RUDN University is for the first time represented in the global subject ranking of the best universities in the areas of Computer Science (501-600) and Engineering and Technology in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject 2020.

The British agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published the University Rankings: Emerging Europe & Central Asia 2020, an annual university ranking of universities in Europe and Central Asia 2020. RUDN University has shown the fastest growth among all Russian universities, rising immediately by 13 positions. This year, the university is number 58.

In the capital of Bolivia, the Square of Peoples’ Friendship was opened in honor of cooperation with Russia and as a symbol of the fight against climate change. Representatives of the government, city hall, embassies of Russia and RUDN University planted 5 tahibo trees around the area. According to Larisa Efremova, Vice-Rector for International Affairs at RUDN University, this step is only the beginning on the path to preserving the green world.

September 24-27, The VII Forum of Latin American graduates of Russian and Soviet universities was held in Bolivia. The forum brought together 300 representatives of 18 countries. RUDN delegation was headed by Vice-Rector for International Affairs, Chairman of the International Coordinating Council of INCORVUZ-XXI Graduates Larisa Efremova.

QS agency presented the rankings of best world universities QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020. RUDN is first time among the best universities of the world in the category “Employability”.

September 11, the Governor of the state of Miranda of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hector Vicente Rodriguez Castro, visited RUDN to discuss with the university administration the possibilities of cooperation in the field of science and education. The corresponding agreement is planned to be signed in March next year.

September 5-7, a series of events was held on the basis of the Department of Landscaping and Sustainable Ecosystems of RUDN ATI, dedicated to advanced technologies for monitoring green spaces in urban environments. Employees of the department, invited foreign researchers, as well as representatives of companies in the field of eco-monitoring presented their research projects and practical achievements in assessing the state of urban green infrastructure, shared their experience with monitoring devices, discussed the data and outlined the main prospects for the development of international cooperation in this area.