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Life in RUDN
03 Feb 2022
“My professional life began the moment I entered University”, — Abbas Juma, graduate of the Faculty of Philology of RUDN University

Abbas Juma is a graduate 2017 of RUDN University, majoring in “Journalism” in. Today he is an international journalist covering events in the Middle East, a special correspondent for the Federal News Agency ... We talked with Abbas about why work without pay, why business trips are hot spots, and why sometimes it’s good to be an “upstart”. For the birthday of RUDN University — media project “Thousands of stories — one university”.

Education
03 Feb 2022
The second semester at RUDN University begins in a remote format

From February 7 to February 27, all faculties (institutes / academy / higher school) will study completely using distance technologies. Educational units will have to restructure the curriculum in such a way that during these 3 weeks the classes will be mainly lectures in Microsoft Teams.

Life in RUDN
01 Feb 2022
“I would give RUDN University a time flywheel to have time for all activities,” Alena Yadronova, student at the Institute of Foreign Languages

Alena is a third-year student. Last year, she won one million rubles in the All-Russian competition “Your Move”. Alena speaks about her first dream, winning the competition and plans for the future. On the eve of the birthday of RUDN University she is on the media project “Thousands of stories — one university”.

Life in RUDN
01 Feb 2022
“The degree of internationalization of RUDN University is unparalleled and goes beyond any university rankings” — Oleg Timofeev, lecturer at the Institute of Foreign Languages

Oleg Timofeev, lecturer at the Institute of Foreign Languages, speaking about stereotypes about China, students’ interests and good sinologists. For the birthday of RUDN University we are presenting media project “A thousand stories — one university”.

Science
01 Feb 2022
Scientists Show the Importance of Contact with Nature in the City During the Lockdown

​​​​​​​The measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic limited the access of citizens to natural objects. It is still unexplored, what consequences this had for the residents and what conclusions should be drawn for more effective urban planning. RUDN University scientists with colleagues from Australia and Germany studied how the restrictions associated with COVID-19 affected the use of blue and green infrastructure by citizens in Moscow (Russia) and Perth (Australia), and what consequences this had for their health. In the article “Human Dimensions of Urban Blue and Green Infrastructure during a Pandemic.

Life in RUDN
01 Feb 2022
RUDN — 62: “Thousands of stories — one university!”

February 4, thousands of students, graduates and guests will celebrate the birthday of their Alma mater online. RUDN University takes a step into its new year of life and the plans are grandiose. Every day the university gives knowledge to students, promotes the professional development of employees and reminds graduates about the beginning of their professional path. Ahead are even more leaders, discoveries and achievements that take their start at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.

Life in RUDN
31 Jan 2022
“My heart and soul brought me to Russia,” Antonio Carluccio, lecturer at the Faculty of Philology of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Antonio Carluccio teaches at the Department of the Russian Language and Methods of its Teaching. From the first year he has been studying Russian, Polish and English. Now Antonio is learning Turkish in order to find an approach to students from different countries. Read the interview about studying at Harvard, the advantages and disadvantages of online learning, and what inspired him to study in Russia.

Science
28 Jan 2022
Biologists of RUDN University found out what is the difference between the body's reaction to hypoxia at different ages

RUDN biologists have determined how the body’s response to oxygen deficiency at the molecular level changes with age. These are the first results obtained in this direction - previously it was known only about the change in general resistance to low oxygen levelswithage.

Life in RUDN
27 Jan 2022
“I was sitting in my room in the dormitory thinking about what I personally can do to make the world better. This is how the International Organization “Youths Make a Difference” appeared,” says Tatiana Denseh Kusi, student of the Academy of Engineering

Tatiana Denseh Kusi from Cameroon is a 4th year student majoring in Technical Systems Management. In 2019, she founded the “Youths Make a Difference” (YMD) International Youth Organization. Now it unites 62 people from 20 African countries. In 2021, Tatiana won the Africa Excellence Award in the category “African Youth Ambassador 2021”. Read the interview about how she created a youth organization, how YMD helps internally displaced persons from the conflict zones in Cameroon and how to combine studies with volunteering.

Science
20 Jan 2022
RUDN scientists have shown how much taking into account the real shape of the satellite affects the probability of collision of two space objects

RUDN scientists have clarified the model for calculating the probability that space objects may encounter. Classical models do not take into account the real shape and orientation of objects -it seemed that this increases the calculated probability several times. The results are published in the journal Cosmic Research.

Science
17 Jan 2022
RUDN Univesity Biologists Prove the Effectiveness of Silver Nanoparticles Against Phytopathogens

RUDN University biologists proved the effectiveness of biogenic metal nanoparticles against some fungi infecting plants. The nanoparticles are obtained in a safe way from strawberry leaf extract.

Science
17 Jan 2022
RUDN University Biologists Obtain 7 Metal Nanoparticles Using Strawberry

RUDN University biologists have proposed a safe and environmentally friendly way to obtain seven types of metal nanoparticles that are necessary for medicine and agriculture. This does not require expensive and toxic chemicals or expensive equipment — the synthesis takes place using an extract from the leaves of Fragaria ananassa.