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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Return to the roots: 145 years of the historical foundation of the State University of Management!

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    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    In 2024, the State University of Management celebrated the 105th anniversary of its foundation. On April 30, 1919, according to the decree of the People’s Commissariat of Industry and Trade of the USSR, the Moscow Industrial and Economic Practical Institute (MPEPI) received the status of an institution equal to an institution of higher education. From that moment on, the official chronicle of our university has been kept. But, as often happens in times of change, some pages of history were forgotten. This happened with the biography of the First Management University of the country. We invite you to dive deep into the history of the SUM, rediscover it, and learn its origins.

    MPEPI did not appear out of nowhere. Before the proclaimed power of the Soviets, the address Staraya Basmannaya, 21/4 housed the Aleksandrovskoye and Nikolaevskoye commercial schools, as well as the Trade Schools named after the Emperor of Russia Nicholas II.

    On February 19, 1880 (March 3, new style), exactly 145 years ago, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Alexander II, the Moscow stock exchange merchants decided to found a commercial school in the capital for people of the trade and industrial class. Alexander II was not only a tsar-liberator (the Manifesto on the liberation of the peasants from serfdom was also signed on February 19 (March 3), 1861), but also a champion of education. Thus began the first chapter in the life of the Aleksandrovsky Commercial School, which years later acquired its current name – the State University of Management.

    The curricula approved by the Ministry of Finance in agreement with the Ministry of Public Education of the Russian Empire were adopted on July 11, 1885. The first academic season began at the same time.

    The Aleksandrovsk Commercial School was located at 21 Staraya Basmannaya in the building of the palace of Prince A.B. Kurakin. For decades to come, the school received significant support from the state and business, whose representatives joined the Board of Trustees of the “useful institution.” The members of this board and the teaching staff of the school were famous people of their time: P.M. Tretyakov, D.V. Tsvetaev, S.V. Alekseev, A.K. Trapeznikov, N.A. Naidenov, A.V. Letnikov. All of them were outstanding figures of that era, whose influence went far beyond the Moscow stock exchange community.

    The initiator of the creation of the school was a well-known entrepreneur, banker, chairman of the Stock Exchange Committee and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the school – Nikolai Aleksandrovich Naidenov. Its first director was a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, an outstanding mathematician, and an organizer of science – Alexei Vasilyevich Letnikov.

    During that era, such scientists as mathematician V. Ya. Tsinger, historians V. I. Picheta and D. V. Tsvetaev, astronomer P. K. Sternberg and others taught. Incidentally, the exhibits of the school, which characterized the educational base and educational process, were awarded a medal at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900. Some of the artifacts and photographs from those years are kept at the disposal of the Museum of the State University of Management, where you can also read literature and get acquainted with the exhibition stands telling about the first steps of the university at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

    After the October Revolution of 1917, the existence of any institutions bearing the imperial name was no longer possible. New educational institutions with a practical focus – technical schools – were created in the country. The new historical form of the Aleksandrovsky Commercial School was the Moscow Industrial and Economic Technical School (MPET).

    The Soviet MPET was located in the same complex of buildings on Staraya Basmannaya. The teaching and student staff also remained almost unchanged. A letter calling for applications for work at the newly created technical school, published in the Izvestia newspaper on July 20, 1918, was answered by 53 teachers from the Aleksandrovsky, 23 from the Nikolaevsky commercial schools, and 21 teachers from the Women’s Trade School. Students who transferred from the Aleksandrovsky school continued their education at the MPET and years later received Soviet diplomas. The first heads of the technical school were teachers from the school and the trade school, Paisiy Ivanovich Shelkov and Arkady Grigorievich Arkhangelsky.

    Let us emphasize once again that most of the teachers and students of the Alexandrovsky Commercial School transferred to the MPET, even the address remained the same, only the statutory documents changed. The continuity of the intellectual heritage in the field of financial, economic, technical knowledge and the glorious traditions of the imperial school is direct and obvious.

    During the Soviet years, the idea of this continuity was abandoned based on the principle of “We are ours, we will build a new world.” In 1919, the MPET was transformed into the Moscow Industrial and Economic Practical Institute (MPEPI). Later, in the 1930s, the institute began to be called the Moscow Engineering and Economic Institute. And it bore this name until 1975, when, having gained a scientific, academic and pedagogical base of the new management order, it received a completely recognizable name – MIU, Moscow Institute of Management, which later became the State University of Management.

    Thus, we would like to pay tribute to historical justice. It is time to recognize and openly declare – the State University of Management turns 145 in 2025! The Aleksandrovsk Commercial School is the historical foundation of our university. It is impossible to forget and remain silent about this fact. It expresses the connection between generations and the university spirit of the first management academic institution in Russia.

    Happy anniversary, dear university! Happy 145th anniversary!

    Subscribe to the TG channel “Our GUU” Date of publication: 02/04/2025

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The government has defined a list of industries that will not be subject to restrictions on floating interest rates on loans

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    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Microenterprises operating in the construction, warehousing, hotel business, rental and leasing, as well as health resort services, will be able to take out loans without restrictions on the application of a floating rate. The order to this effect was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

    The decision will support housing construction, which plays a decisive role in the economy, as well as retailers and the hotel industry, which is especially important in the context of sanctions restrictions.

    Often projects in these areas are implemented on the basis of separate, specially created organizations that can be classified as microenterprises. It is advantageous for such enterprises to take out a loan at floating rates, since in this case the interest rate will be lower than the market rate due to the risk of its possible increase.

    For example, for developers, the fixed interest rate on loans today can reach 27-28% per annum. At the same time, the floating rate is about 20% per annum.

    In June 2024, State Duma deputies adopted amendments to a number of current laws that limited the use of floating rates on loans. These same amendments gave the Government the right to determine industries that would not be subject to such restrictions.

    The document will be published.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: At NSU, vice-rectors of Novosibirsk universities discussed issues of network interaction and diplomas in the format of startups

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    Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University –

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    At NSU, vice-rectors of Novosibirsk universities discussed issues of network interaction and diplomas in the format of startups

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    Material prepared by: Elena Panfilo, NSU press service

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    NSU Master’s student studies new materials for spin-polarized electron sources

    Nadezhda Solovoy’s research is aimed at studying the conditions for the formation of single-crystal films of multi-alkali compounds of antimony and bismuth. This material is of interest for creating photocathodes in sources of spin-polarized electrons of particle accelerators. In addition, the results of the study can help improve the characteristics of photoelectronic converters based on such photocathodes.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: MIL Analysis – Five best articles in Russian for 03.02.2025

    MIL Analysis : Here are the top five Russian language articles published today. The analysis consists of five articles that are prioritized at the moment.

    As a result of today’s analysis, the Moscow Exchange provides us with its opportunities and results. Education is evolving, increasing attention to the personalities of students, and utilizing new modern learning technologies.

    Dmitry Chernyshenko met with volunteers in Anapa to discuss the latest news on emergencies on the coast. The social sphere is actively involved.

    Below you can read one of the articles.

    1. Financial news: Moscow Exchange has entered the top of the NRA ESG ranking.

    Moscow Exchange has been included in the updated ESG ranking of Russian financial organizations compiled by the National Rating Agency (NRA). The Exchange was included in the first, highest group of the ranking in terms of the degree of implementation of sustainability principles in its strategic and operational activities.

    2. Financial news: Moscow Exchange is the winner of the Project of the Year 2024 contest.

    Moscow Exchange won the “Project of the Year – 2024” contest organized by the Global CIO community. The aim of the competition is to develop the competencies of the professional community and broadcast the best practices in the field of digitalization.

    3. Polytechnic held an advanced training course on “RISC-V Ecosystem”

    At the end of January, the Higher School of Electronics and Microsystems Engineering of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of SPbPU held a unique advanced training course on “RISC-V ecosystem: development and system programming”.

    The course was devoted to the development of hardware and software for modern extensible open instruction systems and RISC-V processor architectures, which are widely used in rapidly developing areas of information technology, including the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.

    4. Polytechnic students reached the semifinals of the XI All-Russian Engineering Competition.

    The qualifying stage of the XI All-Russian Engineering Competition has been completed. Experts evaluated over 12,000 projects and scientific research. 751 graduates from universities from all over the country, including SPbPU, reached the semi-finals. The All-Russian Engineering Competition is an annual intellectual competition that has been held since 2014. It is organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The contest operator is the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI.

    5. Dmitry Chernyshenko met in Anapa with volunteers involved in emergency response on the coast.

    Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko met with representatives of the united volunteer headquarters #WeWeMeet, who are cleaning the Black Sea coast from fuel oil, on the shore of Anapa. During the meeting the volunteers shared their experience and results of their work.

    The meeting was also attended by the head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh), Grigory Gurov, and the governor of the Krasnodar Region, Veniamin Kondratiev.

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    Regards MIL!

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 03.02.2025 deposit auction of JSC “KAVKAZ.RF” will be held

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    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

    The date of the deposit auction is 03.02.2025. The placement currency is RUB. The maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) is 10,000,000.00. The placement period, days is 3. The date of depositing funds is 03.02.2025. The date of return of funds is 06.02.2025. The minimum placement interest rate, % per annum is 25.00. The terms of the conclusion are urgent or special (Urgent). The minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) is 10,000,000.00. The maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form is open or closed (Open). The basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time). Applications in preliminary mode from 10:00 to 10:02. Applications in competition mode from 10:02 to 10:05. Setting a cut-off percentage or declaring the auction invalid before 10:12.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 03.02.2025 the deposit auction of the Moscow Small Business Lending Assistance Fund will take place

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    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

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    The date of the deposit auction is 03.02.2025. The placement currency is RUB. The maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) is 60,000,000.00. The placement period, days is 17. The date of depositing funds is 03.02.2025. The date of return of funds is 20.02.2025. The minimum placement interest rate, % per annum is 20.70. Terms of the conclusion, urgent or special (Urgent). The minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) is 60,000,000.00. The maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form, open or closed (Open). The basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time). Applications in preliminary mode from 11:30 to 11:40. Applications in competition mode from 11:40 to 11:45. Setting the cut-off percentage or declaring the auction invalid before 11:55.

    Additional conditions – Placement of funds with the possibility of early withdrawal of the entire deposit amount and payment of interest accrued on the deposit amount at the rate established by the deposit transaction, in the event of non-compliance of the Bank with the requirements established by clause 2.1. of the Regulation “On the procedure for selecting banks for placing funds of the Moscow Small Business Lending Assistance Fund in deposits (deposits) under the GDS” (as amended on the date of the deposit transaction), early withdrawal at the “on demand” rate, payment of interest at the end of the term, without replenishment.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: Issuers from the Eurasian Economic Union countries will gain access to organized trading throughout the space

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    Source: Central Bank of Russia –

    At the next meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, which was held in Almaty, an Agreement on cross-border admission to the placement and circulation of securities in organized trading in the EAEU member states was signed.

    This is the first document aimed at regulating the securities market in order to build a common financial market in the territory of the union countries.

    The agreement provides an opportunity for exchanges from the EAEU member states to list securities of issuers from other countries of the union on terms no less favourable than for “their” issuers.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko: The final of the V International Financial Security Olympiad will be held in Krasnoyarsk

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    Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the International Financial Security Olympiad

    February 3, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the International Financial Security Olympiad

    February 3, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the International Financial Security Olympiad

    February 3, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the International Financial Security Olympiad

    February 3, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the International Financial Security Olympiad

    February 3, 2025

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    Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the International Financial Security Olympiad

    The first meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the International Financial Security Olympiad in 2025 was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

    Dmitry Chernyshenko noted that the Olympiad has been held for the fifth year with the support of President Vladimir Putin. Interest in it grows every year.

    In 2023, the head of state personally met with the participants of the third Olympiad finals, as a result of which the International Movement for Financial Security was created – representatives of 36 countries are participating in it.

    “Over four years, more than 1,900 people have taken part in the final stage of the Olympiad, including 514 prize winners and winners. President Vladimir Putin has decided to organize the final stage of the Olympiad in different regions. In 2025, Krasnoyarsk has been chosen as the venue. The Olympiad is celebrating its first anniversary, and during this time it has acquired its own list of events and traditions. I believe that they should be expanded. Each new host city will make more and more new proposals,” the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

    Dmitry Chernyshenko and Director of Rosfinmonitoring Yuri Chikhanchin thanked the educational foundation “Talent and Success” and its director Elena Shmeleva, the federal territory “Sirius”, the administration of Krasnodar Krai and the city of Sochi, as well as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in the Southern Federal District for their assistance in organizing the first four Olympiads.

    Yuri Chikhanchin noted the need to expand the geography of the Olympiad, as well as to attract more interested countries to conduct the thematic lesson “Financial Security”, which in 2025 is dedicated to the problem of droppering (a fraudulent scheme for cashing out funds).

    “Interest of foreign countries in our Olympiad is growing. Schoolchildren and students from 36 countries, members of the CIS, BRICS, SCO and other international organizations, took part in the final of the fourth Olympiad. This year, new countries are going to fully participate in the Olympiad stages,” said the director of Rosfinmonitoring.

    Following the meeting, Dmitry Chernyshenko supported this idea and instructed to work on the issue of increasing the representation of countries.

    In 2025, the Siberian Federal University will be the venue for the Olympiad in Krasnoyarsk. Events for experts will traditionally be held on the sidelines of the finals.

    Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai Mikhail Kotyukov noted that it is a great honor for the region to host the final stage of the Financial Security Olympiad, and expressed gratitude to the President of the country for supporting the idea of holding the competition in the region. Mikhail Kotyukov emphasized that the region has extensive experience in holding major events of federal and international scale (including the XXIX World Winter Universiade 2019), all the necessary infrastructure, which will allow organizing the main part of the Olympiad final, as well as its sports and cultural program, at a high level.

    From February 1 to 28, the invitational stage of the fifth Olympiad is being held in Russian and English on the international social and educational platform “Commonwealth”. Pupils of grades 8-11 and students are invited to participate first. Upon completion of the stage, participants who have completed the tasks will receive a certificate. To participate, you must register on the platformKHTTPS: // Society. Org/ru.

    The meeting of the organizing committee was attended by the Director of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring Yuri Chikhanchin, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Dmitry Afanasyev, Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai Mikhail Kotyukov, representatives of the Administration of the President of Russia, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Rossotrudnichestvo, ANO National Priorities, financial organizations and rectors of universities participating in the Olympiad.

    The lesson “Financial Security” will be held from February 1 to April 30, 2025. The invitational stage of the Olympiad – from February 1 to 28, 2025. The selection stage will consist of two rounds: the first round – from March 31 to April 4, 2025, the second round – from April 9 to 15, 2025. The qualification stage – from August 1 to September 3, 2025. The final stage will be held in person from September 28 to October 3, 2025.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Patrushev and Igor Kobzev discussed the socio-economic development of the Irkutsk region

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    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Dmitry Patrushev held a meeting with the Governor of the Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev

    Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev held a meeting with Irkutsk Region Governor Igor Kobzev. The meeting discussed issues of the region’s socio-economic development.

    Igor Kobzev said that the Irkutsk region is developing successfully. The region’s industrial production index increased by 9% over 11 months last year. The mineral extraction index for the same period rose above the Russian average and amounted to 112% – this is seventh place in Russia as a whole. The manufacturing index increased by more than 5%.

    The meeting also touched upon issues of forest management, agriculture and the implementation of the national project “Environmental Well-being”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The final stage of the VIII season of the Olympiad “I am a professional”: two weeks before the start

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    Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –

    For the eighth year, the intellectual competition has been inviting talents from all over the country to become part of the universe of opportunities to receive bonuses upon admission to the HSE Master’s program, a chance to do an internship at partner companies (Yandex, VTB, Sber, Russian Railways and others) and cash prizes of up to 300,000 rubles. The results of the selection round are already known, and the final round is just around the corner. We share statistics and talk about important dates in February.

    Of the 71 areas of this Olympiad season, six are implemented by the Higher School of Economics: Economics, Sociology, Urban Studies, Business Informatics, Journalism, and Design.

    The qualifying stage has been completed

    Based on the results of the selection round, 3,619 participants were admitted to participate in the following areas of the Higher School of Economics: Business Informatics – 558, Design – 429, Journalism – 348, Sociology – 983, Urban Studies – 419, and Economics – 882.

    Participants who have scored the required number of points and presented a document confirming their student status are admitted to the final stage of the Olympiad. Passing scores may vary depending on the territorial affiliation of the university. More details are available at page.

    Alexander Chepovsky, Director of Strategic Work with Applicants, shares statistics: “The Higher School of Economics has been the university organizing the Olympiad for the eighth year now.”I am a professional“Our areas traditionally enjoy great interest among students from all over Russia. For example, this year, almost 80% of students who passed to the next stage in our areas are studying at other universities in the country. Students of the Higher School of Economics showed decent results in the selection stage of the Olympiad “I am a professional” and were admitted to participate in the final stage in 70 areas. The range of interests is impressive and makes you wonder how versatile and talented the people at the HSE are.”

    The final stage

    The final stage in all areas will begin in February. It may be held in several rounds (semi-final and final) or in one (final) depending on each specific area.

    “Business Informatics”

    The final stage is held in two rounds in a remote format. The semi-final will take place on February 23 in two time slots: from 03:00 to 09:00 and from 10:00 to 16:00 Moscow time. Participants have the right to choose one most convenient slot. The completion time is fixed: participants who start completing tasks not from the beginning of the allocated interval will have less time.

    “Design”

    There is no semi-final in this area — only the final. Participants must upload completed projects to their personal account from 00:00 on February 17 to 23:59 on March 16 Moscow time. The defense of completed assignments will take place in April.

    “Journalism”

    Participants will have an online semi-final and final. In the first round, they must complete and upload their work from 00:00 on February 26 to 23:59 on March 3 Moscow time. The final will also be held in April.

    “Sociology”

    There is no semi-final in this category. Participants must complete the final round in person.

    The competition will take place on February 15. The participants will gather and undergo the identification procedure from 09:30 to 09:50 Moscow time. The final will begin at 10:00 (Moscow time). You will have 240 minutes to complete the tasks.

    The final will be held in the following cities: Barnaul, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg, Stavropol, Tomsk, Tyumen and Yakutsk.

    “Urban Studies”

    The final stage will be held within one round (final) in person on February 16. The start is at 10:00 (Moscow time). You will have 240 minutes to complete the tasks.

    The final of the direction will take place at venues in Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg and Tomsk.

    “Economy”

    The final stage of this direction is also held in person at sites in Barnaul, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg, Stavropol, Tomsk, Tyumen and Yakutsk.

    The final will take place on February 15. The competition starts at 10:00 Moscow time. Participants will have 180 minutes to complete the tasks.

    You can find the materials of the final stage and a detailed schedule for each direction at website.

    Alexander Chepovsky gives advice to the participants of the final competition: “When going through the final stage, I advise you to be attentive and focused. Stay calm to easily cope with any tasks. Remember that the best will receive not only cash prizes, but also advantages when entering the HSE Master’s program, as well as valuable experience that will help in finding a job and building a career.”

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Lectures, business games and master classes: SPbGASU held Russian Science Day for students of Lyceum No. 126

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    Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Business game “Interview”

    On January 31, SPbGASU held a large-scale event for students of grades 8–11 of St. Petersburg Lyceum No. 126. The students celebrated Russian Science Day at our university. They visited departments, museums, laboratories, the exhibition hall of the architectural faculty and the scientific and technical library, listened to lectures, took part in business games and master classes.

    On behalf of the university’s management and staff, Marina Malyutina, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy, welcomed the guests: “SPbGASU was founded in 1832 under Emperor Nicholas I as the School of Civil Engineers. Throughout our history, we have had different names, but the meaning has remained the same – our university has always been the center of engineering thought and construction science.”

    “Macaroni Builder”, “First-Year Grant” and other reasons to study at SPbGASU

    Alevtina Ragimova and Marina Malyutina

    Marina Viktorovna informed that more than 12 thousand students study at the university. Every year more than 2 thousand graduates leave its walls. All of them are at the cutting edge of new technologies and knowledge and are in demand by the industry: more than 70 percent of graduates find employment in their specialty.

    The university closely cooperates with industry partners – the largest developers of St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast and other regions. More than 500 teachers are involved in the educational process, 70 percent of whom have academic titles and degrees, many of whom are members of various state and public academies, including the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences.

    You can study at SPbGASU throughout your life – full-time, part-time, part-time, improving your qualifications, undergoing retraining. Students have the opportunity to study in additional educational programs, master a second qualification. The university provides scope for research in more than 10 scientific areas. Scientists report the results of their scientific activities at conferences and symposiums.

    SPbGASU organizes intra-university and all-Russian TIM championships, participates in the International Engineering Championship CASE-IN, and holds the international competition “Macaroni Builder”. An active student life is in full swing here: the Student Leisure and Creativity Center “Kirpich”, the Center for Physical Culture and Sports operate, and student projects are supported. One of such projects is “Adapters”, within the framework of which senior students help first-year students for six months. Curators – teachers who help first-year students study, communicate, and solve everyday problems – also work with the first-year students.

    “Our university is especially proud of the SPbGASU personal scholarship, the so-called “First-Year Grant”. We support the guys who have shown themselves in school and in secondary vocational education – in public life, research, studies, and pay them an additional scholarship on a competitive basis. In general, we have 17 scholarships that our students can receive upon fulfilling certain requirements,” said Marina Malyutina.

    At the end of her speech, the vice-rector presented the lyceum with a book about the architects of St. Petersburg. Alevtina Ragimova, the director of Lyceum No. 126, in her response expressed confidence that many graduates will become students of SPbGASU.

    Students from the Kirpich Student Leisure and Creativity Center performed a concert program that drew thunderous applause. In addition, the winners of the Olympiads that the university holds for future applicants were awarded. Then the lyceum students were treated to a tour of the university and numerous events that immersed them in the world of science.

    What were university lectures about?

    Lecture by Ekaterina Voznyak “Architects of St. Petersburg and Architectural Education”

    Ekaterina Voznyak, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, spoke about the architects of St. Petersburg and architectural education in her lecture. The Dean said that she does not encourage the audience to become architects, since an architect is a calling that either exists or does not. The students will be able to decide on this issue not now, but at the age of 18-19, however, according to the Dean, it is useful for everyone to know about the architecture and architects of St. Petersburg. Ekaterina Ryurikovna emphasized that in the Northern capital they love and know their architects, who, being different people, create an ensemble, build a single city. This is what distinguishes St. Petersburg architects.

    The lecture by Dmitry Ulrich, Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Urban Management, was called “Excursion into the World of Science.” He spoke about the prerequisites for the development of science, the classification of sciences, and scientific discoveries that changed the world. Students learned about the role of chemistry, physics, and mathematics in construction, heat supply, land management, and their importance for engineering education.

    Galina Tokunova, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management, offered to look into the future of the construction industry. The speaker’s focus was on TIM design, 3D printing, the Internet of Things and smart sensors, robots and drones. The audience learned why artificial intelligence will not replace specialists in economics and management, what specialists in business informatics and economic security do, what is happening in the Laboratory of Digital Information Models in Construction at SPbGASU and much more.

    What was taught in the master classes

    You could feel like an artist at the master class “City Landscape”. Before it began, Konstantin Tarasov, senior teacher of the drawing department, explained that the children would first make an air space “on the wet”, and then introduce into it the silhouette of St. Petersburg – the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Kazan Cathedral. The lesson helped the lyceum students to reveal their creative abilities.

    The model workshop hosted a master class called “Architectural Fantasies”. The children were divided into five teams and created a model of a skyscraper. Olga Belousova, associate professor of the architectural design department, said: “As a starting point, the teams received handouts – photos, pictures, discussed the concept and began to assemble a fantasy model. Forty-five minutes later, the captains presented their work. In this case, they were required not only to write a short story about their skyscraper, but also to come up with a motto for it.”

    Due to the expansion of its activities, the organization calculated its personnel needs. The calculation showed that there were not enough workers in certain areas… This is how the business game “Interview” began, in which the participants learned to present themselves to the employer.

    The guys were divided into two groups: the HR department and job seekers. Olga Bochkareva, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Economics and Management, Associate Professor of the Construction Management Department, and Marina Egorova, Deputy Dean for Educational Work, Senior Lecturer of the same department, suggested choosing professional skills that correspond to the professions: economic security specialist, marketer, construction economist, HR department employee. The HR department developed a list of interview questions. Job seekers prepared resumes and talked about themselves. As in real life, only the best got the job.

    At the master classes of the Faculty of Forensic Expertise and Law in Construction and Transport, it was possible to acquire practical skills of legal literacy in relations with unscrupulous employers, take psychological training “How to negotiate with any person”, learn about the criminal liability of minors and receive a lot of other useful information.

    The Automobile and Road Faculty prepared an interesting program. The students learned about the operation of vehicles and transport infrastructure in Arctic conditions, about digital twins of the roads of the future, and reverse engineering. The Automobile and Road Faculty is confident that today the road industry is developing at an incredible speed, and the task of teachers is to prepare specialists who will not only follow modern trends, but also create them.

    “Students of SPbGASU master advanced technologies, participate in research on the introduction of sustainable materials in road construction and the design of safe transport interchanges. SPbGASU is a leader in training personnel for the transport complex, actively cooperates with leading enterprises in the industry and provides students with the opportunity to undergo practical training at the largest construction and transport sites,” commented Andrey Zazykin, Dean of the ADF.

    “Our graduates are in demand – they are invited to work even at the training stage, because employers know that at SPbGASU they receive not only a theoretical base, but also valuable practical experience,” added Igor Chernyaev, head of the department of technical operation of vehicles.

    “SPbGASU is an interesting option”

    We asked ninth-grade students what they remember about Russian Science Day at SPbGASU and where they plan to study next.

    “We are still searching, but this is an interesting option. I will consider it. My father studied here,” shared Timur Bukhtiyarov.

    “I liked the business game the most. It was very fun, interesting, and exciting,” said Zlata Khudyakova.

    Galina Avdeeva, deputy director of Lyceum No. 126 for educational work, said that the Lyceum is very happy with such invitations – not only students, but also teachers learn a lot of new things here.

    The Admissions Committee, which organized the celebration for the lyceum students, thanks the university teachers for their participation, as well as students from the Kirpich Center for Social and Cultural Development, the student media center, and the SPbGASU Volunteer Club.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Denis Manturov: It is necessary to legally prohibit the acquisition of foreign equipment in the presence of Russian equipment

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    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov held a meeting on the development of the machine tool industry as part of a working trip to Krasnodar Krai and visited the production facilities of the Southern Heavy Machine Tool Plant (YuZTS).

    Over the past ten years, the Russian machine tool industry has demonstrated continuous growth. By the end of 2024, machine tool production increased by 40% in value terms, and tool production by more than 10%. The First Deputy Prime Minister noted the high workload of Russian manufacturers and the mass order generated by the defense industry. At the same time, according to him, the peak of the defense industry production capacity modernization program has already passed and the influence of this factor will gradually decrease.

    “The main support for the further development of the industry is the new national project, which is already being implemented. Its priorities are well known to you. Budget financing of 52 billion rubles is provided for this year. And now the key point is prompt contracting. I ask that no delays be allowed in this area. Let me remind you that the first results of the national project should be reported to the President in June,” Denis Manturov said.

    In his speech, the First Deputy Prime Minister noted that in order to achieve planned indicators, it is necessary to synchronize the efforts of science, the state, regions, development institutions and the production sector.

    “In particular, plants, using the national project measures, need to focus on maximizing the development of a new product line and technical re-equipment of their own facilities. Customers need to formulate technical specifications ahead of time, provide technical support for contracts, and give unconditional priority in purchases to Russian machines. Unfortunately, there are still many cases of purchasing imports when there are analogues on the market. Anton Andreevich, I believe that it is necessary to legally prohibit the purchase of foreign equipment when there is Russian equipment,” said Denis Manturov.

    In turn, it is important for regions where the main enterprises of the industry are concentrated to ensure control over the execution of work and consider the possibility of expanding support measures for machine tool builders. In terms of state support, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia must monitor the balance of supply and demand for machine tools and, if necessary, expand protective mechanisms.

    “This is especially relevant for critical machine tool components. We must fully ensure technological sovereignty for them by 2030,” Denis Manturov emphasized.

    The head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov spoke about the measures of state support for machine tool manufacturing that are being developed.

    “Together with the Innovation Assistance Fund, we are currently preparing a third program with grants of up to 50 million rubles to facilitate the commercialization of R&D results. This year, together with the SME Corporation, we want to launch a mechanism for preferential lending to small and medium-sized machine tool manufacturers. In terms of non-financial support measures, the Federal Competence Center in Productivity will consult companies on improving production efficiency. Today, a list of 25 companies that will be the first to take part in this event has already been developed,” shared Anton Alikhanov.

    “Thanks to the support of the Russian Government, we have managed to make industry one of the key sectors of the economy of our traditionally agricultural and resort region. This year, we plan to increase the capitalization of the regional Industrial Development Fund to 10 billion rubles. We continue to develop a network of industrial parks. There are already 8 industrial parks and 2 industrial technology parks operating in the region,” said Veniamin Kondratyev, Governor of Krasnodar Krai.

    Together with the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and the governor of the region, the First Deputy Prime Minister got acquainted with the current activities of the Southern Heavy Engineering Plant, whose main production buildings are located on the territory of the former machine-tool plant named after G.M. Sedin. In 2024, a new branch of YUZTS was also put into operation on the territory of the industrial park “VB Kuban”. Modern machines and machining centers were purchased, which expanded the company’s technological capabilities, increased productivity and significantly improved the quality of finished products.

    The First Deputy Prime Minister was presented with the entire product line developed and manufactured by YUZTS in 2023. In particular, a horizontal milling and boring machining center and a five-axis milling machining center. All machines are equipped with a CNC system developed by the domestic company Mechatronika.

    Denis Manturov was also shown 3D metal printers developed by YUZTS. The equipment operates using selective laser melting technology. These systems are fully ready for serial production with minimal delivery times — up to 4 months. Multi-laser systems with large processing zones are also under development. These printers use stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium and copper alloys in their work.

    Over the last year of operation, YUZTS has increased its production area from 16 to 90 thousand square meters. Production volumes are also growing: from 2021 to 2025, taking into account current plans, they have increased 14 times.

    The company’s immediate plans include launching a new modern foundry to provide its own production with parts that include operations requiring casting as part of the production technology. Another priority area is the launch of contract manufacturing, within the framework of which YUZTS will offer the market services for major repairs and reconstruction of heavy machine tools.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Rosneft expands contactless fuel payment in Siberia via Yandex Zapravki service

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    Source: Rosneft – Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Rosneft continues to develop cooperation with the Yandex Zapravki service and expands the geography of remote payment for fuel. The service has become available to customers at all 70 of the Company’s gas stations in the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic. Today, Rosneft is the largest retail network in Russia with the possibility of contactless payment at almost 2,700 gas stations.

    Yandex Gas Stations are integrated into Yandex Go, Maps and Navigator, and are also available in a separate application. The service informs users about the types and cost of fuel at each gas station. Motorists can select the pump number, fuel brand, volume and pay for refueling remotely via a mobile phone.

    At Rosneft filling stations in the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic, a special offer will be available to all motorists who fill up their cars before March 1, 2025, using the digital service. Participants in the Family Team loyalty program will also be able to add their card details to Yandex Gas Stations to earn points, and motorists with an active Yandex subscription will be able to accumulate and spend Plus points when filling up at the network’s filling stations.

    Developing convenient customer services to increase the speed and improve the quality of customer service is one of the priority goals of Rosneft’s retail business. The Company’s petrol stations provide motorists with the opportunity to use various methods to pay for fuel and related products: by bank card, in cash, by QR code through the Fast Payment System, using the Yandex Zapravki service, as well as accumulated points upon presentation of the Family Team card.

    Reference:

    Rosneft has one of the largest retail sales networks in Russia, including about 3,000 petrol stations/gas stations. The geography of the Company’s retail business covers 61 regions of Russia. In Altai, the Company’s retail business is the most extensive network in the region. It covers all major highways in the directions from Novosibirsk Region to the Altai Republic, as well as to Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The petrol station network provides wide coverage of the territory and has high social significance.

    Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft February 3, 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: School of Synthetic Biology and Industrial Pharmacy Opens at NSU

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    From February 3 to February 7, 2025, the Novosibirsk State University is hosting the February School of Synthetic Biology and Industrial Pharmacy, organized by NSU Advanced Engineering School, Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies of NSU with the support of JSC Generium and SUNC NSU.

    More than 200 students from more than 40 universities across the country applied to participate in the school. 42 participants from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Altai Krais, as well as other regions of the Ural, Volga, Southern, Central and Northwestern Federal Districts were selected to participate in the School. The leading universities by the number of participants were: NSU — 15 people, SFU — 7 people, SSMU — 4 people, Altai State University — 3 people.

    The school participants will master competencies in the field of technologies for managing the properties of biological objects, bioinformatics, and will become familiar with modern approaches to the development of drugs. The work will take place in the laboratories of the new educational building of the NSU SUNC, which is one of the first-stage facilities. modern campus of NSU, being built within the framework of the national project “Youth and Children”.

    At the opening of the intensive course, Dmitry Kudlai, Director of Innovative Development Programs at NSU and Vice President of Generium JSC, gave a welcoming speech.

    — Biotechnology is a trend worldwide, as well as a fundamental component of the life of Novosibirsk State University. NSU is actively developing the construction of a world-class campus. The educational building of the NSU SUNC, where the participants will work, is the first stage of this campus, the second is the building of the flow classrooms, the research center and the educational and scientific center of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies of NSU. Perhaps, some of the participants of the School will be able to study in the premises of the flow classrooms building as early as September. To conduct the School, we attracted specialists from the Engineering School of Moscow State University, a team from the Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics will come. The Deputy Director of the State Institute of Medicines and Good Practices will also take part. I can say for sure that it will not be boring. It is wonderful that students participate in such events, laying the foundation for a confident future, — noted Dmitry Kudlai.

    Director of the Advanced Engineering School Sergey Golovin also welcomed the participants and spoke about the career and educational opportunities that participation in the intensive course opens up:

    — One of the areas that was initially developed at the Advanced Engineering School of NSU is biotechnology. Novosibirsk really has the widest range for development. Our task is to make you as competitive as possible and provide you with subject tools, as well as a set of personal qualities. I hope that your stay at the school for a week will be useful. So that you can not only decide on further education in master’s programs, but also take the first serious big step into the world of biotechnology.

    On the first day of the event, the participants got acquainted with the program of the event and also listened to a lecture on “Development of laboratory diagnostic systems” by Eduard Agletdinov, Deputy General Director for Scientific Work at Vector-Best JSC.

    During the week of intensive work, leading specialists from pharmaceutical companies, experts from universities and scientific organizations will give plenary lectures. An important element of the event will be the educational program, where talented students will be able to get acquainted with the best modern practices in the field of drug development and current technological and regulatory trends.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Marat Khusnullin: Rosreestr is implementing a pilot project to involve unused real estate objects into circulation and fill the Unified State Register of Real Estate

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    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    The government is strengthening its comprehensive work to identify, record and involve unused real estate objects into circulation. This will ensure the completeness and quality of information in the Unified State Register of Real Estate (USRRE) by the end of 2030 and involve unused land plots and territories into economic circulation.

    “Since 2021, these issues have been addressed, among other things, within the framework of the state program “National Spatial Data System”. During this time, Rosreestr and the Roscadastre sub-company have entered 191 boundaries between subjects and 1.85 thousand boundaries of municipalities into the Unified State Register. Three times more than in the previous 10 years, the boundaries of territorial zones were entered – 298.6 thousand. 1.9 million registry errors were corrected. The number of objects with copyright holders increased by 18.1 million. At the same time, despite the significant dynamics, there is still a lot of work left. In order to complete it within the deadline set by the state program, by the end of 2030, this activity will be intensified. Rosreestr has launched a pilot project that will intensify the creation of a complete and accurate real estate register in the regions and identify new sites and territories for inclusion in economic circulation,” said Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

    Currently, the pilot project is being implemented in individual municipalities of 16 regions – in the Kostroma, Lipetsk, Novgorod, Omsk, Penza, Pskov, Smolensk, Tambov, Ulyanovsk regions, Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories, the republics of Mari El, Mordovia, the Chuvash Republic, the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

    “In fact, a complete inventory of lands and property is being carried out, which will allow us to collect and summarize information about all real estate objects. At present, the work has been completed in 71 settlements, and is ongoing in 38 more. As a result, information about the title holders has been identified for 8.3 thousand real estate objects, information about the boundaries of 18.7 thousand land plots and capital construction projects has been clarified, and 3.2 thousand hectares of territory suitable for inclusion in circulation have been identified,” noted Oleg Skufinsky, head of Rosreestr.

    The project is being implemented within the framework of an agreement concluded between Rosreestr, the head of the region and the public-law company Roskadastr (which is the contractor). After the creation of an operational headquarters in the subject and the approval of the “road map”, work begins on the analysis of archival documents, including cartographic materials, and a survey of the territories.

    The results of the work are entered into the Unified State Register of Real Estate and the National Spatial Data System. Rosreestr provides organizational, coordination and methodological support for the pilot project on an ongoing basis.

    Today, in the land and real estate sector, there are still historically accumulated problems of missing information in the Unified State Register of Real Estate and other registries. There is no information about the owners of 29.9 million objects, and the boundaries of 17.4 million land plots have not been established. There is still a shortage of available land for provision to citizens, legal entities and investors.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Rosneft held a series of ski races dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory

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    Source: Rosneft – Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Rosneft organized a corporate ski race in Nefteyugansk. More than 450 athletes from the Company’s subsidiaries and family members of oil workers working in several regions of Russia took part in the corporate winter race “Rosneft Ski Track”. Representatives of the “Movement of the First” joined the mass race.

    Earlier this winter season, mass races “Rosneft Ski Track” were held in Angarsk, Ufa and Krasnoyarsk. The total number of participants reached almost 1,500 athletes. The Company dedicated mass amateur competitions to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, which the entire country is preparing to celebrate this year.

    In Nefteyugansk, five distances were prepared for skiers of various age categories – from 500 m to 10 km. Schoolchildren from the “First Movement” went out in whole classes for some distances.

    Despite the fact that the races have an amateur status, the level of their organization is not inferior to professional competitions. All conditions were created for oil industry athletes and guests of the event. A field kitchen with hot dishes and hot tea was operating at the races, sports equipment rental was organized, places for preparing skis, heated changing rooms and rest areas were equipped. A cultural and entertainment program was prepared for young athletes, a children’s corner and an animator worked.

    The winners of the competition in 13 age groups were determined by professional judges.

    Support for mass sports is one of the key areas of social work for Rosneft and its subsidiaries. The company carries out large-scale work to promote sports and a healthy lifestyle among both its own employees and the population in the regions where the Company operates.

    Ice arenas, sports complexes and multifunctional sports grounds are built in the regions with the funds of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company also provides support to amateur and mass sports.

    Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft February 3, 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: HSE University Opens Dual Degree Master’s Program with Chinese University RIEM SWUFE

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    Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –

    In January 2025, HSE and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) signed a cooperation agreement to implement a dual degree master’s program within the Financial Economics program at ICEF and the Master’s in Finance program at SWUFE. This program will allow students to gain a unique educational experience in two countries, combining the best educational traditions of Russia and China. ICEF’s counterpart is the Research Institute of Economics and Management (RIEM), established at SWUFE in 2006 to implement research and educational programs in economics and finance at a high international level.

    ICEF delegation at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) in Chengdu, China, in October 2024. During the meetings, an agreement was reached to establish the ICEF–RIEM Dual Degree Master’s Program.

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    Features of the program

    The program is based on the principle of mirror mobility: students study for 1-1.5 years in China at RIEM SWUFE and for 1-1.5 years in Russia at ICEF HSE. During their studies, students will gain in-depth knowledge in economics, finance, and data analysis, and will also study the economic and cultural characteristics of both countries.

    To participate in the program, you must successfully complete the first year at your home university and be selected for the double degree program. In the second year, students will study at the partner university and then return to their home university to complete their studies. Master’s theses will be defended separately at each of the universities.

    The programme will be taught in English and will include courses in micro- and macroeconomics, asset valuation and corporate finance. Each university will offer its own unique emphasis: RIEM will focus on the Chinese economy and financial system, and ICEF on quantitative and applied finance and data analysis.

    Upon completion of the program, graduates will receive two diplomas: a Master’s degree from the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Economics and a SWUFE diploma in Economics (specialization in Finance).

    Dean of the Research Institute of Economics and Management RIEM, Professor Yan Dong (graduated with a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics, UK, and received a PhD from the University of Essex, UK) about RIEM:

    “Our institute is very special. From the name, it seems that we are a research institute, but in fact, we are an educational unit. We have about 1,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. Our institute is special because all of our teachers have obtained their PhD degrees abroad. We have graduates from universities in the United States, Europe, Asia and other countries. All of our teachers are fluent in English, and the language of instruction – the working language in our institute – is English. We have more than 100 foreign students studying at our institute. This is what makes our institute special – it is quite an internationalized institution, and we have teachers who do not speak Chinese at all – they are international specialists.”

    Academic Director of the ICEF Master’s Program “Financial Economics” Maxim Nikitin:

    “Since the creation of the Financial Economics program, its main feature has been its international format. We have sought to integrate international standards and practices into the educational process. Cooperation with one of China’s leading universities in the field of finance, such as SWUFE, is an important step in this direction and expands the geography of our educational interaction. We are pleased that this initiative is based on the principle of equal exchange, which will enrich the programs of both partners, and will also create a new platform for academic exchange and joint projects. We are confident that this partnership will provide our students with access to unique knowledge and skills that will be in demand in the global labor market.”

    Earlier in 2024, HSE ICEF and RIEM SWUFE launched Bachelor’s double degree program in economics and financeCurrently, the first cohort of 2nd year students of ICEF is already successfully studying at SWUFE under this program.

    Graduates of the program will receive a bachelor’s degree in economics from the National Research University Higher School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in economics from SWUFE.

    Academic Director of the ICEF Bachelor’s Program Oleg Zamkov:

    “ICEF HSE and RIEM SWUFE are a very good match for each other in implementing dual degree programs due to the close financial and economic focus of the programs and the level of updating of the courses. All economic and financial subjects required for ICEF students are also available at SWUFE, and, conversely, ICEF has everything required for students of the partner university.”

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The Polytechnic University held a refresher course on the topic “RISC-V Ecosystem”

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    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    At the end of January, the Higher School of Electronics and Microsystems Engineering of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of SPbPU held a unique advanced training course on the topic “RISC-V Ecosystem: Development and System Programming”.

    The course was devoted to the development of hardware and software for modern extensible open instruction sets and RISC-V processor architectures, which are widely used in rapidly developing areas of information technology, including the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.

    The course instructors were practicing specialists from SPbPU, ETU “LETI”, SPbSU, MIET, MIEM, UNN with extensive experience in this field, which ensured a high level of training and relevant knowledge for the participants. The audience included representatives of enterprises and universities from St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Voronezh, Krasnoyarsk, Yekaterinburg (more than 10 organizations in total). Classes continued in an intensive mode throughout the week, on the final day, Dmitry Tikhonov, Vice-Rector for Continuing and Pre-University Education at SPbPU, presented the course participants with certificates of advanced training.

    The hardware for the course was deployed and installed with the support of the YADRO group of companies at the joint scientific laboratory “RISC-V Digital Technologies (YADRO-Polytech)”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Polytechnic students reach semi-finals of XI All-Russian engineering competition

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    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    The selection round of the XI All-Russian Engineering Competition has ended. Experts evaluated over 12,000 projects and scientific research. 751 graduates from universities across the country, including SPbPU, reached the semi-finals. The All-Russian Engineering Competition is an annual intellectual competition that has been held since 2014. The organizer is the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The operator of the competition is the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI.

    The objectives of the competition are to develop the human resources potential of high-tech industries, to attract young people to solve promising production, technical, and economic problems of strategic importance for the development of Russian industry, and to improve the quality of engineering education by creating tools for interaction between engineering educational organizations and high-tech enterprises in the real sector of the economy.

    Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University will be represented in the semi-final of VIK 24/25 by 11 students, including 5 master’s students from the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU “Digital Engineering”:

    Alena Aquentieva, student of the Higher Engineering and Economic School of IPMEIT SPBPU. The theme of the project “Financial pyramids, modern methods of fraud: analysis and measures to reduce them”, the direction of the competition “Countering technogenic, biogenic, sociocultural threats, terrorism and extremist ideology, destructive foreign information and psychological impact, as well as cyberosis and other danger to society , economics and state ”;
    Anna Gaina, student of the Higher School of Management of Cyber-Physical Systems of the ICNK SPBPU. The theme of the project “Universal system of temperature control of laser radiation parameters during hardening steel”, the direction of the competition “Intellectual transport, energy and telecommunication systems”;
    Iona Gesin, student of the advanced engineering school of SPBPU “Digital Engineering”. The theme of the project “Study of the behavior of through cracks in elastic-high bodies”, the direction of the contest “Advanced digital technologies for designing and creating high-tech products”;
    Natalia Grozova, student of the advanced engineering school of SPBPU “Digital Engineering”. The theme of the project “Development of radiation -resistant polymer composite materials to protect solar elements”, the direction of the competition “New materials, chemical compounds and design methods;
    Ilya Ermilov, student of the advanced engineering school of St. Petersburg State University “Digital Engineering”. The theme of the project “Development of a virtual test stand for validation of the model of compositional material under the action of centrifugal force”, the direction of the contest “Advanced digital technologies for designing and creating high -tech products”;
    Ekaterina Isupova, student of the Higher School of Applied Physics and Space Technologies IEIT SPBPU. The theme of the project “Universal temperature control system for high -precision measurements in frequency standards”, the direction of the competition “Advanced digital design and creation of high -tech products”;
    Julia Kolesnikova, student of the Higher Engineering and Economic School of IPMEIT SPBPU. The theme of the project “Using new technologies for illegal purposes”, the direction of the competition “Combating technogenic, biogenic, sociocultural threats, terrorism and extremist ideology, destructive foreign information and psychological impact, as well as cyberosis and other danger to society, economy and state”;
    Nikita Piskun, a student of the advanced engineering school of St. Petersburg State University “Digital Engineering”. The theme of the project “Synthesis of non -linear models of reduced order based on the method of final elements in the tasks of rotary dynamics”, the direction of the contest “Advanced digital design technologies and the creation of high -tech products”;
    Elena Porfiryeva, student of the Higher School of Management of Cyber-Physical Systems of the ICNK SPBPU. The theme of the project “A new non -invasive method for determining the coefficients in ESCCO technology for the reliable diagnosis of the patient’s heart release in real time”, the direction of the “High -tech healthcare contest and health technology, including the rational use of drugs (primarily antibacterial) and the use of genetic data and technologies” ;
    Yana Sprygina, student of the advanced engineering school of SPBPU “Digital Engineering”. The theme of the project “Development and training of a prototype of the language model to adapt the requirements in the machine-readable IDS format (Information Delivery Specification)”, the direction of the “Tim-modeling in construction” contest;
    Lina Sycheva, student of the Higher School of Management of Cyber-Physical Systems of the ICNK SPBPU. The theme of the project “Automatic management system of a special climatic camera”, the direction of the contest “Advanced digital technologies for designing and creating high -tech products”.

    The development of modern protective coatings for solar cells used in the space industry is an important problem in the field of materials science. Glass coatings currently used have significant drawbacks. A promising direction is the use of polymer and composite materials that are highly flexible, low density and have excellent optical characteristics. The key challenge remains increasing the resistance of such materials to radiation, which requires the creation of fundamentally new composite materials. This is the task that was set during the project. Thanks to the equipment laboratories “Polymer composite materials”, as well as the competencies of the project curator, research fellow of the laboratory “Modeling of technological processes and design of power equipment” of the SPbPU PISh “Digital Engineering” Elizaveta Bobrynina, I managed to develop and test the technology for obtaining optically transparent composite materials based on thermoplastic polyurethane and glass flakes to protect solar cells, – shared 2nd year master’s student of the SPbPU PISh Natalia Grozova.

    I submitted a project for the All-Russian engineering competition, “Development of a virtual test bench for validation of a composite material model under centrifugal force”, prepared in the interests of the industrial partner of the SPbPU PIS “Digital Engineering”, CentroTech-Engineering LLC, under the supervision of the curator, associate professor of the Higher School of Advanced Digital Technologies of the SPbPU PIS Ilya Keresten and scientific consultant, engineer of the power engineering department of the SPbPU PIS “Digital Engineering” Daria Ozhgibesova. The goal of the work is to create a VIS for conducting virtual tests, which will allow obtaining a degradation curve of the mechanical properties of the material based on experimental data of structurally similar samples. The result of the work is necessary to obtain a highly accurate digital model of the material required for the calculation justification of the design elements of high-speed rotor systems, and the modeling technique will reduce the number of tests of prototypes of new design solutions, said Ilya Ermilov, a second-year master’s student at the Digital Engineering School.

    On February 1, an extensive business program started for the participants: in-person events for the semi-finalists will be organized together with the competition’s partner employers, including career consultations, trainings and master classes aimed at developing professional skills, as well as effective planning of work on engineering projects. The semi-final will include a “Job Auction” – a competition in which participants will be able to compete for the best offers from leading employers.

    The final of the competition will be held in the format of defending final and scientific qualification works before state examination (expert) commissions headed by the top officials of high-tech corporations. Based on the results of the defenses, the winners and prize-winners of VIK 24/25 will be determined.

    The best participants will be able to receive exclusive job offers, cash prizes from Rosatom State Corporation, a trip to the cosmodrome from Roscosmos State Corporation and advantages when entering the next level of education. Winners and prize winners will be included in the state information resource about individuals who have demonstrated outstanding abilities of the Talent and Success educational foundation.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Polytechnic University’s AI Seminars Are Trending on the Information Agenda

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    Another seminar on artificial intelligence was held at the Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University.

    Opening the meeting, SPbPU Vice-Rector for Research Yuri Fomin reminded the participants of the resonance in the global community caused by the neural network of the Chinese company DeepSeek.

    This reaction to artificial intelligence technologies once again confirms that they are trending today. And this adds new colors to our seminars, which we organized to talk about the research that is being conducted in our laboratories as popularly as possible. Because we, of course, will be active participants and authors of new technological solutions, – noted Yuri Vladimirovich.

    The fourth Polytechnic University seminar on AI attracted the attention of not only the university audience, but also external participants — representatives of the university’s industrial partners. The report of the Vice-Rector for Digital Transformation, Head of the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU “Digital Engineering” Alexey Borovkov and Senior Researcher of the Engineering Center “Computer Engineering Center” of the SPbPU PISh Alexey Novokshenov on the topic “Artificial Intelligence in Industry on the CML-Bench® Digital Platform. Experience of Applying AI/ML in High-Tech Industry Tasks” was listened to with great interest. The scientists spoke about the digital platform for the development and application of CML-Bench® digital twins and the successful implementation of projects in the interests of the high-tech industry.

    According to Alexey Borovkov, the digital twin market is one of the fastest growing, and today it is being integrated by the largest market for artificial intelligence technologies. In addition, he noted that the CML-Bench® digital platform received a certificate of compliance with the software security requirements of the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC of Russia) at the sixth level of trust at the end of 2024.

    Today, our country faces an important task – achieving technological leadership, and domestic technologies, especially advanced digital and production technologies, play an important role here. Also, we should not forget about digital standardization. In 2022, the National Standard “Computer Models and Simulation. DIGITAL DOUBLES OF PRODUCTS. General Provisions” came into effect, which was developed by specialists of the NTI Center “New Production Technologies” of SPbPU together with specialists of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “RFNC-VNIIEF” and with the participation of 25 more high-tech organizations and industry institutes. And whoever creates the standards dictates the rules, – Alexey Ivanovich emphasized and then spoke in detail about some developments using digital engineering for the fuel and energy complex and the aviation industry.

    During the discussion of the report, the seminar participants also identified a number of problems: lack of funds for testing; difficulties in introducing new developments into production; insufficient preparation of applicants entering engineering specialties.

    Alexey Gintsyak, head of the Digital Modeling of Industrial Systems laboratory of the Advanced Engineering School Digital Engineering, spoke about the study of approaches to creating intelligent multi-agent systems for predictive and prescriptive analytics in industry. The laboratory is part of the Scientific and Educational Center and the Association Artificial Intelligence in Industry and conducts a range of studies on forecasting and optimizing the activities of industrial enterprises. The report presented the results of fundamental projects carried out within the framework of a state assignment and with the support of the Russian Science Foundation, as well as the results of applied projects in various industries and economics: mechanical engineering, metallurgy, transport, and the oil and gas industry. In conclusion, the head of the laboratory shared plans for the further development of current research areas.

    Summing up the results of the seminar, Vice-Rector for Research Yuri Fomin suggested inviting speakers from other scientific organizations and universities to the seminars, and also announced the next meeting, which will be held on February 12 in the Kapitsa Hall of the Technopolis Polytech Research Building at 2 p.m.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The government has exempted butter and egg producers from additional payments to retailers

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    Resolution of February 1, 2025 No. 76

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    Resolution of February 1, 2025 No. 76

    The government has expanded the list of socially significant food products for which producers do not have to pay remuneration to retailers. Eggs and butter have been added to the list.

    According to the law on trade, suppliers pay bonuses to retailers for the fact that the chains buy a certain amount of goods from them. Including butter and eggs in the list of socially significant goods for which payment of remuneration is not allowed will eliminate such practices.

    The ban on charging remuneration will give producers the opportunity to reduce costs when delivering products to retail chains and to direct the released financial resources to modernization and expansion of production. Ultimately, the proposed measure may contribute to a reduction in wholesale prices of producers for consumers, including as a result of increased production.

    The signed document introduces changes toResolution of July 15, 2010 No. 530.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The government has set regional quotas for corn exports in 2025

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    Resolution of February 1, 2025 No. 78

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    Resolution of February 1, 2025 No. 78

    The government has set regional tariff quotas for the export of corn from Russia outside the Eurasian Economic Union. They will be in effect from February 15 to June 30, 2025 inclusive and will affect producers from Primorsky Krai and Amur Oblast. A resolution on this has been signed.

    According to the document, agricultural producers from Primorsky Krai received the right to export 337 thousand tons of corn, and farmers from Amur Oblast – 200 thousand tons of corn.

    The decision was made taking into account the forecast balance of production and consumption of corn in the Far Eastern Federal District. It will help local producers sell their surplus products abroad in the absence of demand from neighboring regions.

    The grain export quota mechanism was approved by the Government in 2021. It allows maintaining an optimal balance between the domestic grain market and the supply of these products for export. Within the quota, grain exports are subject to a floating duty, depending on the price situation.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: NSU Master’s student studies new materials for spin-polarized electron sources

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    2nd year Master’s student Faculty of Physics, Novosibirsk State University Nadezhda Solovyova studies the conditions for the formation of monocrystalline films of multi-alkali compounds of antimony and bismuth. These materials are used as photocathodes – effective sources of free electrons and important elements of various photoelectron converters, allowing the registration of weak light signals, down to single photons.

    Photocathodes are devices that operate on the principle of external photoelectric effect. They allow to obtain a beam of electrons with the necessary characteristics for various applications: in electron microscopes, for accelerators, colliders, night vision systems, etc.

    GaAs, GaN, and various alkali metal composites combined with antimony (Sb) are used as photocathode materials. Today, photocathode materials have a natural surface disorder, which affects their quantum efficiency, electron beam brightness, and other characteristics. Multialkali compounds (Cs3Sb, Na2KSb, K2CsSb) have been used as electron sources since the 1930s. In 2022, the Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS discovered the possibility of emitting spin-polarized electrons from a multialkali Na2KSb/Cs3Sb photocathode. This discovery sparked a surge of interest in this and other multialkali materials. And at the moment, one of the important issues is the possibility of obtaining crystalline ordered films of these compounds. The answer to this question requires the development of epitaxial growth technology for multialkali materials.

    — Despite the fact that multi-alkali materials have long been used to manufacture photocathodes, single-crystal films of multi-alkali compounds have not been obtained before, so it was not possible to study their electronic structure using experimental methods; only calculations existed. Currently, we have a method that will allow us to study the electronic structure, and now our task is to obtain crystalline ordered compounds. They are needed to control the characteristics of photocathode materials. For example, the growth of photocathode materials on a crystalline ordered substrate can allow us to change the ratios of lattice constants and temperature expansion coefficients, which can increase the spin polarization of photosimulated electrons, as well as affect other characteristics. For example, the diffusion length can change or the quantum efficiency of photocathode materials can increase. And, what is important, we will have the opportunity to control their properties during the growth process, — explained Nadezhda Solovyova.

    At present, a method for growing epitaxial Cs3Sb films on the 3C-SiC(001) surface has been proposed in the literature. Experiments on epitaxial growth of multi-alkali antimony compounds (Na2KSb, K2CsSb, etc.) on various substrates have not been described in the literature.

    The study of such materials should improve the characteristics of photocathodes, but in addition to the practical task, this study also sets a fundamental one: obtaining crystalline ordered films in order to experimentally study their electronic structure.

    Nadezhda Solova’s project “Study of the conditions for the formation of single-crystal films of multi-alkali compounds of Sb and Bi” was among the winners of the youth competition of scientific research projects “X-ray, synchrotron, neutron methods of interdisciplinary research” last year.

    As part of the project, the young researcher is tasked with obtaining such films and determining how replacing antimony with bismuth will affect their properties. It is assumed that the use of single-crystal films of solid solutions of Cs3BixSb1-x will shift the working range of photocathodes to the infrared region and affect the spin polarization of photoemitted electrons (?). At the moment, Nadezhda Solovyova, under the supervision of Vladimir Golyashov, PhD, research fellow at the Institute of Physical Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has obtained quite interesting results: for the first time, it was possible to obtain single-crystal films of Na2KSb.

    — We were able not only to obtain crystalline ordered films, but also to obtain the first experimental measurement of the electronic structure using angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. We did not find any publications about such work in scientific journals. Now we have extensive work ahead of us to decipher the obtained structure, perform the necessary calculations and publish our results, but the first steps have already been taken, and they have proven to be quite productive, — said Nadezhda Solovyova.

    The films were grown using two methods. First, in collaboration with the Novosibirsk enterprise ZAO Ekran-FEP, the scientists followed the method used in the production of electron-optical converters and obtained the first crystalline-ordered films. However, they were not satisfied with the fact that under such conditions the growth of photocathodes was difficult to control due to the excess pressure of alkali metals.

    Another growth technique was fully implemented in the laboratory of the A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, and was closer to molecular beam epitaxy:

    — Our laboratory has conditions that allow us to create molecular sources from which film growth will be determined by the ratio of several flows, and there will be no excess of a certain chemical element and the stoichiometric composition of the film will be determined by the ratio of these flows. Having tested both methods, we came to the conclusion that new sources for the growth of such materials need to be created. The laboratory setup is currently being improved, — said Nadezhda Solovyova.

    All compounds studied by Nadezhda Solova are extremely unstable in the atmosphere, so their study requires the development of in-situ ultrahigh-vacuum photoelectron spectroscopy methods. Preparation of atomically clean substrate surfaces, synthesis and epitaxial growth of (Na,K,Cs)3(Sb,Bi), as well as their subsequent analysis are carried out directly in the ultrahigh-vacuum chambers of the SPECS Proven-X ARPES photoelectron spectroscopy facility at the ISP SB RAS. It implements such methods for analyzing the surface of solids as angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray photoelectron diffraction (XRD), and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). LEED allows one to quickly determine whether the structure of the grown films is crystalline, polycrystalline, or amorphous. XPS is used to study the stoichiometric composition of films, their thickness and the chemical state of atoms on the surface.

    — The electronic structure of the grown monocrystalline films is studied using angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPS). However, XPS, ARPES and RFD can be fully realized only when using monochromatic ultraviolet and soft X-ray radiation sources based on synchrotrons. Therefore, if our project shows high potential for further research, we will continue working at the SKIF synchrotron under construction in Novosibirsk. One of the suitable stations where similar measurements can be implemented will be station 1-6-2 “Electronic Structure”, — explained Nadezhda Solovyova.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Day of Military Glory of Russia – Victory at Stalingrad

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    February 2nd is celebrated in Russia as the Day of the defeat of the Nazi troops by the Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad (1943). This was the largest land battle of the Second World War, which had a decisive strategic significance and became a turning point in the Great Patriotic War.

    Stalingrad, in its very name, carried great ideological significance for the USSR, but there were also economic reasons to hold the city at any cost – it opened access to oil sources in the Caucasus and the rich arable lands of the Don, Kuban and Lower Volga region.

    The Battle of Stalingrad was divided into two stages: defensive (from July 17 to November 19, 1943) and offensive (from November 19, 1942 to February 2, 1943). The Red Army was forced to enter the battle with an acute shortage of equipment, on unprepared lines and with recently formed units that were not battle-tested. At the initial stage of the battle, the Germans fought actively and skillfully, surrounded the Russians with entire divisions, took one of the two Soviet armies in pincers, and eventually quickly pushed the defenders back beyond the Don. On July 28, Stalin issued the famous order No. 227 (“Not one step back!”). The stubborn resistance of the Russians, even in encirclement, and the extended front slowed the Wehrmacht’s advance so much that our troops managed to launch a number of counterattacks. Nevertheless, by August 23, the battle had already begun within the city limits.

    The fighting in the city is the most famous part of the Battle of Stalingrad. It was particularly brutal and was fought literally for every house, some of which changed hands so often that they even received their own names on military maps. Both sides suffered huge losses and were short of food. This battle eventually became one of the bloodiest in the history of mankind in terms of the number of irreparable losses: in the Red Army they amounted to just under 480 thousand people, in the Wehrmacht and allied forces – about half a million. The number of civilians killed is still difficult to establish even approximately.

    Realizing that the German troops were bogged down in heavy fighting, the Red Army command began to hatch a plan for a large-scale counterattack in mid-September, which eventually evolved into Operation Uranus. It began on November 19. As a result, General Friedrich Pauls’ 6th Army was surrounded. As is well known, even the promotion of its commander to the rank of Field Marshal did not save it. Another Field Marshal, Erich Manstein, tried to save the situation by developing Operation Winter Storm, and he almost managed to break through the encirclement, but this was thwarted by fresh reinforcements of Soviet troops and his own completely demoralized allies – the Italians, Hungarians and Romanians. “Dumitrescu was powerless to fight the demoralization of his troops alone. “There was nothing left to do but remove them and send them to the rear, to their homeland,” Manstein wrote in his post-war memoirs, “Lost Victories,” about the 3rd Romanian Army and its commander.

    The German group at Stalingrad was completely liquidated as a result of Operation Ring. But it cannot be said that it was easy. The operation was interrupted and adjusted in view of the desperate resistance of the enemy. Nevertheless, the outcome is known. The Germans lost about a quarter of all personnel fighting on the Eastern Front. Germany, for the first time since the beginning of World War II, declared national mourning. Its European allies began to look for ways to leave the war, and Turkey and Japan abandoned their plans to invade the USSR.

    In memory of this battle, one of the largest and most famous memorials in honor of the participants of the Great Patriotic War, “To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad,” was erected on Mamayev Kurgan, the height where the most fierce fighting took place, with the main monument “The Motherland Calls!” The ashes of more than 35,000 defenders of the city rest there in individual and mass graves. The monument-ensemble is an object of cultural heritage of the peoples of Russia and a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

    The State University of Management congratulates on this day of military glory and recalls our #scientific regiment near Stalingrad – university employees who took part in this grand battle:
    -Hero of the Soviet Union, Alexander Davydov, Guard Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Head of the Nile MIE-MIU department from 1962 to 1985;
    -Gennady Belykh, Colonel, Head of the educational and methodological department of the MIU;
    – George Bryansky, assistant to the division commander for political units, dean of the faculty of organizers of industrial production and construction of MIEI;
    -Peter Burov, Major Engineer, Vice-Rector for the Academic Affairs of MIEI from 1952 to 1962;
    – Vasily Svetlov, assistant to the platoon commander, associate professor of the Department of Political Economy of MEII, chairman of the University Council of Veterans from 1993 to 1997.

    We also remind you that in the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland, on the initiative of the State University of Management, together with the Association “I am proud” and the “People’s Front” of the DPR, the All-Russian competition “Family history. Immortal memory” is being held.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Statement by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the Passing of Former IMF Managing Director Mr. Horst Köhler

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    Washington, DC: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today after news of the death of Mr. Horst Köhler, former IMF Managing Director:

    “It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Horst Köhler, who was the eighth Managing Director of the Fund and ably led our institution between 2000 and 2004. Mr. Köhler will be remembered for his many contributions, and in particular for navigating the Fund’s work through the difficult period after September 11, 2001. He mobilized the Fund and the international community to help the low-income and heavily indebted members, championing greater transparency and strong governance.

    “During his distinguished career, he played a key role in Germany’s unification in 1990 as Deputy Finance Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany and was instrumental in drafting the legal framework for the introduction of the euro. He served as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, before joining the IMF as Managing Director. In 2004 he left the IMF to become president of the Federal Republic of Germany, winning the hearts of many for his principled approach. Throughout a large part of his life, he was particularly devoted to drawing the world’s attention to the needs of the African continent – something many of us at the Fund greatly admired.

    “On behalf of the IMF, I wish to offer our deepest condolences to Mr. Köhler’s family – his wife Eva, his two children Ulrike and Jochen, and his grandchildren. Mr. Köhler led a life of distinguished public service, and leaves behind a profound legacy of dedication to fairness and justice and an unfailing concern for others.”

    https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2025/02/02/pr-25024-imf-md-Kristalina-Georgieva-statement-on-passing-of-former-imf-md-Horst-Koehler

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Grigorenko: Remote inspection formats eliminate direct contact between the inspector and the entrepreneur

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    Dmitry Grigorenko held a meeting with the heads of regulatory authorities

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    Expanding the forms of remote control and developing a feedback system will become the main areas of improvement in the sphere of control in 2025. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko at a meeting with the heads of control and supervisory bodies.

    According to him, thanks to digital technologies, which are increasingly being introduced into the activities of control bodies, direct interaction between the inspector and the entrepreneur is currently not always assumed. In particular, using the Inspector mobile application in 2024, it was possible to carry out events on 43 types of control (for example, fire supervision, construction supervision, technical supervision, health supervision). As part of the pilot project (since May 2024), about 3 thousand remote events were carried out. In 2025, the scope of the mobile application will be extended to a number of other types of control.

    “This form of control has a number of advantages. First of all, it saves time and simplifies supervisory procedures. Also, remote formats of control measures using digital solutions eliminate direct contact between the inspector and the entrepreneur. On January 1, a new legislative norm came into force, with which we secured the legal basis for using the Inspector mobile application. We expect that this mechanism will be used in at least 10% of events this year,” said Dmitry Grigorenko.

    In addition, it will be possible to appeal 100% of control and supervisory activities through the public services portal in a pre-trial manner. In particular, it is planned to expand the functionality of the service for appealing the results of activities without interacting with the inspector. In 2024, about 36 thousand requests were received through the pre-trial appeal service, most of which are related to petitions to extend the deadlines for the execution of orders issued following inspections. Information received from the business community through this service as feedback is used to further improve the supervisory sphere.

    In total, about 390 thousand inspections were carried out in the country in 2024, less than half of which were business inspections. This is four times less than in 2019, when the reform of control and supervisory activities was launched. The most effective inspections are those carried out on the basis of a risk-oriented approach. Their efficiency is about 90%. The most effective agencies in working with risks are Rosselkhoznadzor (efficiency – 94%) and Roszdravnadzor (efficiency – 90%).

     

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Samoa

    Source: IMF – News in Russian

    January 31, 2025

    Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation[1] with Samoa on January 16, 2025 and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis.[2]

    Samoa’s economic recovery has been remarkable. Following a 15 percent contraction over 3 years during the pandemic, GDP growth rebounded to 9.2 percent in FY2023 and accelerated further to 9.4 percent in FY2024, driven by a quick recovery in the tourism sector. Inflation has declined from double digit levels in FY2023 to 2.9 percent year-on-year in October 2024. The fiscal surplus increased further to 10.1 percent of GDP in FY2024, supported by robust grant flows, buoyant tax revenues, and restrained expenditures, including low capital spending amid capacity constraints. The current account moved to a surplus in FY2024 which, combined with continued strong grant inflows, supported a significant increase in foreign reserves.

    GDP growth is projected to remain robust at 5.5 percent in FY2025, driven by an anticipated pickup in public investment and the preparations and hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Inflation is expected to rise moderately amid the ongoing economic recovery. While the near-term outlook remains favorable, growth is expected to slow to the historical average of around 2 percent in the medium term. Furthermore, risks to the outlook are skewed to the downside amid heightened global uncertainties and potential pressures on inflation, including from significant excess liquidity in the banking system.

    Executive Board Assessment

    In concluding the 2024 Article IV consultation with Samoa, Executive Directors endorsed the staff’s appraisal, as follows:

    Samoa’s near-term economic outlook remains favorable. GDP growth in FY2025 is projected to remain well above pre-pandemic levels, supported by the preparations and hosting of CHOGM and the envisaged expansionary fiscal stance. Inflation is expected to rise moderately as the economic recovery continues. GDP growth is expected to converge towards the historical average of about 2 percent over the medium-term. Risks to the outlook are tilted to the downside, including from a slowdown in key trading partners amid heightened global uncertainty, as well as upside risks to inflation from external and domestic sources.

    Samoa’s recent policy mix has helped build significant economic buffers but has also presented challenges. Large fiscal surpluses have improved debt dynamics, resulting in an upgrade to Samoa’s debt distress rating from high to moderate in the IMF-WB DSA, but low capital spending is undermining the economy’s productive capacity. The tight fiscal stance, coupled with high grants and remittance inflows and the exchange rate peg, has resulted in the emergence of a large current account surplus with the external sector assessed to be substantially stronger than the level implied by fundamentals and desired policy settings. The resulting large build up in foreign reserves has also created excess liquidity in the banking system.

    An expansionary fiscal stance will support the economy, while fiscal reforms can improve the effectiveness of policy and mitigate risks. The focus in the near term should be overcoming capacity constraints to execute much needed public investment, including climate-related projects.

    Maintaining PFM controls over the DDP, including through the election cycle, remains a priority. Improving fiscal data and implementing further PFM reforms can also help improve policy formulation, implementation, and credibility. Fully reversing the pandemic-era utility tariff cuts, while implementing any support for low-income households transparently through the budget, can help address lingering weakness in some SOEs while protecting the vulnerable.

    Monetary policy normalization should continue, with an aim to guide interest rates higher. The exchange rate peg remains the appropriate nominal anchor. However, to guard against domestic inflation risks, monetary policy should aim to reduce excess liquidity to reasonable levels and push real short-term rates to positive territory.

    Further strengthening financial supervision and regulation, including for PFIs, should be a priority. Financial sector risks have declined relative to the pandemic but require continued monitoring. Priorities for the banking system include operationalizing the emergency liquidity assistance framework and enhancing prudential standards. Upgrading governance and prudential regulations for PFIs is also needed to contain potential risks. Establishing an online credit registry will help advance financial inclusion.

    A multi-pronged approach can help mitigate CBR pressures. Strengthening the AML/CFT legal framework and implementing effective risk-based supervision will help prepare Samoa for its APG mutual evaluation in 2027. Ensuring the timely rollout of the e-KYC facility and the National Digital ID will help improve customer due diligence. Given low ML/TF risks from remittance payments, effort should be made to streamline regulatory and supervisory requirements on both sides of main remittance corridors.

    Overcoming significant structural challenges which impede the medium-term growth potential will require concerted reform efforts. Key priorities include attracting foreign investment, reducing trade facilitation costs, and mitigating the impact of the pickup in the seasonal workers program, including by enhancing human capital and raising labor force participation rates.

    Table 1. Samoa: Selected Economic and Financial Indicators 1/

    Proj.

    2020/21

    2021/22

    2022/23

    2023/24

    2024/25

    2025/26

    2026/27

    2027/28

    2028/29

    Output
    and
    Inflation

    (12-month percent change)

    Real GDP

    -7.0

    -5.4

    9.2

    9.4

    5.5

    2.8

    2.1

    2.0

    2.0

    Nominal GDP

    -7.5

    0.0

    18.0

    14.9

    8.7

    6.0

    5.2

    5.0

    5.1

    Consumer price
    index
    (end of period)

    4.1

    10.8

    10.7

    0.8

    3.5

    2.6

    3.0

    3.0

    3.0

    Consumer price
    index
    (period average)

    -3.0

    8.7

    12.0

    3.6

    3.1

    3.0

    3.0

    3.0

    3.0

    Central Government Finances

    (In percent of GDP)

    Revenue
    and grants

    36.5

    38.5

    34.1

    36.0

    33.0

    32.0

    31.5

    31.5

    31.4

    Of which: Grants

    6.8

    9.4

    4.5

    6.2

    4.2

    4.0

    4.0

    4.0

    4.0

    Expenditure

    34.7

    33.1

    31.0

    25.9

    33.1

    33.5

    33.4

    33.5

    33.6

    Of which: Expense

    31.3

    32.2

    27.5

    25.7

    27.9

    28.3

    28.2

    28.3

    28.2

    Of which: Net acquisition
    of non-financial assets

    3.4

    0.9

    3.5

    0.3

    5.2

    5.2

    5.2

    5.2

    5.4

    Overall balance

    1.7

    5.4

    3.0

    10.1

    -0.1

    -1.5

    -1.9

    -2.0

    -2.2

    Gross debt outstanding

    46.3

    43.7

    33.3

    27.7

    22.5

    19.3

    20.4

    21.5

    22.6

    Money
    and
    Credit Aggregates

    (12-month percent change)

    Broad
    money (M2)

    8.1

    2.2

    16.3

    7.7

    7.5

    6.0

    6.0

    6.0

    6.0

    Private
    sector
    credit, commercial banks

    1.5

    0.2

    -2.6

    3.5

    4.0

    5.0

    5.0

    5.0

    5.0

    Private
    sector
    credit,
    other financial corporations

    -0.9

    4.9

    2.9

    8.2

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Private
    sector
    credit,
    total
    financial system

    2.0

    0.6

    -0.1

    3.7

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Private Sector Credit

    (In percent of GDP)

    Commercial banks

    53.1

    53.2

    43.9

    39.5

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Total financial system

    94.0

    94.6

    80.1

    72.3

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Bank Financial Soundness

    Regulatory capital to risk-
    weighted assets, ratio

    28.1

    28.8

    33.2

    29.0

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Non-performing loans to
    total gross loans, ratio

    3.7

    4.6

    4.7

    4.6

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Balance of Payments

    (In percent of GDP)

    Current account balance

    -14.5

    -11.3

    -3.3

    4.0

    -0.5

    -1.2

    -1.3

    -1.6

    -2.0

    Merchandise exports,
    f.o.b.

    4.1

    3.8

    4.6

    3.5

    3.4

    3.5

    3.5

    3.5

    3.7

    Merchandise imports, f.o.b.

    37.8

    41.4

    47.1

    41.3

    43.0

    42.9

    42.7

    42.5

    42.5

    Services
    (net)

    -3.9

    -2.9

    10.8

    17.6

    16.4

    16.0

    16.0

    16.0

    16.0

    Of which: Tourism receipts

    0.0

    0.0

    16.4

    21.0

    21.9

    21.5

    21.5

    21.5

    21.5

    Income
    (net)

    -1.7

    -2.6

    -1.3

    -2.3

    -2.7

    -2.8

    -2.8

    -2.8

    -2.8

    Current transfers
    (net)

    24.8

    31.7

    29.6

    26.4

    25.4

    25.1

    24.6

    24.1

    23.7

    External Reserves and Debt

    Gross
    official reserves (million
    U.S.
    dollars) 2/

    288.5

    303.2

    401.7

    494.3

    503.8

    506.2

    523.9

    542.9

    557.5

    (in months
    of next
    year’s imports)

    7.9

    6.4

    8.3

    9.0

    8.8

    8.5

    8.5

    8.3

    8.2

    External
    debt (in percent of GDP)

    46.1

    43.6

    33.3

    25.9

    20.9

    17.8

    19.0

    20.3

    21.5

    Exchange Rates

    Market rate (tala/U.S. dollar,
    period average)

    2.57

    2.61

    2.73

    2.76

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Real
    effective exchange
    rate

    -0.5

    6.4

    9.2

    -0.6

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    (12-month percent change) 3/

    Memorandum items:

    Nominal GDP
    (million 
    tala)

    2,169

    2,170

    2,562

    2,943

    3,200

    3,391

    3,568

    3,748

    3,938

    GDP per capita (U.S. dollars)

    4,136

    4,032

    4,498

    5,070

    5,474

    5,728

    5,945

    6,160

    6,440

    Sources: Data provided by the Samoan authorities; and IMF staff estimates and projections.

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    2/ Incorporates August 2021 SDR allocation.

    3/ Increase signifies appreciation.

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    [2] The Executive Board takes decisions under its lapse-of-time procedure when the Board agrees that a proposal can be considered without convening formal discussions.

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    Dmitry Chernyshenko met in Anapa with volunteers involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the emergency on the coast

    January 31, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko met in Anapa with volunteers involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the emergency on the coast

    January 31, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko met in Anapa with volunteers involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the emergency on the coast

    January 31, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko met in Anapa with volunteers involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the emergency on the coast

    January 31, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko met in Anapa with volunteers involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the emergency on the coast

    January 31, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko met in Anapa with volunteers involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the emergency on the coast

    January 31, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko met in Anapa with volunteers involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the emergency on the coast

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    Dmitry Chernyshenko met in Anapa with volunteers involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the emergency on the coast

    Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko spoke with representatives of the united volunteer headquarters on the shore of Anapa

    The meeting was also attended by the head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) Grigory Gurov and the governor of Krasnodar Krai Veniamin Kondratyev.

    Volunteer headquarters

    Co-chairman of the Ecosystem movement Andrey Rudnev proposed that the Russian Government regulate the work of volunteers and issue a Government order specifying mandatory registration on the platform “Dobro.RF” and through regional headquarters

    The Deputy Prime Minister supported the proposal to distribute recommendations on safety measures for volunteer work and expressed gratitude to all volunteers for their dedicated work, involvement and concern.

    “Volunteering is difficult, sometimes dangerous work. Volunteers are provided with social guarantees, compensation payments and measures to ensure their safety. It is extremely important that all volunteers who want to help eliminate the consequences register on the platform “Dobro.RF”. This will help to organize the work and, above all, ensure your safety,” Dmitry Chernyshenko emphasized.

    The Deputy Prime Minister noted the importance of unity across the country in combating environmental threats and added that the cohesion of government organizations, public institutions and citizens plays a key role in overcoming current challenges. Dmitry Chernyshenko expressed gratitude to the leadership of Krasnodar Krai and Rosmolodezh for their coordinated work.

    Rosmolodezh head Grigory Gurov reported that most volunteers come centrally and join the headquarters “Dobro.RF”. “By starting independent work to clean up oil products, people risk their health and violate safety requirements. Therefore, we urge everyone who has decided to go to help eliminate oil pollution to follow the instructions and guidelines. Join the work of the headquarters

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    The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia has decided to extend until 31 December 2025 inclusive the suspension of publication on its website of information on foreign payment service providers included in the list of foreign payment service providers1.

    At the same time, the procedure for maintaining the list, provided for by Bank of Russia Instruction No. 5429-U dated 06.04.2020, remains in effect.

     

    1 Information about the previously adopted decision was published on the Bank of Russia website on 18.04.2024.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 01/31/2025, 14-00 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A107D17 (Rosset1P12) were changed.

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    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by NCO NCC (JSC), on 31.01.2025, 14-00 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 98.28) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1057.02 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 18.75%) of the security RU000A107D17 (Rosset1P12) were changed.

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