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RUDN University welcomed two delegations from Nicaragua and Serbia to discuss potential areas of collaboration.

During the meeting, representatives from Nicaragua expressed interest in developing partnerships in the fields of advertising and public relations, journalism, artificial intelligence, academic exchange, and joint educational programs.

Daniel Edmundo Ortega Murillo, Media Coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council of the Republic of Nicaragua, invited the RUDN delegation to visit Nicaragua by the end of 2025 to explore future collaboration with the National Council of University Rectors of Nicaragua. A return visit by council representatives to RUDN University is also planned.

The Serbian delegation was headed by Boris Bratina, Minister of Information and Telecommunications of the Republic of Serbia, and Milica Đurđević-Stamenkovski, Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs. During the meeting, it was noted that over the past three years, RUDN researchers have co-authored 70 publications with their Serbian counterparts.

The guests expressed their interest in further developing relations with RUDN University in education and research, particularly in telecommunications and artificial intelligence. The parties agreed that RUDN University would hold a presentation on Russian education in Serbian schools.

Students from Nicaragua and Serbia at RUDN University

Throughout its history, RUDN University has trained more than 360 specialists from Nicaragua in the fields of humanities, medicine, agriculture, economics, and law. Over 100 specialists from Serbia have also graduated from RUDN, majoring in philology, engineering, economics, law, as well as the humanities and social sciences.

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Sergey Ivanov, a scholar from St. Petersburg, has been named the first winner of RUDN University’s International Prize for Scientific Achievements in Mathematics, worth 5 million rubles.

The awardee is a Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Professor at St. Petersburg State University, and Principal Researcher at the St. Petersburg Department of the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). The award ceremony took place on August 18, during the International Conference on Differential and Functional-Differential Equations (DFDE).

The prize, founded in 2025, will be awarded once every three years. For its very first run, the competition drew 8 applications: 4 from Russian scholars, 1 from an international team of researchers from Russia and Colombia, and 3 more from scientists in Italy, China, and Azerbaijan.

“Each application was sent for review to two external experts – specialists in the relevant field who were not part of the selection committee. Leading scientists from across the globe, including Russia, Germany, France, Portugal, the United States, China, and the Netherlands took part in the evaluation. The experts assessed the scientific significance of the candidates’ work and how it measured up to international standards, scoring each submission on a 10-point scale,” said Alexander Skubachevskii, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics and Scientific Director of RUDN’s S.M. Nikolskii Mathematical Institute.

After the expert reviews, the 14-member selection committee, which included 5 international scholars, took over. Voting was conducted in two secret-ballot rounds. The first allowed members to choose multiple candidates, while in the second, each member could cast a vote for only one contender.

“The jury faced a tough challenge – to objectively compare works from different branches of mathematics, each of great value. After careful deliberation, the committee unanimously agreed, weighing scientific innovation, the influence of the work on the field, and its global relevance. The winning project impressed with its depth and impact, taking the lead by a clear margin,” said Skubachevskii.

The RUDN Prize laureate, Sergey Ivanov, is one of today’s leading geometers. He has solved a number of long-standing problems posed by prominent mathematicians, including the Hopf conjecture on tori without conjugate points, the Busemann problem for 2-dimensional polyhedral surfaces with prescribed face directions, and the Banach problem on 4-dimensional isometric subspaces. Solutions to several of these challenges have paved the way for new and influential mathematical theories.

Professor Ivanov’s research interests extend beyond geometry into the theory of dynamical systems, where he has also made groundbreaking contributions. He solved a major problem in the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser (KAM) theory concerning dynamics outside KAM tori and was the first to establish an exponential lower bound for the number of collisions in hard-sphere systems. He received the prize for his outstanding work in metric geometry, which has laid the foundations for entirely new areas of mathematics.

“Mathematics is its own world for me, and that is why I love it. It is a place where I can escape the outside world and focus on what I enjoy, on my own terms. I feel genuine satisfaction from the results I achieve. Receiving this award from RUDN University, a top-tier institution with international recognition in many areas including mathematics, is a real honor,” emphasized Sergey Ivanov, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The winner’s submissions for the competition:

1. S. Ivanov, D. Mamaev, A. Nordskova, Banach’s isometric subspace problem in dimension four, Inventiones mathematicae, 2023, №233, с.1393–1425 (учитывается ARWU, Scopus TOP-5%).
2. D. Burago, S. Ivanov, Boundary rigidity and filling volume minimality of metrics close to a flat one, Annals of Mathematics, 2010, №171, с. 1183–1211 (учитывается ARWU, Scopus TOP-1%).
3. D. Burago, S. Ivanov, Examples of exponentially many collisions in a hard ball system, Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, 2021, №41, с. 2754–2769 (Scopus Q1).
4. Ch. Fefferman, S. Ivanov, Ya. Kurylev, M. Lassas, H. Narayanan, Reconstruction and Interpolation of Manifolds. I: The Geometric Whitney Problem, Foundations of Computational Mathematics, 2020, №20, с. 1035–1133 (Scopus TOP-5%).
5. D. Burago, S. Ivanov, Riemannian tori without conjugate points are flat, Geometric and Functional Analysis, Vol. 4, No.3 (1994) (Scopus TOP-5%).

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The forum attracted over 400 representatives from 36 countries, including delegates from 16 Asian countries, experts from the nuclear industry, supporting and partner universities of Rosatom.

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RUDN University staff and alumni received state and departmental awards at the State Kremlin Palace during a festive concert in honor of RUDN 65th anniversary.

State awards

The honorary title “Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation” for great contributions to science and many years of conscientious work was awarded to:

• Aslan Abashidze, Head of the Department of International Law, RUDN Law Institute, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Laws;
• Vitaly Eremyan, Head of the Department of Constitutional Law and Constitutional Legal Proceedings, RUDN University Law Institute, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Laws.

For merits in science and education, training of highly qualified specialists, and many years of diligent work, the Medal of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” II Class was awarded to:

• Vladimir Vorobyov, Head of the Department of the Russian Language and linguoculturology, Institute of the Russian Language, Doctor of Pedagogical sciences.
• Natalya Sokolova, Director of the Institute of Foreign Languages, Head of the Department of Theory and practice of foreign languages, PhD of Philological Sciences.

The honorary title “Honored Inventor of the Russian Federation” for many years of productive inventive activity was awarded to Alexander Stepanov, Head of the Department of Dentistry of the Institute of Medicine, Doctor of Medical Sciences.

Departmental awards

Andrey Kostin, First Vice-Rector — Vice-Rector for Research of RUDN University, Doctor of Medical Sciences, was awarded the Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honor for achievements in science and education, training of highly qualified specialists, and many years of conscientious work.

By the order of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the honorary title “Honorary Worker of Education of the Russian Federation” for significant contributions to education and diligent work was conferred on:

• Svetlana Balashova, Head of the Department of Economic and mathematical modeling, RUDN Faculty of Economics, PhD of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;
• Elena Kryazheva-Kartseva, Head of the Department of Russian History, RUDN Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, PhD of Historical Sciences

State awards to foreign alumni

State awards were also presented to foreign alumni who made significant contributions to strengthening international ties and promoting Russian education and science abroad.

The Order of Friendship was awarded to :

1. Hamed Muhieddin Abou Zahr (Lebanon), President of the Arab-Peruvian Chamber of Commerce;
2. Mustafa Hammoud Al-Nawaise (Jordan), Lawyer;
3. Najim Riad Yusef (Lebanon/Russia), General Director, RamTEK LLC;
4. Navin Satyapal Saxena (India), Director, pharmaceutical company “Rusan Pharma”.

За достижения в области гуманитарных наук и литературы, вклад в изучение и сохранение культурного наследия России и сближений культур наций трое выпускников награждены Медалью Пушкина:

For achievements in the field of the humanities and literature, contributions to the study and preservation of Russia’s cultural heritage, and bringing national cultures closer together, the Pushkin Medal was awarded to:

1. Galina Abbas (Russia/Lebanon), President of RUDN University Alumni Association in Lebanon;
2. Liu Xin (China), Chairman of the Board of Directors of MBDK International Group;
3. Tony François Simon-Pierre Ngan (Cameroon), Chairman of Alumni Association of Russian (Soviet) Universities in Cameroon “Soyuzniki”

RUDN University congratulates its staff and alumni on receiving these awards!

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Ambassadors of Russian education and science met at a conference in RUDN University to discuss how they can increase the visibility of Russian universities and research organizations in the world, and attract more international students in Russia.

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The international scientific seminar hosted by RUDN Institute of Ecology “Experience of participation in student organizations as a way to form career skills” united scholarship recipients of the International Student Mobility Awards 2024 and Open Doors, along with members of the scientific student society “GreenLab” and the professional student association “Kostyor (Bonfire)” shared their projects focused on environmental protection.

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The aaniversary medal to the 100th anniversary of V.F. Stanis is awarded to RUDN current and ex-employees and students for: significant contribution to the university development; long-standing commitment to maintaining ties with the university; fruitful cooperation of Russian and foreign organizations, scientists and public figures with the university.

The aaniversary medal to the 100^th anniversary of V.F. Stanis is awarded to RUDN current and ex-employees and students for:

• significant contribution to the university development;
• long-standing commitment to maintaining ties with the university;
• fruitful cooperation of Russian and foreign organizations, scientists and public figures with the university.

RUDN foreign alumni

For their contribution to the promotion of RUDN abroad, for maintaining relations with the university and cooperation, 16 foreign graduates received the V.F. Stanis anniversary medal:

1. Galina Abbas (Lebanon);
2. Hamed Muhieddin Abou Zahr (Lebanon, Peru);
3. Al-Twal Salam Fakhri (Jordan);
4. Gupta Sudhir (India);
5. Georges Aoun (Lebanon);
6. Kalumbi Shangula (Namibia);
7. Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh);
8. Mustafa Hammoud Al-Nawaise (Jordan);
9. Navin Saxena (India);
10. Najim Riad Yousef (Lebanon);
11. Nilakshi Suryanarayan (India);
12. Gagan Patwardhan (India);
13. Rigoberto Santos Hilario (Dominican Republic);
14. Ruben Dario Flores (Colombia);
15. Auelbek Tokzhanov (Kazakhstan);
16. Jose Hidalgo Salazar (Ecuador).

Faculty of Economics and Law

• Mizanur Rahman, graduate ‘81 — head of the Association of Alumni of Russian and Soviet Universities in Bangladesh.
• Mustafa Hammoud Al-Nawaise, graduate ‘91 — international lawyer, former Secretary General of the Constitutional Court of Jordan.
• Hamed Muhieddin Abou Zahr, graduate ‘92 — President of the Arab-Peruvian Chamber of Commerce, Vice-president of the Association of RUDN Alumni in Peru, Honorary Consul of Lebanon in Peru.

Faculty of Science

Graduate ‘78 of the Faculty of Science, majoring in Chemistry, Navin Saxena is the President of the international group of pharmaceutical companies: Rusan Pharma (India), Euro-Med (Russia), Pharmaker (Great Britain), Uzpharmaker (Uzbekistan), Pharmaker (Ukraine), Pharmaker (UAE) and owns the pharmaceutical companies Rusan Pharma and Pharmaker. In 2005, Rusan Pharma became a supplier of vital drugs under the Benefit-2005 program in the Russian Federation. It still remains one of the largest suppliers of drugs to the Russian Ministry of Health, the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as to the services of the Russian Army. Navin Saxena is the author of a large number of publications in Russian and foreign scientific journals, has drugs copyright certificates and patents.

Faculty of History and Philology

• Ruben Dario Flores, graduate ‘83 — Director of the Leo Tolstoy Institute of Culture in Bogota, Colombia.
• Nilakshi Suryanarayan, graduate ‘80 — Head of the Department of Slavonic and Finno-Ugrian Studies at the University of Delhi, professor, teacher of Russian language and literature.
• Galina Abbas, graduate ‘92 — President of RUDN University Alumni Association in Lebanon.

All of them actively promote Russian education and the Russian language in their countries. Thus, Nilakshi Suryanarayan is the author of a popular manual among Indian students of philology, “Russian Verbs with Prefixes: Meaning and Usage”. Galina Abbas was awarded the Pushkin Medal, and Ruben Dario Flores is a translator of works by Russian poets A.Pushkin, B.Pasternak and A.Tarkovsky.

Faculty of Medicine

In 1978, Najim Riad Youssef graduated from the Faculty of Medicine. Najim Riad Youssef is the CEO of RamTEK LLC and Vice-Chairman of the Lebanese-Russian Friendship Society, popularizing Russian higher education and science abroad, which made him the Ambassador of Russian Education and Science.

Kalumbi Shangula graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1983. He is the Minister of Health and Social Services of Namibia. He is member of the Medical Association of Namibia, the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Great Britain, and the New York Academy of Sciences.

Faculty of Engineering

The largest number of graduates awarded the medal to the 100th anniversary of V.F. Stanis graduated from the Engineering faculty: Jose Hidalgo Salazar in 1973, Patwardhan Gagan in 1975, Al-Twal Salam Fakhri in 1983, Rigoberto Hilario Santos and Georges Aoun in 1984.

They continue to maintain contact with RUDN, creating new opportunities for the future students. Jose Hidalgo Salazar, CEO of IGGEKO LLC, became a laureate of the Order of Friendship. Al-Twal Salam Fakhri, a senior specialist in the regional office of the UN Development Program, member of the Jordan-Russia Friendship Society was awarded the Order of Friendship by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation. Rigoberto Hilario Santos, CEO of the engineering and construction company CONSUDOM SRL, member of the Presidium of the Dominican College of Architects and Geodesic Engineers, former Director of the Department of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications of the Dominican Republic, became the Ambassador of Russian Education and Science. Patwardhan Gagan, Head of Union Exports LLC, received the Order of Friendship for promoting the Russian language in Western India. Professor Georges Aoun, Head of the department of basic disciplines at the engineering faculty of the Lebanese University, organized summer schools with the Agrarian and Technological Institute, Engineering Academy and the Institute of the Russian language, as well as a double degree program with the Philological faculty of RUDN, author of a number of publication on teaching Russian as a foreign language.

Faculty of Agriculture

Auelbek Tokzhanov, a 1982 graduate of the Faculty of Agriculture, is currently the CEO of Skymax Technologies Group of Companies, AK Karal Diatomit Industry. He heads the UDN-RUDN Alumni and Friends Association in Kazakhstan and is a member of the expert group in the Innovative Economy direction of the Nur Otan party. Aulbek Tokzhanov is a co-founder of the Literary Alliance Public Foundation, which supports the work of Olzhas Suleimenov and young talents.

Gupta Sudhir is a 1983 graduate of the Faculty of Agriculture and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Amtel Corporation. To support students, he has established 80 personal scholarships of 3,000 rubles per month. Gupta Sudhir was also awarded the Order of Friendship.

V.F. Stanis anniversary medals were also awarded to 28 Russian graduates, employees and partners of RUDN University.

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RUDN project stood out among many participants in the nomination ‘Innovative and Active Company of the Year’ in the category ‘IT and Digital Technologies’.

Currently, the platform has trained more than 16,000 users from 82 countries who have studied and continue to study Russian using their native intermediate language. This unique feature of the platform makes the learning process more accessible and effective.

Speakers of 9 languages can learn Russian through their native language: Chinese, Farsi, Turkish, Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Myanmar.

Russian language rules, instructions and hints are available in users’ native language. 

In addition to Russian, users can also study 8 general education disciplines on the platform, including maths, computer science, chemistry, physics, biology, history, literature and social studies.

Despite the large number of educational resources, there are currently no similar learning platform software solutions in the world, the use of which is possible without prior preparation – knowledge of the alphabet and the ability to read in the language being learnt, which makes the Digital Pre-University Faculty a truly unique development. The project is currently at the stage of improvement and expansion of technological and user capabilities.

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