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GreenMetric published the results of the world ranking of environmental sustainability of universities. RUDN took the 41st place among the universities of the world and reaffirmed the position of the “greenest” university in Russia.
A RUDN mathematician suggested a method of evaluating the level of nonadditivity in a choice problem, i.e. to calculate how the parameters of the choice are connected to each other, and how it influences the end result. The study will help analyze such systems and find out the most optimal decision by means of calculations. The work was published in the Information Sciences journal.
RUDN plans to double the budget of the competition for the support of postgraduate publications in journals indexed by the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases, as well as the number of prize places. This was announced at the meeting of the Project 5-100 Management Committee by RUDN Rector Vladimir Filippov.
RUDN forges diplomatic personnel. Many university graduates who start diplomatic service, do not lose contact with the university and promote the values and traditions of Alma Mater. At the initiative of such graduates, the International Club of Diplomatic Alumni and Friends of RUDN was established, the first meeting taking place on December 13. The meeting participants discussed the Regulations on the Club and outlined a work plan and interaction formats, as well as elected the management. Mrs. Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda in the Russian Federation, became the President of the Alumni Diplomats Club.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, appointed the Rector of the Peoples' Friendship University, Vladimir Filippov, chairman of the Committee on Educational Programs of UNESCO. The corresponding decree was issued on December 15.
December 12-14, a delegation from the University of Copperbelt (Zambia), headed by Rector, Professor Nason Ngoma, was in Moscow to develop projects of the Cluster Approach of RUDN. A work program for the development of the Center for Imitation Education in Zambia was signed with the Medical Institute.
December 6-7, RUDN together with the Institute of Urban Soils of New York united leading world scientists and representatives of government and commercial organizations at the International Urban Soil Symposium in New York (USA). The participants discussed the possibilities of research collaborations to solve topical problems of restoring soil resources.
A meeting of the National Administration of the University of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCOU) was held at RUDN University. The meeting was attended by representatives of the leading (basic) universities from the Russian Federation, members of the SCO University, as well as representatives of the Chinese SCO Administration, which is located on the basis of Dalian University of Foreign Languages.
Luque Alvarez De Sotomayor Rafael, (Universidad de Córdoba), Director of the Scientific Center for Molecular Design and Synthesis of Innovative Compounds for Medicine is among the most cited scientists according to Highly Cited Researchers 2018.
November 29, 2018 the head of the Law School of the University of Manchester, prof. Christopher Thornhill and Dr. Maria Smirnova, researcher at the University of Manchester visited RUDN University.
November 29, 2018, the Torch of Friendship International Cultural and Sports Festival was held at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, which gathered participants from 23 countries of the world.
The delegation of RUDN University visited the Republic of Ecuador to establish partnerships with employers. In a number of working meetings with Ecuadorian companies, university representatives discussed the organization of practices, internships and employment of Ecuadorian students and graduates.