-optic sensor for monitoring the condition of extended engineering structures.

On November 10, the Ministry of Education and Science published the following on the Priority program page: Announcement of a press conference of Polytechnic University scientists at the press center of the Russia Today media group. Material onresults of the conference was published on the RIA Novosti website on November 12.

On November 13, a mural featuring Igor Kurchatov opened a collection of graffiti on university walls in the Ministry of Education and Science's VK community. The mural was created by Polytechnic University graduate Vasily Tsvetkov.

Open communication with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation allows Polytechnic University to demonstrate its status as a leading university in the country. The systematic publication of university news on the Ministry of Education and Science's platforms convincingly demonstrates its significant contribution to national science and education.

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NSU representatives took part in the "Tour of Opportunities to Nuclear Cities – Zheleznogorsk"

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In November, Alina Ivanova, a first-year master's student in Political Science at the NSU Institute of Philosophy and Law, and Victoria Maltseva, Partner Relations Manager at the NSU Career Development Center, took part in a four-day trip to Zheleznogorsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai. The trip was made possible through the Rosmolodezh program "More Than a Journey" and the "Tours of Opportunity to Nuclear Cities" project, implemented by the Rosatom State Corporation. A total of 29 people from Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Snezhinsk, and Seversk participated in the event.

The tour program included a sightseeing tour of Zheleznogorsk, a visit to the museum of the Rosatom State Corporation and the M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems JSC, the "Forward to the Dream" recreational horseback riding center, and the "Lapudai" husky center. Workshops on mini-volleyball and dumpling making were also held, along with evening programs such as "Kvartirnik" and "Siberian Feast." In addition, walks through the park grounds and a project were organized, including landscaping an eco-trail on the grounds of the "Nad Yenisei" recreation center, where the participants stayed outside the closed city.

Alina Ivanova was born in Krasnoyarsk and, as a child, often visited Zheleznogorsk, where her father worked. The city was relatively familiar to her, but during the four-day tour, she discovered a completely new side.

"The Museum and Exhibition Center of the Closed Administrative Territorial Entity of Zheleznogorsk, which includes exhibits from JSC Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems (Russia's largest spacecraft manufacturer), was particularly memorable for its interactive areas, where participants could try on the role of a researcher and engineer. I was also amazed by the Space Communications Center's site in the evening, when, unexpectedly for the program participants, the satellite dishes lit up with multicolored lights—it was a wow effect! The Tolgut Park and Olen-Gora park areas, which I had never visited before, delighted me with their natural purity and beauty—I'll definitely return here in the summer to enjoy the fresh air and natural bounty," Alina Ivanova shared her impressions.

For Victoria Maltseva, the trip provided an opportunity to learn more not only about the city, its history, and key facts about its "biography," but also how Rosatom works with young professionals, what career opportunities it offers, what support measures exist, and what kind of personnel the company is most interested in.

"The key event of our tour was a meeting with representatives of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation. During group interviews, the company executives repeatedly emphasized that Zheleznogorsk welcomes young professionals—graduates from the Physics Department, the Faculty of Natural Sciences, and the Faculty of Information Technology at NSU, as well as those with humanities backgrounds as teachers, and graduates of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technology—to work in the city's medical institutions. City businesses help young professionals adapt, provide company housing, and offer competitive salaries, creating real opportunities for professional growth," commented Victoria Maltseva.

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