RUDN experts to research karst ecosystems in Abkhazia
Abkhazia has one of the largest excursion caves – New Athos Cave n.a.G.Smyr opened in 1975. The lighting in the cave and constant visitors have a negative impact on the environment, which has to be studied and reduced.
Engineering and technology, life sciences and medicine, natural and social sciences, management - these are the main areas of scientific cooperation between RUDN researchers and their African colleagues.
In the last five years, academic staff of RUDN alongside the Chinese universities and research centers has achieved impressive results. More than 1,000 scientific publications were made jointly in a wide spectrum from engineering and technology to medicine and social sciences. 19 of these materials were published in top-rated journals which verifies that the works were world-class level.
RUDN University has been included among the leaders in the BRICS ESG University Ranking among 65 leading universities. They were assessed on 20 criteria, ranging from education and research to environmental and social agendas.