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Life in RUDN
28 Nov 2022
“Discussing how to cook paella after civil litigation classes is great,” — Daria Efremova, 10-semester A — student, Law Institute

How to properly procrastinate, why a lawyer needs dancing and why working in an IT company is not the limit... Read an interview with Daria Efremova, who has been studying at RUDN Law Institute for 5 years, getting only A-grades and managing to work and relax.

Life in RUDN
18 Oct 2022
A whole century — Human and Expert. Anna Vasilievna Lyalina is 100 years old — serving the Accounting Department, the University and Peace

Anna Vasilievna Lyalina was born on October 17, 1922. She worked at the Peoples’ Friendship University from the year of its foundation. Today Anna Vasilievna turns 100 years old, 25 of which were devoted to the service to the University and 4 years to the Great Victory.

Life in RUDN
26 Sep 2022
“As a future surgeon, I want to see the beautiful smiles of my patients,” Darina Shirokova, 2022 Presidential Stipend Laureate, RUDN Dental Student

Read about the childhood dream, high technology and three-minute oral hygiene in an interview with Darina.

Life in RUDN
23 Sep 2022
Throw a dice. RUDN students develop a board game about the university

Author’s design, mathematical calculations and probability theory — RUDN University students implemented the idea of creating a board game about the university into a project. Each was responsible for their own block of tasks: Nikolai Klykov calculated moves and points, Anna Zheltikova created cards with real people of the university, Daniil Shishov developed the game design, and Yuri Bereznev perfected the concept.

Life in RUDN
22 Sep 2022
“Subscription for the new academic year is activated”: the results of the admission campaign and the emotions of 1st-year students

8,175 Russian students have joined the RUDN family. 2,470 of them got state-funded places. The university has processed over 100,000 applications this year.

Life in RUDN
16 Sep 2022
When choosing my major, I was strictly guided by one rule — I didn’t want to be bored," Alexandra Kotelnikova, winner of the stipend of the President of the Russian Federation 2022, dental student at RUDN University

Read about a boring specialty, dentistry of the future and a gift for grandmother in an interview with Alexandra.

Life in RUDN
01 Sep 2022
“Today the subscription for the new academic year has been activated. It will be a year filled with meetings, opportunities, achievements and of course knowledge!” — RUDN Rector Oleg Yastrebov

Life in RUDN
22 Aug 2022
“There was a feeling that everything was incomprehensibly difficult and I would be expelled at the first opportunity,” Victoria Gudkova, physics student at RUDN University

Victoria Gudkova is a 4th year student at the Institute of Physical Research and Technology of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Read about love for physics and Pasternak, gratitude to her grandmother, grandfather and mentors.

Life in RUDN
16 Aug 2022
Results of the summer direct line of RUDN Rector with international students

August 2, Oleg Yastrebov, RUDN Rector held a traditional meeting with international students. 167 participants were online, 23 came in person, managing to discuss more than 50 issues. Read the answers to the most important ones.

Life in RUDN
24 May 2022
“I love to create something new — I have found my place in science,” Ngbala-Okpabi Obarijima Godwin Samuel, student of the Engineering Academy of RUDN University

Obarijima came from Nigeria and entered RUDN in 2016. Now he is studying in the first year of the master’s program at the Engineering academy and has already managed to register a patent. Read his interview about why he decided to study in Russia, about registering a patent and about VR5 engines.

Life in RUDN
23 May 2022
A kaleidoscope of cultures and events: what do you remember about Planet South-West 2022?

May 14, RUDN University hosted the 34th Planet South-West festival. Patrice Lumumba square gathered more than 3 thousand guests. 500 students prepared exhibitions from 61 countries and a concert of 53 numbers. The most popular groups of RUDN Interclub — from “Rhythms of Friendship” and “Rainbow” to the folk group “Krapiva” and the Caucasian Dance Studio greeted the guests with songs and dances.

Life in RUDN
23 May 2022
Victoria Orlova, a student at RUDN Medical Institute: During four courses of study I have been thinking “Why is the profession of a nurse so underestimated?”

It is widely believed that a nurse is supposed to give and bring. But this is absolutely not true. My name is Victoria Orlova, I am a 4th year student of the Medical Institute of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, majoring in “Nursing”.