RUDN University master student of philology attended the International Student Conference «Univ Forum 2018: Rethinking the future»

This conference is annual scientific event, since 1968. The organizers of the conference are: ICU (Instituto per la Cooperazione Universitaria), Fondazione Vincoli Romani, Universidad de Navarra, Pontificia Universitas Sanctae Crucis, Colegio Mayor Universitario Monterols, Universidad de Barcelona, Harambee Africa International Onlus.
The purpose of the conference is to analyze and define the concept of «future» in the context of modern culture.
This year work sections of the forum:
- Humanities
- Economy, law, politics
- Communications
- Art and architecture
- Science, medicine, education
The different forms of academic activities for students and young scientists were organized, in particular: Communications, Debate Competition, Social Initiative Forum. In 2018 students from more than 40 countries (more than 2,000 students and young scientists from around the world) attended this conference. Leading scientists and researchers held workshops for students: Jack Valero «Communicating efficiently the faith in a postmodern environment», Ignacio Vicens «The challenge of rethinking architecture», David Post «A change in the rules of the game», Kevin Majeres «Working towards interior freedom», Benedetto Ippolito «Philosophy, study of classics and the future of society», Anna Halpine «From person to act: transforming policy and culture for the human person»
The Master student of RUDN University Department of Foreign Languages (Faculty of Philology) Y.M. Druzhkov participated in this Forum, he also gave a presentation on «Rethinking the future: the anti-utopia of Strugatsky brothers» Hard to be a God» (section of the humanities).
Alena Devyaterikova is the first in our country to study the features of the development of cognitive and visual-motor functions in preschool children who have had oncology. For this research, a researcher at the Laboratory of Neuropsychology of the Research Institute for Brain Development and Higher Achievements of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia became a laureate of the Medal of the Russian Academy of Education “Young Scientist for Success in Science”. The award ceremony took place on November 24 at the press center of the Russia Today media group.
RUDN University took part in the exposition of the Moscow NAUKA 0+ Festival at the Expocentre, the largest popular science platform in 2022 in terms of the number of activities. The University was represented by the Faculty of Science, the Agrarian and Techological Institute, the Institute of Ecology, the Institute of Biochemical Technology and Nanotechnology, the Medical Institute, the Higher School of Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship, and the university admissions team.
7 minutes to talk about the Olympics, modern fantasy, gamification and pop-up: on the Day of Russian Science, the 8th of February, Science Talks were organized for the first time at the RUDN.
Alena Devyaterikova is the first in our country to study the features of the development of cognitive and visual-motor functions in preschool children who have had oncology. For this research, a researcher at the Laboratory of Neuropsychology of the Research Institute for Brain Development and Higher Achievements of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia became a laureate of the Medal of the Russian Academy of Education “Young Scientist for Success in Science”. The award ceremony took place on November 24 at the press center of the Russia Today media group.
RUDN University took part in the exposition of the Moscow NAUKA 0+ Festival at the Expocentre, the largest popular science platform in 2022 in terms of the number of activities. The University was represented by the Faculty of Science, the Agrarian and Techological Institute, the Institute of Ecology, the Institute of Biochemical Technology and Nanotechnology, the Medical Institute, the Higher School of Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship, and the university admissions team.