Linguistics, veterinary medicine and pharmacology in foreign languages: how RUDN University conference united different fields of science
The Conference explored theoretical and practical issues of interdisciplinary research in the realm of languages, cultures, translation and multilingualism, agronomy, and medicine in the light of latest trends and current developments in different fields of knowledge.
Research works presented at the Conference include, among others:
- Presentation “On the Semantic Ambiguity of Preposition ‘da’ in the Italian Language” by Angelo Loreti (PhD, Italy, Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy of Language and Communication, Faculty of Philosophy, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU);
- Presentation “Idioms as Cultural Phenomenon and Their Translation from English into Russian” by Kristina Nranyan (Russian-Armenian University (RAU, Yerevan, Аrmenia);
- Presentation “Potato Research and Development in Ethiopia: Achievements and Trends” by Andreas Kassahun Tsegaye (Ethiopia), second-year Master-student, Agrarian and Technological Institute;
- Presentation “Analysis of Antibiotic Prescriptions in Hospitalized Elderly Patients Using Aware Classification” by Anastasia Matsepuro, Anna Melnikova, four-year students, Institute of Medicine.
The conference generated scientific discussions in foreign languages on the themes of the papers and presentations of Ph.D. students, students, and young scholars from different countries. During the interactive discussion many questions were directed to the speakers in what concerns scholarly developments and evolving trends in corresponding fields of knowledge that form basis for ongoing research and future scientific projects on different issues including those of interdisciplinary character.
The presentation “Development of Lateral Flow Immunoassays for the Detection of Ampicillin Residues in Raw Milk” by Evgeniya Simonova, PhD-student at the department of Veterinary Medicine, Agrarian and Technological Institute, arose a keen interest. The research work deals with development of Lateral Flow Immunoassays (LFIA) for the detection of ampicillin residues in raw milk with improved specificity and sensitivity parameters and renewed prototype design that have various application fields — medicine, food safety, and veterinary.
Presentation “Lo que debemos saber sobre la inteligencia artificial / Artificial Intelligence: What We Need to Know About It”, second-year Master-student, Agrarian and Technological Institute. Among the issues addressed were the following relevant and very interesting ones:
- Do we have to worry about the advances in artificial intelligence?
- Can artificial intelligence be destructive?
- What is really the impact on the jobs we know today?
“The speakers and participants of the conference shared with the audience and colleagues the advanced features of modern linguistics, which aroused the interest of the audience and found a vivid response in the discussion. Participation in such an event, in my opinion, is a wonderful opportunity to try your hand at scientific work, exchange experiences and acquire new knowledge”, — Kristina Larina, Ph.D. student, Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
“The conference was very well organized, and it was a splendid event in terms of intellectual quality. I look forward to exploring further events that will be organized in the future”, — Kevin Halkhory (Mauritius), fifth-year student, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Agrarian and Technological Institute, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.
All accepted papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings published with UDK, BBK and ISBN codes. The Conference Proceedings will be indexed in Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI).
For reference
The Conference brought together the staff of the Foreign Languages Department of the Agrarian and Technological Institute, students pursuing doctoral and master’s degrees, undergraduate students at ATI and Institute of Medicine, Faculty of Economics of RUDN University; academics from the Department of Language Theory and Intercultural Communication of the Russian-Armenian University (RAU, Yerevan), Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU) (Russia), Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat (Germany), Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University.
The scientific event saw the participation of attendees from 28 countries: Armenia, China, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Vietnam, Guyana, Germany, Egypt, England, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Serbia, Syria, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Turkmenistan and Zambia. The scientific event attracted an audience of 372 participants.
Languages – the English language, the Spanish language, the Italian language, the Chinese language, the German & the French language.
December 15, Minsk hosted the IX International Student Olympiad in Human Anatomy. It was attended by 9 teams from Russia and Belarus. Students of RUDN took two 3rd places in the theoretical and practical rounds.
The VI Firsova Readings conference “Modern languages and cultures: variability, functions, ideologies in the cognitive aspect”, held at the Faculty of Philology brought together speakers from Russia, England, Hungary, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, working in 9 thematic sessions. The conference featured a workshop, a round table and three seminars in Russian and English.
RUDN University will again become the most international platform for the Geographical Dictation, which will be held on November 19, in Russia and abroad. The dictation is held annually by the Russian Geographical Society on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The key goal of the project is to popularize geographical knowledge and increase interest in the geography of Russia. Test your geographic literacy!