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September 3, 2025

/Victory Day/ A large-scale parade was held in China to mark the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the Victory in the World Anti-Fascist War /more details/

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Source: People's Republic of China in Russian – People's Republic of China in Russian –

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

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — China held a large-scale military parade in central Beijing on Wednesday to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, declaring the country's commitment to peaceful development in a world still in turbulence and uncertainty.

Tiananmen Square was filled with tall installations in the shape of the Great Wall of China, symbolizing the courage and solidarity of the Chinese people in resisting external aggression.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech and toured the parade vehicles.

Standing next to Xi Jinping on the podium in Tiananmen Square were Russian President Vladimir Putin and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK Kim Jong-un, as well as more than 20 other foreign leaders.

Representatives of people who helped China during World War II or their family members from countries such as Russia, the United States, Great Britain, France and Canada were invited to the event.

For the second time since 2015, China held a military parade to commemorate the hard-won victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Three helicopters flew over Tiananmen Square carrying banners that read, respectively, “Justice Will Definitely Prevail,” “Peace Will Definitely Prevail,” and “The People Will Definitely Prevail.” Troops marched in a tight, powerful formation, their faces beaming with confidence and pride. Columns of new tanks, artillery pieces, and other military hardware roared across the square.

Xi Jinping delivered a speech before the parade, stressing the importance of the victory 80 years ago, noting that this was China's first complete victory in repelling an external invasion since the beginning of modern history.

Xi Jinping noted that the Chinese people made enormous contributions to saving human civilization and safeguarding world peace by making enormous sacrifices in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, calling on countries to address the root causes of wars and prevent historical tragedies from recurring.

On September 2, 1945, Japan officially surrendered with the signing of the Instrument of Surrender. China declared September 3 as Victory Day.

A procession of 80 honorary banners of heroic military units that fought in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression passed by Tiananmen Square, highlighting China's position as the first country to rise up against fascist aggression and the longest resistance since 1931.

China tied down and attacked more than half of Japan's armed forces abroad, at a cost of 35 million military and civilian casualties, about a third of all World War II casualties worldwide.

More than 10,000 military personnel, as well as more than 100 aircraft and hundreds of ground vehicles of the country's armed forces were formed in accordance with the wartime command system. The new system of services and weapons of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) was presented for the first time – the result of military reforms led by Xi Jinping.

Modern weapons on display at the parade included unmanned intelligent and counter-unmanned vehicles, hypersonic missiles, directed energy weapons and electronic jamming systems, as well as strategic weapons capable of global strikes.

In his speech, Xi Jinping demanded that the PLA provide strategic support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

He reaffirmed China's commitment to the path of peaceful development. "Humanity once again faces a choice: peace or war, dialogue or confrontation, win-win or zero-sum games," he said.

Chinese soldiers serving in UN peacekeeping operations marched through Tiananmen Square, taking part in the Victory Day parade for the first time. “We are capable of defending the peace that our ancestors shed their blood to achieve,” said Shao Xiaoguang, a member of the reviewing troops who previously served in the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

It was also the first military parade since Xi Jinping led China on a “new march to comprehensively advance China’s modernization.” The country’s authorities have drawn up an action plan to ensure that China’s modernization is basically realized by 2035.

“Eighty years ago, we were reborn. Eighty years later, we are thriving with even greater vigor,” said Liu Shuye, a graduate student studying artificial intelligence who attended the event.

“Our country has now reached a stage where we need to take on even greater responsibility,” he added. -0-

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September 3, 2025

/Victory Day/ Xi Jinping delivers speech at Victory Day reception /detailed version-1/

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: People's Republic of China in Russian – People's Republic of China in Russian –

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

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for firmly upholding international equality and justice, staying committed to the path of peaceful development and making unremitting efforts to improve people's wellbeing.

Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a reception to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. -0-

September 3, 2025

first day of freshmen at RUDN

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Source: Peoples'Friendship University of Russia –

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In hand is a university map, the goal is to visit all the places marked on it, complete tasks and get rewards. The first day at RUDN for first-year students was held in the style of a quest or a computer game-walker in reality. 21 locations and three hours of time – on your marks, get set, let's go!

A healthy mind resides in a healthy body!

The students had to go around more than one building, and for this they needed to warm up well and get a boost of energy after the first September classes. The newcomers were helped with this at the location of the Druzhba physical education and health complex. The girls were given mats and given the task of doing abdominal exercises for 30 seconds, the exercise could be replaced with squats. The guys demonstrated the strength of their arms by doing push-ups.

"Everyone is so athletic! Come on, sign up for the sections!" the FOK trainers said with a smile.

But not only the athletic first-year students of RUDN, but also masters of humor. This was confirmed at the Interclub at the KVN location. The newcomers discussed the topic: "There are many ways to lose money, but how to increase income?"

The girls jokingly suggested finding a guy for this. But the answer to the question of what to take with you to another planet would please the creators of the MAX messenger. According to one of the first-year students, it must definitely catch and provide communication with Earth there.

After joking around, the students went off to sing karaoke songs and dance Russian folk dances.

The smartest new kid

However, music was also played at the location where one could get acquainted with communities from Lebanon, Vietnam, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Columbia and others. Foreign students from RUDN University led first-year students in dancing to the sounds of their national melodies. Representatives from Lebanon taught the dabka dance to the sounds of the drum.

"It's great, it's so much fun here! They even let us try on national costumes! We also liked the KVN location, we even thought about trying ourselves in humor. We entered RUDN in the "Journalism" program. I did it because I dream of working in television, and my friend followed in the footsteps of her mother, a photojournalist. We chose RUDN because of the good reviews, especially about the internship, interesting education. In addition, it is a point of attraction for different cultures, an unusual university!" – Elizaveta Smirnova and Alisa Makarova, bachelors of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of RUDN.

Literally next to this atmosphere of an oriental holiday, students answered questions on a test about digital literacy. The answer options made everyone smile. For example, to the question: "Why do you need Excel?" you could answer that it helps to count the stars in the sky or keep track of train schedules. But, of course, everyone chose the right option – to calculate the project budget. But the guys really wanted to call Pavel Durov the creator of the Internet, because there is a grain of truth in the joke if we are talking about popular social networks in Russia. However, the father of the World Wide Web was still the British scientist Tim Burners-Lee.

At the admissions office location, students were also tested for erudition, but here many questions concerned facts about the university. For example, how many countries do students come from, do they give a car for excellent studies, and what are the corporate colors of RUDN. Future historian Karina Zhumagalieva had no trouble completing these tasks.

"I really like the atmosphere of the university, it's so beautiful and green here! And today is such a wonderful holiday, I've already managed to sing my fill and have fun. I entered the History program because I've always loved this subject and I'm especially interested in the history of the Soviet Union. Therefore, I hope to delve deeper into the study of this period," Karina Zhumagalieva, Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences at RUDN University.

Friends from 170 countries

Three hours of the RUDN University quest flew by unnoticed, and now the students began to gather at the stage on the square in front of the main building in anticipation of a welcoming speech from the RUDN University rector. The first-year students held posters in their hands with support for their faculties and institutes. Here and there, guys and girls began to chant: "Philology department-philology department!", "IMEB-IMEB!"

And here is the culmination – the flags of Russia and RUDN were brought out, and Oleg Aleksandrovich Yastrebov appeared in front of the first-year students.

"I congratulate you, you really have a very important day today. Knowledge Day at your new alma mater, this is your second home, which, believe me, will stay with you for life. I congratulate you on entering one of the best universities not only in Russia, but also in the world, whose graduates are in all countries without exception. You opened these doors with perseverance, talent, knowledge. We have a university of opportunities – use them! You will have amazing teachers. Do sports, volunteer. Meet – in your address book there will be friends from 170 countries of the world. I wish you success, good luck, guys!" – Oleg Yastrebov, Rector of RUDN.

After Oleg Aleksandrovich's warm words, our university's anthem began to sound, which was immediately picked up and sung by new RUDN students, who turned on the flashlights on their phones. On this touching note, the first day of the first-year students' journey came to an end. But ahead of them are many educational and career roads, achievements and victories.

"I entered RUDN University for "Foreign Regional Studies" because I dream of becoming a diplomat and a specialist in relations with China in the future, as this is a promising direction, which is confirmed by the foreign policy of our country. Relations with this state will play a big role. The university attracted me because it has high positions in the rankings, and in general it impresses with the level of education and the international scale of its activities," Roman Petrov, a bachelor of the RUDN University Institute of Foreign Languages.

"And I will study in the direction of "Innovation Management in Industrial Sectors". This is a promising direction that combines both the humanities and the exact sciences. I think it will be interesting for me to study. I liked RUDN because there are many activities here, and it is also international, there is an opportunity to make friends with guys from different parts of the world," – Victoria Merinova, Bachelor of Engineering Academy of RUDN.

About the results of the admission campaign

In 2025, 9,642 Russian students at all levels of preparation joined the RUDN family, of which almost 7 thousand were in the bachelor's and specialist's programs. 1,635 people were admitted to the bachelor's and specialist's programs on a budget. In total, the university processed 193,073 applications from applicants – 77,108 more than in 2024.

The nominees for the Korney Chukovsky Prize have been announced

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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

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The jury selected the best works from the applications received for the Korney Chukovsky Prize. The long list of the competition is published on award website.

"The long list of the award included 87 works of different genres, and in just almost two months the organizing committee of the competition received about 580 works from 95 cities of Russia: Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Moscow, St. Petersburg. Now the competent jury will have to select the best works. Their authors will receive cash rewards, and the best publications for young readers will appear in the collections of our libraries," said the Minister of the Government of Moscow, head of the capital's Department of Culture

Alexey Fursin.

He also added that this year, for the first time, six authors from the Donetsk People's Republic will be competing for victory.

The long list also included seven books about the Great Patriotic War and one by a participant in a special military operation. For the first time, the nominees included a trilogy and four dilogies. The books of the award nominees were published by 51 publishers.

Later, the jury will form a short list and announce the winners in six nominations. Another leader will be determined by Muscovites in the Active Citizen project: they will name the best work for children according to readers. The results will be announced in October-December.

Authors and translators whose works were published from January 1, 2024 to July 9, 2025 can participate in the competition. Applications were accepted from July 10 to August 7. The organizing committee received 578 original works from 95 cities in Russia. Most applications came from Moscow and the Moscow region, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, Kaliningrad, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai, and six authors from the Donetsk People's Republic will also compete for victory. The oldest participants of this season were two peers of the Great Victory – they are 80 years old.

The jury included experts from Moscow libraries, laureates and winners of competitions and awards, children's writers and translators, including Tamara Kryukova, Maya Lazarenskaya, Yulia Simbirskaya, Maria Sukhotina and Olga Bochenkova.

There are seven nominations: "Best work in prose for children under seven years old", "Best work in prose for children aged eight to 12 years old", "Best poetry collection for children under seven years old", "Best poetry collection for children aged eight to 12 years old", "Best translation into Russian of a work for children under seven years old", "Best translation into Russian of a work for children aged eight to 12 years old", and "Best work for children according to readers". The prize fund for each nomination is one million rubles.

Winners of previous years

Last year, more than 600 applications from 108 cities in Russia were submitted to the competition. The authors and translators of the winning books were from Sosnovy Bor, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Moscow and St. Petersburg. The leaders in the nomination "Best work for children according to readers" were determined by 20,827 users on the Active Citizen portal. In total, more than 490 thousand opinions were collected in the voting.

The winners of the award were the books “A Kind Word Pleases Even Peas” by Alena Kashura, “Five Plus Thirteen” by Valentina Partina, “Thirteen Announcements by Leva Luchik” by Olga Serova, “Verses-Freckles” by Anastasia Lyutikova, “Not to Take the Mind” by Igor Shevchuk and other works.

Flying umbrellas, robot nanny. Librarian — about laureates of different seasons of Chukovsky Prize New Earth and a Very Strange House. Six Books for Children

The Korney Chukovsky Prize was established in Moscow in 2020. The goal of the competition is to support contemporary children's writers, poets and translators, as well as to popularize children's literature.

Over five seasons, 4,292 authors from all over the country have applied — from Kaliningrad and Norilsk to Vladivostok and Sochi. Nominations concerning children's prose are the most popular, with up to half of the total number of applications submitted.

The winners of the first, second and third degrees over the four completed seasons were 28 books by 28 poets, prose writers and translators. Their books can be found in seasonal catalogs Korney Chukovsky Prize on the competition website, and with the winning works – in Moscow libraries. The capital's reading rooms present the books of the leaders of the third and fourth seasons of the competition, a total of 2940 copies were purchased.

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September 3, 2025

Guests of the Moscow 2030 Forum in Luzhniki will learn how drinking water is prepared

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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

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The capital pays great attention to the water industry – from preparing drinking water to maintaining the biobalance in water bodies. Specialists take care not only of the Moscow River, but also of all small rivers and ponds. They closely monitor the quality of water in drinking sources and test water at all stages of its path to the taps of city apartments.

Find out how the bioplateau zone is structured

Forum visitors "Moscow 2030. Territory of the Future"in the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, visitors can learn more about modern methods of cleaning water bodies, as well as what bioplateau zones are and how they are arranged. On the site of the city economy complex in the Podkova zone, not far from the master class pavilion, there is a life-size model of the capital's pond, where rehabilitation work was carried out. Guests will see what plants are planted in the bioplateau zone and how the gabion reinforcement of the coastal strip is arranged.

An important element of the rehabilitation of the capital's water bodies is the creation of a bioplateau. For this purpose, special zones are allocated in the pond, where aquatic plants are planted. In this way, a unique ecosystem is created that promotes self-purification of water. The bioplateau serves as a shelter for fish and a nesting place for waterfowl.

The most popular plants of the bioplato of Moscow ponds are different types of irises, umbrella russula, narrow-leaved cattail, reed, bulrush and water lilies. All of them not only decorate the surface of the reservoirs, but also prevent the reproduction of algae that cause pond bloom, contribute to the improvement of the ecological balance, as well as self-purification of water from harmful impurities.

Purify the water and assemble the image of the water tower

Specialists from the State Unitary Enterprise Mosvodostok are holding a master class where participants can try themselves in the role of employees of the city economy complex, operating model boats in a special pool.

The City Economy Festival also offers other events that introduce the water industry. In the master class pavilion, visitors assemble limited edition puzzles dedicated to the Moscow water supply system. Last year, it turned 220 years old. The first gravity water supply system opened in 1804, and it laid the foundation for the modern water supply system for about 15 million residents of the Moscow region. Guests are invited to assemble an image of the Krestovsky water towers. This is a key element of the city's 19th-century water supply system that has not survived.

Create your own pipeline

Young forum participants can create their own engineering structure "Pipeline" using special tubes and connecting elements. In doing so, they will learn what a long way water travels from sources through water treatment stations to the taps of Moscow apartments.

Today, there are about 13 thousand kilometers of water supply networks in the capital. Water quality is monitored along its entire path from the source to the consumer. More than 500 automatic analyzers help monitor this — they are installed at water treatment stations and in the distribution network. And also — in-house laboratories, which are located at all four water treatment stations. Moscow water is analyzed based on the maximum number of physical, chemical and biological indicators — 200 in total.

In addition, the site has tanks from Mosvodokanal JSC with drinking water, which anyone can try.

Invisible Heroes: How City Service Employees Prepared the Capital for the 1980 Olympics Sobyanin told how energy workers help implement priority projects

Forum "Territory of the Future. Moscow 2030"— is an opportunity to get acquainted with the future on a city-wide scale by trying out its technologies that are already being used in the capital today. Children and adults can communicate with robots and artificial intelligence, watch modern unmanned transport in action, play on technologically advanced sports grounds, study new educational, medical and industrial innovations, immerse themselves in VR space and do much more.

The large-scale forum is being held as part of the Summer in Moscow project. Until September 14, cultural, sports, educational and other events dedicated to the development of one of the most modern megacities in the world are being held at dozens of venues. Information about these venues and a detailed program are published on the official website of the forum Moskov 2030.mos.ru.

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September 3, 2025

Biometric payment is now available at all turnstiles on the Zamoskvoretskaya and Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya metro lines

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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

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You can now pay for travel using biometrics at all turnstiles on the Zamoskvoretskaya and Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya metro lines. The service is available at 792 payment devices for passage. Previously, the possibility of paying by biometrics was only available at two or three turnstiles at each station.

"Sergey Sobyanin has instructed to connect all metro turnstiles to the biometric payment system by the end of 2025. The service is already working on all payment equipment for passage on 13 lines. And the total number of metro turnstiles where payment by facial recognition is available has exceeded three thousand. In 2026, we will connect the turnstiles of all Moscow Central Diameters stations to the system so that paying for travel is just as convenient and safe," said the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry

Maxim Liksutov.

You can connect the biometric payment function after registering in the application "Moscow Metro". The user needs to log into their personal account, take a photo of their face and link a bank card to pay for travel. The neural network converts the image into a unique biometric key consisting of a set of encrypted symbols. The original photo cannot be restored.

To enter the station, you need to go to the turnstile marked with a black sticker and look into the camera located on it. The device will detect your face in the frame and generate a biometric key. Then the neural network will compare it with the key from the database in one second. If they match, the doors will open. The fare of 63 rubles will be debited from the passenger's account automatically.

Biometric payment was launched at all metro stations in 2021. Moscow is the leader in the number of types of transport where this payment instrument is available. You can pay for travel using biometrics in the metro, on the Moscow Central Circle, on Aeroexpress trains, on regular river routes and on some stations of the Moscow Central Diameters. Today, this payment method is used about 170 thousand times every weekday, and more than 500 thousand people are registered in the system.

Quickly find out the main news in the official channels of the city of Moscow in messengers Max And "Telegram".

September 3, 2025

/Victory Day/ China presented its nuclear triad at the parade for the first time

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

Photo: Xinhua

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — China displayed its land-, sea- and air-based strategic forces as a nuclear triad for the first time at a military parade on Wednesday to mark Victory Day.

This triad included the Jinglei-1 long-range air-launched missiles, the Julang-3 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Dongfeng-61 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, and the new Dongfeng-31 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles.

These weapons are China's strategic "trump cards" in protecting state sovereignty and upholding national dignity.

Photo: Xinhua

September 3, 2025

Results of the 2025 Admissions Campaign

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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –

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The admission campaign is a small life, full of expectations, hopes and important decisions. For thousands of applicants, the summer of 2025 was marked by the choice of a future profession, and for the Polytechnic University – in an effort to make this process as comfortable and understandable as possible. And now all the decisions have been made, the enrollment orders have been signed. A new, already student life is ahead.

The vast majority of documents (99%) were submitted by applicants remotely through the State Services portal, which allowed students from all corners of Russia to become part of the large Polytechnic family without any hassle. Applicants to master's and postgraduate programs could also submit an application through the Unified Portal.

But the admissions committee was also happy to meet in person. A modern multifunctional space was organized in the reading room of the main academic building, where it was possible to submit documents with the help of employees, conclude an agreement and submit consent for enrollment. Nearby, there were institute stands, where teachers, employees and students spoke in detail about programs, internships and employment prospects. An innovation this year were tours of laboratories, allowing applicants and their parents to get acquainted with the university infrastructure.

In 2025, Polytechnic broke its own record, receiving almost 149,000 applications for budget and contract places. The average USE score of those admitted to the budget increased to 84.3 (versus 83.8 in 2024), and the passing score for all areas exceeded 200.

The growth of interest in classical engineering specialties is particularly noticeable, which confirms the demand for training personnel for the real sector of the economy.

Leaders in Passing Score Growth

Technosphere safety (16 points) Metallurgy (13 points) Technical physics (12 points) Biotechnology (9 points)

At the same time, the passing score for many technical specialties is equal to popular IT areas: “Construction of unique buildings and structures” (266 points), “Mechatronics and robotics” (258 points), “Nuclear energy and thermal physics” (272 points).

Traditionally, the IT fields lead in the number of applications submitted: "Software Engineering" (4537), "Information Systems and Technologies" (3698), "Computer Science and Computer Engineering" (3506). Among the engineering specialties, the greatest interest was generated by: "Construction" (3760), "Electric Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering" (2597), "Construction of Unique Buildings and Structures" (2497).

The success of the admissions campaign is laid long before the summer. Motivated applicants with high scores come to the Polytechnic University largely due to the large-scale career guidance work that is carried out throughout the year.

The Polytechnic University actively supports the Olympiad movement, acting as an organizer and co-organizer of competitions for schoolchildren in a wide range of areas. Successful participation in Olympiads (including the All-Russian School Olympiad) from the list of the Russian Council of Olympiads gives applicants the right to enter without passing entrance examinations. In 2025, a new support system was introduced: applicants admitted without entrance examinations (BVI) and with high Unified State Exam scores will receive a grant of up to 120,000 rubles with the possibility of additional payments for excellent studies. This year, the Polytechnic University accepted 185 Olympiad participants – winners and prize winners of competitions, while the number of applicants with high Unified State Exam scores exceeded 400 people.

The Directorate of Pre-University Education and Talent Attraction carries out large-scale work: it organizes educational programs and specialized shifts in leading all-Russian children's centers and regional centers for gifted children. Schoolchildren from all over the country immerse themselves in the world of modern technologies, studying relevant areas – mechanical engineering, unmanned transport, IT and biotechnology – and trying themselves in the role of researchers.

With the beginning of the holidays, summer educational intensives traditionally open – the Summer School and the Engineering League, dedicated to key areas for the Polytechnic: energy, aircraft and rocket engineering, IT, data analysis and others.

An important part of career guidance work is campus tours: thousands of schoolchildren visit academic buildings and laboratories every year to get to know the life of the Polytechnic from the inside. University representatives also actively participate in exhibitions of educational institutions across the country – from the Far East to the south of Russia. These efforts bring results: 70% of those enrolled from various regions choose the Polytechnic every year.

The key innovation of this admissions campaign was the "Petrovskaya Wave" system. It guaranteed admission to all applicants who scored the required passing score, making the process more transparent and reducing anxiety for many applicants.

"2025 has become a time of significant changes for the Polytechnic Admissions Committee," noted Varvara Sotova, Director of the Center for Formation of the Contingent of Students. "We have managed to implement a number of carefully prepared innovations: the launch of the "Petrovskaya Wave," an increase in grants for Olympiad winners, and the holding of the admissions campaign in a single space – the reading room. We are glad that everything was done at a high level."

A huge thank you to the large team that worked all summer long — you are real professionals! And to the new large team of more than 10,000 first-year polytechnic students — we wish you interesting studies, a rich and vibrant student life! — shared the responsible secretary of the admissions committee, Vitaly Drobchik.

The admission campaign for the Master's degree also showed impressive results. 23,827 applications were submitted for 2,340 budget places, and 6,789 for fee-paying places.

The most popular IT Master's programs

Technology of development and support of high-quality software product — 680 applications Fundamentals of analysis and development of applications with large volumes of distributed data — 624 applications Systems analysis and optimization of information systems and technologies — 544 applications Leaders of the engineering block Organization and management of investment and construction projects — 638 applications Digital construction of buildings and structures — 569 applications Urban construction and infrastructure — 388 applications

A unique feature of the Polytechnic's Master's program is its corporate programs, launched jointly with leading industrial partners. They provide students with real projects, mentors and guaranteed employment.

This year, the admissions committee placed special emphasis on the portfolio competition, following which 551 people received a place at the university. Also enrolled were 14 winners of the "I am a professional" Olympiad and 2 winners of the All-Russian engineering competition.

"This year's admission to the Polytechnic University's Master's program has confirmed the success of the individual approach and the practice of assessing the achievements of applicants," commented Vice-Rector for Educational Activities Lyudmila Pankova. "We see a steady increase in the number of participants and applicants using this mechanism year after year – the practice is fully justified. We congratulate the new Master's students and wish them to realize their most ambitious scientific and professional goals."

The admissions campaign is over, and the main heroes of Polytechnic University 2025 are ready to make new discoveries!

September 3, 2025

SPbPU professor wins postgraduate scholarship in neuroscience

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –

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Head of the Department of Higher Mathematics at the Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Professor Ilya Sysoev, received a grant from the Idea Scientific Center to open a postgraduate position in neuroscience, becoming winner of the 2025 competition.

The competition was held for the fifth time (in 2024, the project of Marina Sysoeva, professor of the Physics Department at the Institute of Physics and Mathematics, won).

This year, 15 projects out of 37 applications received support based on the results of the competition. The research topic proposed by I. V. Sysoev "Modeling of short-term memory processes as dynamic modes in hippocampal neuron networks" involves an interdisciplinary approach that combines mathematical modeling, methods of nonlinear dynamics, processing of electrophysiological signals and computational methods. In order to conduct research in the field of fundamental neurosciences, the research laboratory "Fundamental cognitive research" was created at the Institute of Physics and Mathematics of SPbPU in 2025, where two projects supported by grants from the Russian Science Foundation are already being carried out. The grant from the scientific center "Idea" is intended to pay a postgraduate student an additional stipend of 80 thousand rubles per month for the entire period of study.

September 3, 2025

September 3 – Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism

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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –

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September 3 is the Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism in Russia. Today we remember the victims of terrorist attacks and pay tribute to law enforcement officers who died in the fight against terrorists.

Solidarity Day is directly connected with the tragic events in Beslan on September 1-3, 2004. Then, during a ceremonial assembly at School No. 1, a group of terrorists took more than 1,100 children, their parents and teachers hostage. The school was mined, and the hostages were kept in the gym in the harshest conditions. The entire country watched with horror the dramatic events unfolding in the small Beslan school.

On the third day, a series of explosions occurred in the building and an assault began. Most of the hostages were freed. 333 people died, including 186 children.

This pain will never go away from my heart.

On September 3, 2005, the Tree of Sorrow monument was unveiled at the City of Angels Memorial Cemetery, where the victims of the terrorist attack are buried. The school gymnasium remained a makeshift memorial for a long time, where relatives and friends of the victims and caring people would come. A wooden Orthodox cross was installed in the middle of the hall, and the walls were covered with photographs of the victims. Common grief unites, and among the inscriptions on the walls one can see the words “Nord-Ost is with you”. Flowers and children’s toys lay near the cross and along the walls of the hall, and there were open bottles of water, symbolizing the suffering of the hostages from thirst. “We beg you, give us water,” reads the inscription on the memorial drinking fountain installed in the City of Angels.

Following these terrible events, security measures were strengthened in all schools across the country: barriers were built, panic buttons were installed, and contracts with security companies were concluded. Security is also monitored in higher education institutions. Anti-terrorist training is regularly held at the Polytechnic University, and video surveillance is installed. We appeal to all employees and students – be vigilant, report all suspicious people and objects to the University Security Center by phone: 7 (921) 940-66-75, 8 (812) 534-61-18.