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.
December 28, RUDN University Rector Oleg Yastrebov and QS World Merit Head of Partnerships Zoya Zaitseva signed an agreement on large-scale cooperation in achieving 17 sustainable development goals identified by the UN.
In a year, RUDN University rose from 43 to 31 place in the international QS University Rankings: Emerging Europe & Central Asia 2022. Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia showed the best results in international scientific relations, academic reputation and employer reputation categories.
RUDN has risen to the 28th position in the international ranking of environmentally friendly universities UI GreenMetric 2021 remaining the “greenest” university in Russia. This is the best result in the history of the university’s ranking participation since 2011. The list of the “greenest” universities was published on December 14. There are 956 universities from 80 countries, including 54 universities from Russia. The goal of the UI GreenMetric — assess universities according to campus development ecological sustainability and the energy-saving model of university management.