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September 19–24, a delegation from RUDN University Vice-Rector for International Affairs visited the Republic of Uzbekistan. On the program was a round table with graduates and friends of RUDN University and the exhibition-fair “Russian Education. Tashkent — 2023.”
RUDN University environmentalists have proposed a new catalyst for converting methane into hydrogen — an alternative energy carrier. The catalyst itself is a simple sponge iron, environmentally friendly and also a cheap material.
In the summer, the Library of Foreign Literature hosted a presentation of the Afroteka project, where Mohamed Abdel from Sudan, an assistant lecturer at the Department of Russian History of RUDN University participated in the discussion.
RUDN neurosurgeons studied the immune response in polytrauma — multiple serious traumatic lesions. The results will help specialists understand the features of the recovery period and adjust the treatment.
Future architects and designers of RUDN University became finalists of the international competition “Moon Station”. They presented the architectural-spatial concept and technology for deploying a manned research modular station inside a lava cave under the surface of the Moon.
A RUDN nanotechnologist has studied a new method for preparing a powder for modifying road surfaces. It consists of worn car tires and styrene butadiene rubber.
In August, experts from RUDN Institute of Foreign Languages visited Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov. They gave lectures and conducted master classes for colleagues and students.
In August, Alexander Vorobyov, a master's student at the Department of Russian History at RUDN University, gave a lecture at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua for students, teachers, university staff and representatives of the Russian Embassy in the Republic of Nicaragua.
Scientists from RUDN University, Canada, Italy, and Turkey used an artificial neural network to predict the stability of steel parts and find the optimal protective coating.
Rossotrudnichestvo held the competition “Masters of the Russian Language - 2023”. The winners were two students of the Faculty of Philology and two of the Russian Language Institute: Alina Vasko and Anastasia Solovyova, Milena Scherbakova and Valeria Pyankova. Now they will go for a month to teach Russian in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Argentina.
RUDN biologists in collaboration with scientists from Iran have obtained gold nanoparticles using harmless fungi living on a peach tree. The resulting particles proved to be useful in the fight against a pathogenic fungus that infects rice and potatoes. Potentially, nanoparticles can be used in medicine.
Finally, what the students and teachers of the faculties of the Humanities and social sciences have been waiting for so long has happened — a new canteen and co-working space are open.