Method of digital global soil mapping and creating world soil map- questions to be discussed by young scientists in the frame RUDN Summer school on digital soil mapping
The project features lectures and practical classes held by scientists of the leading universities of the USA (TOP-60 QS), Australia (TOP-50 QS), Netherlands (TOP-150 QS), Italy and professors of RUDN Agrarian-technological Institute.
August 22 -31 RUDN hosts Summer school on digital soil mapping for graduate and postgraduate students of Moscow.The project features lectures and practical classes held by scientists of the leading universities of the USA (TOP-60 QS), Australia (TOP-50 QS), Netherlands (TOP-150 QS), Italy and professors of RUDN Agrarian-technological Institute.
The latest soil map of the world was created in 1985 году. Since then new knowledge and technologies have caused the necessity to create a new map. A special consortium of universities and research institutes is elaborating the map and testing it out different regions. One of the key tasks of the consortium is involving young people in its work.
The summer school is organized by RUDN Agrarian-technological Institute together with V.Dokuchaev Soil Institute with the support of Russian Scientific foundation.
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia is represented in all 16 subject rankings and in five out of six subject profiles of the Expert Analytical Center ranking. RUDN University showed the best results in the following areas: “Ecology” and “Agriculture and Biological Sciences” — 1st place. “Mathematics”, “Chemistry”, “Artificial Intelligence”, “Renewable Energy” are in the TOP — 5 subject ranking. In total, 152 universities were ranked in 2022 (137 in 2021).
June 21, RUDN Rector Oleg Yastrebov and the head of Roskachestvo Maxim Protasov signed a cooperation agreement.
RUDN University has risen from 401 to 361 place in the international RUR World University Ranking 2022 over the year. Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia entered the top 100 universities in terms of “Teaching Quality”, ranking 95th in the world and 8th among Russian universities. In total, 1,024 universities were ranked in 2022 (869 in 2021).