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The results of the 2022 Round University Ranking have been published. ITMO was once again ranked first among Russian universities in the Technical Sciences category.

On December 6–7, 2022, the semifinal of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) took place in St Petersburg. Two teams from the HSE Faculty of Computer Science won medals at NERC 2022: FFTilted took overall 2nd place and received the gold medal, and It Has To Work took 8th place (silver medal). Two teams from HSE University—FFTilted (Moscow) and Just3Keks (St Petersburg)—will take part in the ICPC finals, which will be held in Egypt in 2023.

On December 10, the registration for Open Doors-2022 Olympiad closed. Overall number of participants is 56 652.They come from 196 countries and have completed 77 949 portfolios.

To take part in the Olympiad you must register, fill in your portfolio and successfully pass the entrance test. If you have not yet done so, now is your last chance! 

By using artificial intelligence algorithms and a special acrylic paint mixer, the robot can independently obtain any shade of colour to create its own paintings and, in the future, to restore existing works of art.

An innovative non-invasive method of muonography for the study of large objects, developed by a team of authors from NRNU MEPhI, NITU MISIS and FIAN, has been highly appreciated in the 2022 Makariev Prize for Natural Sciences. The scientists' development won the third prize in the category "Methods of natural and exact sciences in the study of the history of the Church, Christian antiquities and the cultural heritage of Russia and the Slavic countries, and innovative technologies that ensure high quality of heritage preservation".

The 45th ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest) World Championship Final was held on November 11, 2022 in Dhaka, the capital of the Republic of Bangladesh. Teams of 140 universities from 45 countries took part in the final. Russia was represented by students of 11 universities, 6 of which are organizers of the Olympiad: Higher School of Economics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg branch), ITMO University, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University and Nizhny Novgorod State University.

The selection of a potential supervisor and an interview with him or her are parts of the third stage of the Olympiad for participants of the doctoral track. You can select UP TO THREE potential research supervisors, whose fields of research match your research interests, through your Olympiad account no later than three days before the beginning of the interview.

This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko, talking about the Open Doors Olympiad for foreigners.

Tomsk Polytechnic University students will take part in a soft skills development project in the format of a training camp. During intensive training in a business game format, they will learn how to work in a team, make non-standard decisions and gain experience in complex management issues. The project is implemented as part of the educational policy of the Priority 2030 development programme.

On October 11, HSE University hosted a delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic at the building on Pokrovsky Bulvar. During the meeting, they discussed education and the continuing cooperation between HSE University and Damascus University.

Employees of the Siberian Federal University (SFU) and Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have found ways to improve the efficiency of fuel mixtures that are promising in terms of use in the heat industry

The Open Doors International Olympiad is starting for the sixth time! Depending on the chosen direction, the winners of the Olympiad will be able to enroll for free in the master's or postgraduate programs of their chosen University. Participants of the doctoral track will be able to choose a future research supervisor and pass an interview with them during the Olympiad.

The Olympiad’s schedule will be the same as last year

The corresponding law was signed on July 14 by Vladimir Putin.