MIREA - Russian Technological University

The new IT space, located under the main staircase of the campus at 78 Vernadsky Avenue, was solemnly opened by Stanislav Alekseevich Kudzh, Rector of MIREA – Russian Technological University. The ceremony was attended by students of specialized programs. Youth techno-coworking center of RTU MIREA is now open for free visits.
For the University, techno-coworking plays a significant role, since its activities allow to:
• Carry out educational and popularization activities for the target audience in technological innovations and promising technologies available at this stage
• Raise the prestige of the educational activities of RTU MIREA and create additional “boiling points” for student initiatives
• Increase the number of graduates skilled in working with rare technologies
• Increase the number of student "start-up projects" via access to unique equipment
• Raise the popularity of RTU MIREA in the media space
The main task of the coworking zone is to provide students with access to modern technologies and equipment in order to use them in educational, creative, design, research and scientific activities. The equipment and workstations in the coworking space will allow students not only to complete educational, creative, engineering, research and scientific projects, but also to gain valuable experience in dealing with expensive equipment, forming a unique resume for further employment. Techno-coworking is an atmosphere and places to work for creative and inventive individuals, where the topmost goal is freedom of thought and boundless immersion in the technologies of the future.
Techno-coworking provides a unique opportunity for bachelors, specialists and masters graduate students. Upon agreement with your respective departments and supervisors, you can write final qualification papers using the following equipment:
• VR gloves Perception Neuron Motion Capture Glove
• Senso Glove DK3-L VR gloves
• VR gloves Manus Prime II Haptic Edition
• HTC Vive VR glasses
• HTC Vive Pro VR glasses
• Epson Moverio BT-330 AR glasses
• Epson Moverio BT-35E AR glasses
• Smart glasses Vuzix Blade
• Microsoft HoloLens MR glasses and more

Svetlana Vladislavovna Derevleva, Director of the youth techno-coworking center, has already prepared reviews of a number of devices available to the center.

“On February 9, techno-coworking center started its work. Students of all institutes are welcome to work with rare and expensive equipment, use it for research, for scientific discoveries, term papers or final qualifying work. From Monday to Friday, techno-coworking is waiting for everyone. More than 40 gadgets are available here: from virtual reality helmets to items for the Smart Home,” Svetlana Derevleva told the correspondent of the RTU MIREA press service.
To become a member of the coworking space, it is necessary to reserve a workplace and the equipment you need by filling out the appropriate application in the student's personal account - in the "Booking" tab, "Techno-coworking" section.

Dear colleagues!

Please accept my congratulations on the Day of Russian Science!
Today, higher educational institutions play an enormous role in training and professional development of research personnel. They are the future of our science.

The role of modern universities is to actively implement innovative projects in the scientific and technical field, to create innovations and use the results of innovative activities in training specialists. This allows universities to actively participate in the modernization of the country, to be part and parcel of this process.

The active work of universities makes it possible to bring young cadre into Russian science. It is important that many of those who receive higher education today can freely train in foreign research centers and participate in international forums. All this allows to create new collaborations in science and research, enrich the country's science with international experience.
On this professional holiday shared by all of us, I wish you inexhaustible vital and creative energy, new ideas, achievements, and well-being! I sincerely thank the scientists of RTU MIREA for their contribution to the development of the region and all of Russia, and the students of our University for their first steady steps in science! Today, the success of the innovative development of our country depends to a significant extent on you, on strengthening the scientific potential of Russia!

Employees of the Institute of International Education of RTU MIREA took part in the Teaching foreign languages in a limited language environment international scientific and practical workshop. The University was represented by E.N. Tarasova, head of the department of Russian as a foreign language, O.E. Sergeeva, Professor of the Institute, associate professor F.S. Makoeva and senior lecturer S.S. Gulyants.

Topical issues of teaching Russian as a foreign language at Russian universities were discussed at the workshop.

The first day of the workshop was devoted to the methodology of educational excursions held in Russian for various groups of foreign students. The participants visited the Museum of Wooden Architecture, the Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery, where they listened to lectures on the history and culture of Russia in its various periods, took part in the discussion of a number of educational and methodological issues relating to the selection of lexical and semantic units used to familiarize foreign students with similar objects of Russian cultural heritage.

On the second day, five round table discussions were held, with keynote reports at each of the sessions and discussions to follow in respective thematic areas.

Employees of the Department of Russian as a foreign language of the Institute of International Education E.N. Tarasova and F.S. Makoeva moderated two round table discussions: “Multimedia cultural and linguistic environment as an educational resource” and “Language environment and linguistic culture”.

The department also offered the audience two presentations: “Remote way of teaching Russian as a foreign language for foreign bachelors of a technical profile: analysis of mistakes, and prospects for the future” (speakers – E.N. Tarasova, F.S. Makoeva); "Russian culture as reflected by the Russian language" (speaker – O.E. Sergeeva).

At the end of the seminar, the participants were awarded the certificates of advanced training.

The Forum was held on January 27 at the Digital Business Space site and was organized with the support of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development of the City of Moscow with the participation of representatives of business corporations and entrepreneurs, government agencies and departments, including the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, the Federal Treasury, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, educational institutions and public organizations. A. Cherneevsky, Head of the Swiss Center for Business Assistance in Russia, H. Farmakis, Plenipotentiary Minister for Trade and Economic Affairs of the Embassy of Greece in Moscow, Ohashi Iwao, Advisor for Japan and the Asia-Pacific Region of the Association of Industrial Parks of Russia also actively participated in the preparation and work of the Forum.
The Institute of Cybersecurity and Digital Technologies organized and held a round table discussion that brought together speakers and experts in the field of Digital business: "Business Security in the Digital Environment" (moderator – Anatoly Alexandrovich Bakaev, Doctor of History, Ph.D. in Law, Director of the Institute of Cybersecurity and Digital Technologies of RTU MIREA, Associate Professor, Honored Lawyer of Russia, Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences). The attention of the participants and guests of the forum was drawn to the presentations on the latest developments of the Institute in digitalization and ways and measures to ensure the security of business processes.

Mikhail Sergeevich Kostin, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Radio Wave Processes and Technologies of the Institute of Radio Electronics and Informatics, MIREA - Russian Technological University, developed a radiovisor that can be used to obtain data on the internal structure of objects.
RTU MIREA conducts research in the field of radio vision. The new technology makes it possible to obtain not only radio tomographic images of objects, but also receive information about their internal structure and physical properties.
Radio vision is used to detect and recognize aircraft, for introscopic non-contact control of products in production and during field tests, for diagnostics in medicine, in the creation of telemetric means of radio sensor control, radio monitoring, radiogenome authentication, and so on.
The website of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia tells even more about the developments of the scientist.

The teleconference between the Mission Control Center and the International Space Station took place on the eve of Russian Student Day. The participants in the dialogue asked questions to the Russian test cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, who went into orbit around the planet in April last year. Representatives of the RTU MIREA Student Television , which are part of the Youth Media Center under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, and the administration of the Pacific State University, got in touch with the astronaut.
Pyotr Dubrov was born in Khabarovsk, where, after studying at the university, he became a software engineer. His space preparation for the long-awaited flight began in 2012 when he filed the documents for the first open competition in Roscosmos. The positive result of a long selection, his character and desire to make dreams come true became a new step in the space activities of the 125th cosmonaut of Russia.
“I would like to wish students, first of all, not to lose faith in their dreams and constantly strive for them. Over the years, we forget about our dreams in childhood, adolescence, and because of this, sometimes we cannot achieve our goals in life. In fact, everything is possible in this world, you need not lose your desire and keep working, then the highest orbits will be accessible to many. I would like to convey huge words of gratitude to teachers and professors of universities for their help in the formation of personalities, shaping us as professionals in various environments,” said Peter in his words of congratulations.
In the Mission Control Center, astronauts of the International Space Station communicate with the Earth, and control is exercised over a large number of spacecraft of various classes. In parallel, scientific research is being carried out, and navigation methods are being developed.
Vladislav Vaitman, editor-in-chief of the Student Television of RTU MIREA , during a communication session, asked several questions to the cosmonauts in orbit, and found out that with the reception of two new modules “Science” and “Prichal”, as well as the active introduction of advanced equipment, the lifespan of the ISS increased to continue operation for many years. In particular, with the development of a multi-zone electric vacuum furnace and other elements inside the module and universal workstations outside, the prospects for conducting numerous scientific experiments have largely expanded.
“Emotions after the latest communication session are indescribable. I have never thought that in life I would be able to communicate directly with astronauts and ask questions that are of interest not only to me, but also to the students of our country. It's great to watch people who, despite the circumstances in life, were able to fulfill their dreams, became cosmonauts and flew into the orbit of the planet,” Vladislav Vaitman shared his impressions.
In recent years, space has become more accessible for human exploration, and universities are creating new megalaboratories to train students. The Educational and Scientific Center for Space Monitoring has recently appeared at RTU MIREA, where future graduates study spacecraft in near-Earth space. The presence of modern equipment and highly qualified teaching staff make it possible to study all known satellite signals, as well as to carry out work in the field of space and environmental control systems.

On January 20, RTU MIREA and SAP SE signed a new agreement on participation in the SAP University Alliance program, on cooperation with the SAP University Competence Center (UCC), and on the use of SAP software for academic research and teaching.
The SAP competencies concentration center at RTU MIREA is the Department of Corporate Information Systems of the Institute of Information Technologies, which is training of students in Software Engineering, the undergraduate program - Enterprise Resource Management Information Systems (ERP) and the master's program - Information Systems for Resource Management and Enterprise Relationships (ERP II).

Charity events are traditionally held at the College of Programming and Cybersecurity on the eve of the New Year holidays. This year was no exception.
In December-January, students and staff of the college took part in the campaign to collect aid for the Give Life Foundation. On January 20, humanitarian aid was handed over to the employees of the charitable organization.
We thank the parent committee, all students and college staff who took part in the charity event!

At the end of 2021, the qualifying tests of the Eurasian competition in the field of information and communication technologies Huawei Cup 2021 were completed. Among more than 20,000 unique participants who had the opportunity to compete in any number of six categories of the competition and represented more than 500 educational institutions, 120 finalists were determined who showed the best results in the two qualifying rounds.
The most popular areas of the competition in 2021 in terms of the number of participants were:
IP – technologies and protocols of IP networks (10,116 people and 20 finalists).
AI – models and methods of artificial intelligence (9,981 people and 20 finalists).
APP – designing mobile applications (9,740 people and 22 finalists).
The competition was also held in the nominations Storage (20 finalists), 5G (20 finalists) and ICT Observer (eight finalists).
Among the finalists of the competition we were happy to see three students of RTU MIREA:
Alex Alam Khondker, master-student of the Institute of Information Technologies - in the APP nomination.
Egor Andreevich Gridasov, undergraduate student at the Institute of Information Technologies, in the Storage nomination.
Ekaterina Sergeevna Zubareva, undergraduate student at the Institute of Cybersecurity and Digital Technologies, in the ICT Observer nomination.
The final competitions will take place in March. We wish success to our finalists!

0n January 16, to determine the champion, the strongest athletes gathered at RTU MIREA, which followed the results of the selection of two of the most difficult seasons of the RDR drone league 2020 and 2021. Several hundred pilots across the country completed a total of about 50 contest stages and competitions.
To hold the RDR Superfinal at MIREA RTU, a huge indoor sports arena with an area of more than 4,000 m² was used, which housed a dozen bright LED space structures that make up a single 3D racing track for drones.
The pilots were to overcome all the obstacles at a speed and reach the finish line first. For three hours of continuous races, out of 16 participants, four were selected, who competed for the podium in a head-to-head confrontation.
Aleksey Stankevich from Moscow became the leader jf the event. His teammate Evgeny Abramov finished second. The way of Mark Loginov from Taganrog to the third place was dramatic indeed. He made a mistake at the very beginning of the competition, which threw him far down the standings. However, he fought to the end and eventually closed the top three winners of the national championship
The competitions were broadcast on several portals on the Internet simultaneously gathering a total audience of more than 23,000 people. This shows a rather intense interest in such a new high-tech sport as drone racing.
The event was organized with the support of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of RTU MIREA.
“Many of our students and staff have gained their first experience of judging competitions of such a high level and, after undergoing additional theoretical training, got the opportunity to be certified as judges of the 3rd category in drone racing,” said Alexey Romanov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of RTU MIREA. “We also express our gratitude to the Department of Educational and Social Work, the Department of Civil Defense and Emergencies and the press service of RTU MIREA for their help in holding the competition.”

On January 16, in Moscow, on the premises of the RTU MIREA sports complex, 16 pilots will compete for the title of Champion of Russia in drone racing of the RDR 20/21 season. The event was organized with the support of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of RTU MIREA.
The final championship is the result of two most difficult seasons of the RDR drone league 2020 and 2021. Several hundred pilots across the country have completed a total of about 50 stages and competitions.
With the assistance of the All-Russian League of Drones RDR, RTU MIREA is developing its own e-sports site, as well as a training ground for training and educating new engineers and UAV operators.
For the RDR Superfinal, a huge indoor sports arena with an area of more than 4,000 m² will be used to house a dozen and a half bright LED space structures that make up a single 3D racing track for drones.
Pilots will have to overcome all obstacles at a speed and fly to the finish line first. So, round after round, the participants will approach the finals, where the champion of Russia in drone racing of the 2020/21 season will be determined.
The start of the online broadcast of the drone race on January 16 at 17:00.