You might think that only a superman can raise a 217 kg bar when his own weight is just 71 kg, but it is not so Meet Andrey Andreev - captain of RUDN Powerlifting Team, graduate student of the Academy of Engineering.

A team of the RUDN Law Institute consisting of Aydin Aydyngali, Anastasia Alekseeva, Aknur Kulushov, Aisylu Latypova and Svyatoslav Volodin successfully participated in the Philip Jessup International Law Competition, held from 30 January to 3 February, at Moscow State University and MGIMO. Under the guidance of assistant professor Marianna Ilyashevich, the team took the honorable 4th place in the contest of written memorandums, as well as 10th place in the overall standings (among 30 teams). Following the performance, the team received a separate award “Honorable mention team”, and associate professor Marianna Ilyashevich, as a team coach, was awarded for outstanding commitment to the competition and many years of support for the competition in Russia.

The results of the contest of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation Scholarship Program among graduate students of leading Russian universities are summed up. 5 students of RUDN were among the winners.

February 27, at the University of Copperbelt (Zambia) RUDN held the Open Olympiad for foreign citizens. More than 100 people tested their knowledge of mathematics.

The project of students of the Faculty of Economics “TURPASS Digital tourist card” was awarded by the jury of the intellectual game “Smart City” within the framework of the “Digital Economy Week”. The award ceremony took place on February 21, at a round table on the development of the digital economy in the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

RUDN has signed joint master's degree programs with leading Brazilian universities - the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte and the Federal University of Flumenense in Rio de Janeiro. Negotiations started during the visit of RUDN delegation headed by Larisa Efremova, Vice-Rector of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia in September 2018.

February 27, the results of the international subject ranking of universities QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 are officially published. RUDN is presented in two subject rankings - “Modern Languages” (151-200 place) and “Linguistics” (251-300 place). The largest number of points received by the RUDN University in terms of the “Recognition of Employers” indicator: Linguistics - 80 points, Modern Languages - 75.5 points.