“Summer Institute”: Innovative Methods and Approaches in Education and Science

The goal of the project «Summer Institute for Teachers and Researchers» in the direction of «Russian Language as a Language of Interethnic Communication» is to involve researchers and teachers from the CIS and neighboring countries in the scientific and educational environment of the Russian Federation, to establish and develop educational, research and project cooperation in the field of humanitarian, primarily philological, sciences between Russian researchers and their colleagues from the CIS and neighboring countries.

The participants of this project will immerse themselves in the research issues and educational traditions of the philological school of Pskov State University and its partner organizations in the project, meet leading Russian scientists involved in the study of the communication foundations of interethnic communication, the role of the Russian language as a language of interethnic communication in the modern world; features of the reflection of the culture, history and traditions of the Russian people in their language and ways of representing this information in a foreign language audience; analysis of problems and ways of solving them in teaching Russian in a foreign school.

Participants of the project are young teachers and researchers of universities and research institutes from the Republic of Belarus, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Abkhazia, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Republika Srpska, South Ossetia.

Educational block (internship program)

Educational module 1. Interethnic interaction as a socio-cultural phenomenon. The role of the Russian language in the world

The purpose of the module is to highlight the changes taking place in the multinational communication space, to discuss the role of the academic community in these changes.

Objectives of the module:

• to discuss the influence of national cultures on modern communication processes, including in the university space;
• to initiate a dialogue aimed at discussing the forms and methods of building effective communication at the level of the inter-university academic community of the CIS countries and far abroad.

Module Contents

• Topic 1.1. The Problems of National Identity in the Context of the Formation of a Modern Multipolar World: Communication Approaches and Solutions

  The substantive «focus» of this topic is identity as one of the basic characteristics of modern society, in the context of the formation of a multipolar world. The main «optics» of reflecting on the problem of national identity in a multipolar world are communication processes, approaches, solutions, including in the field of language. Students will have the opportunity to get acquainted with interesting communication projects that contribute, on the one hand, to the consolidation of the modern world, and on the other, to the promotion of priorities for strengthening and developing the national identity of countries and their peoples.

• Topic 1.2. Intercultural Communication in the University’s Educational Space

  The interactive lesson will examine the role of internationalization in the fields of education and science; a typology of cultures in the modern world and the features of the manifestation of cultural differences in the academic environment will be presented. Students will analyze strategies and techniques for adaptation in a different cultural environment and formulate recommendations for effective interaction in a multicultural group.

• Topic 1.3. Interactive seminar «Project "Territory of Attraction" (on promotion of Russian language and education)»

  The interactive seminar is aimed at studying the best practices of project work in the field of popularization of the study of the Russian language and promotion of Russian education abroad. The seminar is expected to discuss and adjust joint projects of the program participants.

Educational module 2. Practical foundations of modern methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language

The purpose of the module is to study practical experience in the field of modern methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language.

Objectives of the module:

• to highlight current processes occurring in the modern Russian language in order to improve the teaching of Russian as a foreign language;
• to present the possibilities of using historical data as a way to develop interest in the language being studied;
• to discuss issues related to the problems of nationally oriented education, the provision of educational and educational-methodical literature for teaching Russian as a foreign language in a foreign school;
• to initiate a dialogue aimed at discussing the most effective forms of work in Russian as a foreign language lessons.

Module Contents

• Topic 2.1. New in the Modern Russian Language at the Turn of the Millennium.

  The lesson discusses the functioning of the modern Russian language, relevant for teaching Russian to a foreign language audience. Students become familiar with active processes in orthoepy, vocabulary, morphology and syntax of the Russian language.

• Topic 2.2. Historical commentary in teaching Russian as a foreign language and organizing extracurricular activities of students «The Image of Man in Language and Culture».

  The scientific and creative laboratory as a form of work on the topic «The Image of Man in Language and Culture» integrates research methods and allows you to improve your knowledge of the history of language, develop linguistic intuition and linguistic thinking, and form independence in the study of linguistic disciplines of the historical cycle. The lesson involves analyzing the experience of creating linguistic projects on the history of language, developing modules of the project «The Image of Man in Language and Culture» together with students of the program for the purpose of its further implementation.

• Topic 2.3. Modern approaches to promoting the Russian language and culture abroad.

  Features of the educational program «Russian as a Foreign Language». Methodological potential in teaching RFL. Interethnic and intercultural dialogue in the process of program implementation (from work experience). The conjugacy of different levels of education in teaching RFL.

• Topic 2.4. Online teaching of Russian as a foreign language: pros and cons.

  A round table discussion of the experience of using the online format in teaching Russian as a foreign language is expected.

Educational module 3. Linguocultural approach to teaching Russian as a language of interethnic communication.

The purpose of the module is to introduce students to research in the field of linguocultural description of the Russian language as a language of interethnic communication, to present the possibilities of using these materials in practical work.

Objectives of the module:

• to present the experience of Pskov philologists in preparing lexicographic publications with a linguocultural focus;
• to present the experience of working with folklore and literary texts in a foreign-language audience;
• to initiate a dialogue aimed at discussing network scientific and educational projects in the field of linguocultural studies and literary criticism.

Module Contents

• Topic 3.1. Linguocultural aspects of educational phraseography.

  Presentation of the experience of developing educational phraseological dictionaries in the Experimental Laboratory of Educational Lexicography of Pskov State University. Introduction to the team of authors of educational dictionaries and publications of the laboratory.

• Topic 3.2. Development and use of phraseological educational dictionaries in a foreign-language audience.

  Master class from research staff of the Experimental Laboratory of Educational Lexicography of Pskov State University, which reveals the techniques of lexicographic description of Russian phraseological units in the linguocultural aspect, demonstrates the possibilities of working with these dictionaries in a foreign-language audience.

• Topic 3.3. Traditions and folklore as a tool for building interethnic interaction.

  The seminar is based on the Scientific and Educational Laboratory «Socio-Humanitarian Regionics»: names of objects and phenomena of traditional Russian life, traditions, national game rituals and customs; oral folklore; methodological recommendations for organizing work in integrated classes on Russian national culture with foreign students; methods and techniques for developing cultural studies competence based on studying Russian national culture. Pskov fairy tale: traditional culture in a folklore text

• Topic 3.4. Local texts of Russian culture as a scientific problem.

  Using the example of acquaintance with the Pskov text of culture, listeners will learn about one of the dynamically developing areas of modern Russian philology — the study of urban spaces as a special type of the text. The lesson will be held in the form of a live excursion, during which listeners will get acquainted with the semiotics and mythology of Pskov, its «dictionary» and main masters, learn about the specifics of the reflection of the city in literary memory.

• Topic 3.5. Russian poetry in a modern musical format (lecture-concert).

  The lecture-concert is an unconventional format for presenting educational material, clearly demonstrating the practical experience of presenting a language through cultural texts.

The internship program is formed taking into account the directions of the educational modules. The internship is a separate type of work on the site of the partner university and is a logical completion of the work on the educational module.

Internship program at the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, 6 hours (Saint Petersburg, Griboyedov Canal Embankment, 30-32)

The purpose of the internship is to highlight the changes taking place in the multinational communication space, to discuss the role of the academic community in these changes.

Internship objectives:

• to discuss the influence of national cultures on modern communication processes, including in the university space;
• to initiate a dialogue aimed at discussing the forms and methods of building effective communication at the level of the inter-university academic community of the CIS countries and far abroad.

Internship program at the Scientific and Cultural Center of the Pushkin Reserve, 6 hours (urban settlement Pushkinskiye Gory, boulevard named after S. S. Geychenko, 1)

The purpose of the internship is to introduce the students to the work of the Scientific and Cultural Center of the Pushkin Reserve in the field of promoting the Russian language and Russian culture both in Russia and abroad.

Internship objectives:

• to present the experience of the custodians of the Pushkin Reserve in the field of promoting Russian culture;
• to initiate a dialogue aimed at discussing network scientific and educational projects in the field of linguacultural studies and literary criticism.

Internship program at the State Institute of the Russian Language named after A. S. Pushkin, 6 hours (Moscow, Academician Volgina St., 6)

The purpose of the internship is to find solutions to the most pressing problems of teaching Russian in a foreign school.

Internship objectives:

• to highlight current methods and techniques for teaching Russian as a foreign language;
• to discuss issues related to the problems of nationally oriented education, the availability of educational and educational-methodical literature for teaching Russian as a foreign language in a foreign school;
• to initiate a dialogue aimed at discussing the most effective forms of work in Russian as a foreign language lessons.

Cultural and leisure block

Excursion program in Pskov and Pskov region

• Excursion to the historical center of Pskov. Viewing the Kremlin from the confluence of two rivers — the Velikaya and the Pskova. Interactive program in the Varlaamovskaya Tower. Visit to the Pskov Kremlin;
• Excursion to the Pskov-Pechersky Monastery, visiting the caves;
• Excursion to Izborsk with a visit to the Seto museum-estate and tasting of Seto pies;
• Excursion to the fresco museum of the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Mirozhsky Monastery of the 12th century;
• Interactive excursion to the new exhibition space in the Postnikov Chambers of the 17th century;
• Sightseeing tour of the Federal Museum-Reserve Pogankiny Chambers;
• Excursion to the Pushkin Reserve. Visit to the estate and park «Mikhailovskoye». Interactive program in Bugrovo «Village Pushkin». The poet’s grave in the family cemetery of the Hannibals-Pushkins near the walls of the Svyatogorsk Monastery of the 16th century;
• Excursions to museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg during internships at the sites of partner organizations.

Master classes

• Master class from the folklore ensemble «Pleskava»;
• Interactive excursions from the Pskov and Izborsk museum-reserves;
• Literary excursion around Pskov.

Evening of hospitality

The evening of hospitality will be held in the dining hall of Pskov State University. A joint dinner of Pskov State University teachers and program participants will be accompanied by a special musical and literary program from Pskov philologists. The theme of the evening is «Family Stories».

Other events

Visit to the Sports and Entertainment Center «Prostoria»

RSUH Summer Institute: Historical Processes in the Eurasian Space: Methodology and New Approaches to Study and Research

Since 2023, the Russian State University for the Humanities has been holding the Summer Institute for Young Faculty and Researchers open to participants worldwide. This project is implemented in the service of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and Sociotsentr Federal State Autonomous Research Institution.

The goal of the project is introducing researchers and faculty to Russia’s current educational and research environment and to the achievements in the humanities in Russia, and also stepping up international cooperation in research and education.

Participants in the Summer Institute 2025 will take two weeks of classes in the Historical Processes in the Eurasian Space: Methodology and New Approaches to Study and Research upskilling program (field of study: History and Cultural Legacy Conservation).

The Summer Institute is open to young foreign researchers and faculty from the near and far abroad (aged under 35) who speak Russian and work either at universities or at research institutes in their home countries. Selection criteria for potential RSUH Summer Institute participants include motivation to professionally develop in the field of history and culture, interest in Russian history, and interest in collaboration with Russian colleagues.

Educational section (internship program)

History and Cultural Legacy Conservation educational section (30 contact hours) is taught at RSUH and includes the following educational tracks:

• Digital Humanities. Historians in Today’s Information Environment;
• Education and Research Schools in Humanities in Russia;
• History of Science and Technologies: Common Legacy in the Name of Eurasia’s Future;
• Conjunct Past, Common Future. Legacy Tourism as a Way of Conceptualizing Memory of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War;
• Cultural and Civilizational Space of Eurasian Integration;
• History of International Relations: Research Methodology and Cutting-Edge Approaches.

Internship program

Partner universities offer educational tracks of 6 contact hours each in the following areas:

• Faculty of History at Lomonosov Moscow State University: Cultural and Civilizational Space of Eurasian Integration, 6 contact hours;
• Leo Tolstoy Tula State Pedagogical University: Research and Education Schools in Humanities in Russia, 6 contact hours
• Tver State University: Digital Humanities. Historians in Today’s Information Environment; 6 contact hours.

Culture and Leisure Section

A Culture and Leisure Section is an integral element of the Summer Institute project; it features a tour program:

• a sightseeing tour of Moscow with visits to the city’s main attractions: Kremlin Embankment, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Sparrow Hills Observation Deck, Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow City Business Center, and other city highlights, a tour of the Victory Museum, one of Russia’s central memorial spaces that symbolizes memory of the Great Patriotic War and the collective historical mind. The tourist route taking School participants through the memorial complex immerses them into the historical conceptualization of the Victory as a common achievement of the peoples of the former Soviet Union, as a foundation for dialog, solidarity, and cooperation today. The tour is combined with a field seminar;
• a sightseeing tour of Tver will introduce participants to the main attractions in the city’s historic downtown and the En-Route Imperial Palace;
• a sightseeing tour of Tula includes a visit to the historic downtown and/or museum.

Master classes are an integral element of the culture and leisure section:

• Accelerator: Digital Memory: The Routes of the Victory;
• 3Da Vinci Workshop Museum;
• Workshop: Developing a Digital Module for Participating Regions’ Brands.

Both in its contents and methodology, the Digital Memory: The Routes of the Victory Accelerator is intended as a continuation of the field class held at Poklonnaya Hill that will immerse Summer Institute Participants in the space of Russia’s historical memory which is symbolically and visually represented in the Victory Park Memorial Complex. While the field class itself is aimed at the emotional, semantic, and cultural conceptualization of the Victory’s historical legacy, the accelerator seeks to transition from experience to action, from perceptions to creative and research practices.

Summer Institute Participants will also visit the 3Da Vinci Workshop Museum that exhibits a modern conceptualization of Leonardo da Vinci’s works created with the help of cutting-edge manufacture and presentation technologies. The workshop will offer the participants a master class on using high-tech in humanities.

In recent decades, territorial branding has become a subject of interdisciplinary research at the juncture of humanities and social and digital sciences. The participants of the RSUH Summer Institute will use their own experience in research and culture to conceptualize and visualize their region’s distinct identity as a brand, i. e. as the locus of historical memory, cultural code, and topical symbolic asset.

The workshop on Developing a Digital Module for Participating Regions’ Brands aims to develop a research-based and visually integral digital module prototype that represents the participants’ regions as historical and cultural units with their unique identities.

Hospitality evening

Participants and faculty of the Summer Institute will tour Oleg Sirota’s cheese factory; dinner at the café at the factory, transfer to the hotel.

Other events

Education through Art: lecture at and tour of Ivan Tsvetaev Arts and Education Museum, a branch of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

The tour will take participants to several exhibits and to all the exhibition halls of the RSUH Museum Center: the University Reaching for the Future exhibit (Main Building, 2nd floor), an exhibition of landscapes by People’s Artist of Russia Vladimir Serebrovsky (Main Building, 2nd floor), and the exhibitions of Ivan Tsvetaev Arts and Education Museum that RSUH opened in 1997 as a branch of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts; this project was made possible through collaboration with the Pushkin Museum’s legendary director Irina A. Antonova.

Project Description

The project’s core area is Social Sciences. Its key goal is to gain a comprehensive insight into effective mechanisms and practices of social adaptation, inter-civilizational specialized communication and environmental immersion of young teachers and researchers into the framework of a multicultural socio-humanitarian higher education ecosystem in the context of globalization and digitalization.

The conceptual basis of the initiative is the professional excellence program «Modern Information Society and Strategies for Social Adaptation in a Multicultural Educational Environment» and shaping partnership projects based on the results of training modules enhancing scientific, educational and socio-cultural interaction with partner universities from various world countries.

The advanced training program includes scientific and communication practices in the domain of intercultural educational environment at internship partner sites: Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization of Higher Education «Innopolis University» (Innopolis, The Republic of Tatarstan), Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «National Research Mordovia State University» (Sarask, The Republic of Mordovia); State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Knyagininsky University» (Knyaginino, Nizhny Novgorod Region).

The cultural and educational module «ArtScience-Immersion: Cultural, Innovative, Educational Landscape of Russian Regional Capitals» presupposes delving deeper into ethnocultural traditions and scientific and educational potential of Russian regions (Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Republic of Mordovia) within the framework of a professionally oriented trip to the local ethnic-representative destinations: Nizhny Novgorod, Knyaginino, Kazan, Innopolis, Saransk.

Target Audience

The project is aimed at young teachers and researchers in the field of social communications, philology, linguistics, ethnopsychology, political science, cultural and scientific diplomacy, regional studies and international relations, social work and youth policy in the intercivilizational field.

Educational / Internship Unit

The Educational Module is shaped by 3 submodules:

• «Information Society and Social Communications» (6 academic hours);

  Module 1 «Information Society and Social Communications» integrates 1 lecture and 2 practice seminars touching upon the topics, related to the peculiarities of modern information society and information and communication systems in socio-cultural realities and revealing the specificity of intercultural communication strategies in the value approach context. The module presents technologies and mechanisms of managing cooperation, confrontation and mitigation trends in social communications.

• «Ethnic-Confessional Foundations of Social Communications» (8 academic hours);

  Module 2 «Ethnic-Confessional Foundations of Social Communications» inculcates 2 lectures n 2 practice seminars aimed at revealing ethnic and religious characteristics in the context of intercultural communication. The module demonstrates technologies of developing strategies for foreign citizens’ social adaptation in the academic environment, considering ethno-religious and multilingual characteristics.

• «Business and Scientific Communication in Russian and English» (14 academic hours).

  Module 3 «Business and Scientific Communication in Russian and English» is shaped by 7 practice classes, seeking to form and develop skills in conducting business communications in Russian as a native, non-native and foreign language, business communications in English as a language of interethnic communication and mastering socio-cultural features of intercivilization interaction, including the framework of scientific discourse.

The Internship Programme

The Internship Programme includes 3 off-site immersive case-oriented practice venues + 1 campus venue:

• «Modern Digital Tools in a Multicultural Educational Environment» (6 academic hours) — Innopolis University: a visit to the Jalinga self-recording studio, a robotics center, workshops on visual representation tools, creating a chatbot for educational purposes, and an introduction to the city of innovations Innopolis.

• «Scientific and Cultural Intercivilizational Diplomacy in the aspect of Global Leadership» (6 academic hours) — National Research Mordovia State University: attending soft diplomacy workshops, getting acquainted with leadership practices and project activities in the field of Russian scientific export, culture and education.

• «Leadership in Education: Effective Communications»; Scientific and Communication Practice «Regional Component in Continuous Profiling» (4 academic hours) — The Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod: attending a workshop on strategies and tactics of sociocultural adaptation in a multicultural educational environment, a multilingual project-oriented lab shedding llight upon the ecosystem of research laboratories, and transregional hubs of global youth leadership.

• «Social Communications for Academic Leadership in the Regional Circuit» (6 academic hours) — Knyagininsky University: exploration of the infrastructure base, production areas and laboratories and demonstration of innovative potential focused on regional labor market demands as the basis for the development of personnel in the region.

Culture-Leisure Unit

The unit includes the crafted cultural and educational program «ArtScience-immersion: Cultural, Innovative, Educational Landscape of Russian Regional Capitals», aimed at exploring ethnocultural traditions and scientific and educational potential of Russian regions: Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Republic of Mordovia by means of arranging immersive tours around the regional capitals.

Excursion Routes

• The Republic of Tatarstan: «Innopolis — a step into the future», «Kazan — at the crossroads of cultures»
• The Republic of Mordovia: «Saransk — the city of contrast»
• Nizhny Novgorod Region: «Nizhny Novgorod — the capital of sunsets», «Nizhny Novgorod — scientific space 4.0», «Nizhny Novgorod — the cultural capital of Russia», «Nizhny Novgorod — a city of contrasts», «Nizhny Novgorod — the confluence of the Oka and Volga» (a river cruise on a motor ship along the Volga and Oka rivers), «Nizhny Novgorod region — the center of authentic Russian crafts», «Nizhny Novgorod: a city of labor valor»

Workshops and other activities

• Educational workshop «Ethnic Constellation» (interactive introduction to the ethnographic landscape of the Nizhny Novgorod Region)
• Workshop «Secrets of Russian Craftsmen» (weaving and making ceramic dishes)
• Workshop «Folk Art» (creating regional folk crafts)
• Workshop «Project Work in the Sphere of Global Leadership, Intercultural Diplomacy and Intercivilizational Communications» (technologies for involving young people into international events)
• Hospitality Evenings «Hospitable Nizhny» (dinners with families of fellow teachers and employees of the Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod, immersive musical programme)

«Summer Institute» (Obninsk Tech: train-the-trainers)

The program is aimed at introducing lecturers of foreign universities to the technological and educational potential of universities and partner companies of the International Scientific and Educational Center for Nuclear and Related Technologies «Obninsk Tech», improving the qualification of participants in the field of creating the latest high-tech products, as well as sharing the experience of representatives of different countries and scientific and educational schools.

The program is attended by young lecturers and researchers from partner universities from Vietnam, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, South Africa, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Serbia. The lecturers are specialists in electronics, electrical engineering, photonics, automation, nuclear technologies.

Educational program (internship program)

The program includes 2 tracks:

• Electronics and Electrical Engineering

  The program is aimed at professional development of the teaching staff of higher educational institutions working in the field of development of electronic component base, development and creation of information and control systems based on microprocessors and microcontrollers, as well as related areas. The main goal of the program is to exchange experience between scientific and educational schools of different countries, as well as to deepen knowledge in the field of modern technologies and engineering education. The program covers key areas including power microelectronics, microwave signal processing systems on new principles, advanced electrical engineering systems, automated control systems, as well as features of engineering education. The program also includes the study of modern approaches to production quality control and implementation of innovative solutions in the educational process, which contributes to the formation of fundamental and applied knowledge of students.

  The track «Electronics and Electrical Engineering» is realized on the basis of the following universities:

  • National Research Nuclear University «MEPhI» (Obninsk) (24 hours).
  • St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University «LETI» (St. Petersburg) (24 hours).

• Nuclear Technologies

  Within the framework of the «Nuclear Technologies» program, university lecturers will be introduced to the approaches to training young specialists in the field of reactor operation, thermal-hydraulic and neutron-physical calculations, safety and reliability of high-power and low-power nuclear power plants (NPPs), study of processes occurring during severe accidents at nuclear power plants, as well as to the methods and techniques of training young specialists in the dosimetric control procedures at nuclear power plants. The mandatory plan includes lectures and practical training under the guidance of experienced instructors.

  The track «Nuclear Technologies» is realized on the basis of the following universities:

  • St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University «LETI» (St. Petersburg) (4 hours),
  • National Research Nuclear University «MEPhI» (Obninsk) (14 hours),
  • Rosatom Technical Academy (8 hours),
  • Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) (22 hours).

Cultural and leisure program

Excursions

• Museum of the world’s First Nuclear Power Plant (Obninsk)
• Ethnographic Park and Museum «Ethnomir» (Obninsk)
• «Atom» Museum, VDNH
• Bus Sightseeing Tour around Moscow
• Neva River Boat Trip, Saint Petersburg
• Memorial Apartment Museum of A. S. Popov
• The Hermitage
• The Peter and Paul Fortress

Workshops

• Workshop «Intercultural Communication in Business» (LETI)
  The workshop is devoted to the key aspects of intercultural communication in the business environment. It is intended for professionals working in international teams, doing business with foreign partners or planning to expand into international markets. The participants of the workshop will gain the necessary knowledge and skills for successful interaction with representatives of different cultures in business, which will allow them to increase their work efficiency, strengthen business relationships and expand opportunities for international cooperation.

• «Modeling of NPP operation modes using VEB software and hardware complex» (SPbPU)
  The workshop is devoted to practical application of the VEB software and hardware complex (SHC) for modeling various operating modes of nuclear power plants (NPPs). Participants will acquire knowledge and skills necessary for analysis and optimization of NPP operation, as well as for improving safety and efficiency of their operation. The participants of the workshop will acquire practical skills of working with VEB software and hardware complex for modeling of NPP operation modes, which will allow them to solve problems related to operation, safety and optimization of nuclear power plants more effectively.

• «Development of modern information and control systems on the basis of microcontrollers» (MEPhI)
  The workshop is devoted to practical mastering of various approaches in the development of information and control systems in nuclear and other high-tech areas based on microprocessor technology and microcontrollers.

• «Modeling of neutron-physical processes in nuclear reactors» (MEPhI)
  Within the framework of the workshop the participants will get acquainted with modern methods of modeling various neutron-physical processes occurring in power and research nuclear reactors in various operating modes, as well as acquire practical skills in this field.

Evening of MEPhI Hospitality

• Hospitality Evening is a warm and friendly meeting organized by MEPhI for foreign interns who have arrived for training and exchange of experience. The event is aimed at creating a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere, helping to adapt to a new cultural environment and establishing friendly relations with Russian colleagues. It includes a short presentation about the history, achievements and educational opportunities of Russian universities, as well as presentations by representatives of the MEPhI management and supervisors of the internship program.

Other events

• Educational game «Technologies of sustainable development» (LETI)
  The educational game interactively introduces participants to the principles and technologies of sustainable development, showing the relationship between economic, social and environmental aspects. The game allows you to try on the role of decision makers and assess the impact of various technological solutions on the future of our planet. Participants of the educational game will gain a deep understanding of the concept of sustainable development, get acquainted with innovative technologies, learn how to make informed decisions that take into account economic, social and environmental consequences, as well as develop teamwork and communication skills.

Brief description of the project

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were developed as a guide to addressing global challenges, from excessive pollution and environmental threats to inequality. Universities have always played an important role in helping the world achieve the SDGs. Through their research, educational technologies, and community leadership, they have enormous potential to become key drivers of accelerating the SDG agenda at all levels of governance.

Industrial University of Tyumen successfully interacts with leading enterprises and research centers in the region, carries out systematic work to introduce new technologies to improve resource efficiency and energy efficiency, solves problems of developing the environmental culture of the population, carries out environmental assessment of programs and projects, and takes measures to develop environmental education and upbringing.

As part of the Summer Institute 2025, IUT teachers will touch on environmental safety and the impact of oil and gas technogenesis on the hydrosphere of the West Siberian region, talk about sustainable development in the Arctic, and present projects in the field of renewable energy sources and new water purification technologies. The program includes lectures and master classes, for example, on the development of corporate social responsibility activities. Participants will be shown the «Process Factory» as an innovative platform for the practical application of lean manufacturing tools, where group trainings will be held.

The program is complemented by educational tracks organized by IUT partner universities in Yekaterinburg and Khanty-Mansiysk, as well as by the leading Russian petrochemical company — SIBUR (Tobolsk).

A rich cultural program complements the professional educational block and introduces participants to the history and traditions of Siberia and the Urals.

Target audience

The Summer Institute «Sustainable Development: Technologies, Ecology, Safety» will open its doors to young and active teachers and researchers involved in the issues of greening, consumption optimization and preservation of the natural environment, interested in Russian culture and the possibility of cooperation. Experts from among the employees of industrial partners, leading scientists from universities, as well as young teachers and researchers who have recently defended their PhD dissertations are involved in the implementation of the project. This will facilitate easier contact with the project participants, create strong professional connections, which will give a synergistic effect in the future after the end of the project.

IUT is a university open to the whole world, and within the framework of the project we will be glad to welcome young teachers and researchers from the CIS countries, East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa.

Educational module (internship program)

1. Number of educational modules

   • Sustainable development: technology, ecology, safety

     The lecture will cover issues of environmental safety in handling industrial waste, combining technological development and environmental concerns, and the university’s contribution to sustainable development.

   • Stability of the hydrosphere of the West Siberian region under the influence of oil and gas technogenesis

     The lecture is devoted to the influence of the complex of oil production processes on the state of deep aquifers of Western Siberia. The main types of man-made impacts and the dynamics of their intensity over the past decades are considered. Changes in natural hydrogeochemical and hydrogeodynamic conditions of specific hydrocarbon deposits under the influence of oil production are shown.

   • Energy of the Future: How Tyumen Combines Oil and Gas Potential and ESG Principles

     Introductory lecture: Tyumen is traditionally considered the capital of the oil and gas industry of Western Siberia, with offices of many oil producing and oil service companies located here. In the vicinity of the city there are petrochemical and metallurgical enterprises, but at the same time, regional authorities as well as representatives of the industrial sector pay great attention to the ESG agenda, thrifty and conscious consumption, environmental safety and responsibility.

   • Climate balance: how to help our planet?

     The lecture is devoted to climate change issues and current directions for their solution. Issues of legal regulation and international cooperation in this area are touched upon.

   • The problem of restoration of oil-contaminated lands in the conditions of Western Siberia

     The lecture will cover the following issues: the problem of emergency spills of oil and oil products in Western Siberia; domestic experience in restoring oil-contaminated soils; the main challenges and development directions in this area.

   • Sustainable Development in the Arctic

     The lecture is devoted to the issues of the Arctic zone of Russia, which is subject to both external and internal challenges. The lecture will examine the problems of economic and social development of the vast territories of the Arctic.

   • Renewable energy sources

     The lecture examines the issue of the lack of centralized water supply systems for non-capital construction projects (sea beach hotels, glampings) that hinders the growth of their construction. During the lecture, a solution to the problem is proposed by using renewable energy from sea waves for the autonomous provision of non-capital construction projects with clean fresh water, and swimming pools of beach hotels with running sea water.

   • «Process Factory»

     «Process Factory» is a training platform that helps to master lean manufacturing methods and learn how to apply them in practice: the «factory» participants gather in a team and take on roles — from the director and shop manager to the logistician and ordinary employee. The task of the participants is to build their own production process as efficiently as possible, save time and materials, and at the same time get the maximum profit and reduce the cost of production. Employees «live» three game work shifts and improve the performance of their enterprise with the help of lean manufacturing tools.

2. Internship program

   The IUT Summer Institute program includes three educational tracks on the Sustainable Development Goals in partner universities and organizations. The internship tracks complement the main program, taking into account the professional background of each of the participating partners:

   • Educational Track «Environmental Dynamics and Global Climate Change» (6 hours)

     Partner: Yugra State University

     Reference: The partner pays great attention to the development of resource-saving technologies, environmental protection, and the UNESCO Department of Environmental Dynamics and Global Climate Change operates at the university.

   • Educational Track «Managing the Energy Transition» (6 hours)

     Partner: Ural Federal University

     Reference: The partner implements the international master’s program «Global energy business», elements of which, dedicated to the global energy transition, are included in the educational track.

   • Educational Track «Sustainability is the core of a large company business model» (6 hours)

     Partner: ZapSibNeftekhim LLC (SIBUR Holding)

     Reference: The company is a long-standing strategic partner of IUT. As one of the world leaders in the field of petrochemistry, ZapSibNeftekhim strives to reduce its environmental impact, improve resource efficiency and contribute to solving climate problems.

Culture module

Excursion program

The excursion program of the IUT Summer Institute will introduce the project participants to the city of Tyumen and the Tyumen region, its rich history and culture.

• Excursion around Tyumen

  Today Tyumen is the business center of the Tyumen region, the first European city in Siberia, which for three years in a row has been the most comfortable for living among Russian cities with a high «happiness index». The rich history, merchant spirit, warm hospitality, which Siberia is famous for, will leave an unforgettable impression.

• Sightseeing tour of the Museum of the History of Science and Technology of the Trans-Urals named after D. I. Mendeleyev

  The Museum of the History of Science and Technology of the Trans-Urals of the Industrial University of Tyumen is the largest and only museum of its kind in the vast area from the Urals to the Far East, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2025. The museum’s unique feature is that much attention in creating exhibition displays was paid to little-studied facts in the history of technology. The organizers focused on showing the most significant events in the region, Siberia, Russia in scientific, technical and industrial terms, and reflected the role of representatives of the region — prominent scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs.

• Excursion program «Tobolsk city — Pokrovskoe village — Abalak village»

  A large excursion program along the Tobolsk highway. This road has a long, long and very unusual history. The program includes a visit to the house-museum of G. E. Rasputin in the village of Pokrovskoye. This is the birthplace of Grigory Rasputin, an ambiguous figure in the history of the Russian state. In the village of Abalak, participants will visit a unique historical and architectural complex of the 18th century in the Baroque style, the Abalak Holy Znamensky Monastery, from where they will go straight to the city of Tobolsk. It was called the «Gateway to Asia», «Father of Siberian Cities». Tobolsk became the birthplace of people who are famous throughout Russia — writers, composers, scientists.

• Visit to the Cossack farmstead in Tyumen

  During the excursion, guests will get acquainted with the traditions of the Cossack culture in Siberia. They will see how highly the traditions of our ancestors are valued, the customs and foundations of the Cossacks are being revived. The program includes demonstration performances, rituals, competitions and games, Cossack songs and round dances and, of course, a treat of Russian cuisine, cooked over an open fire or in a real Russian stove.

• Archaeological Museum-Reserve on Andreyevskoye Lake

  The Archaeological Museum-Reserve is located on the shore of the picturesque Andreyevskoye Lake — it is a unique archaeological, ethnographic and natural complex. The territory of the museum is a collection of archaeological monuments: unfortified settlements, hillforts, burial grounds and sanctuaries dating from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages, as well as examples of relict natural objects listed in the Red Book.

During the implementation of educational tracks of internships in partner organizations, participants will be able to get acquainted with one of the largest economic, scientific, educational, religious, cultural and sports centers of Russia — the city of Yekaterinburg, and will also visit Khanty-Mansiysk — the capital of the northern region of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, Yugra.

Master classes

All planned excursions will be held in a fascinating, interactive format and will introduce participants to the culture, traditions, customs and creativity of the nationalities living in the region. Numerous master classes (creative workshops, culinary, Cossack art of combat weapons, etc.) will allow guests to become not just passive listeners, but active participants.

Evening of hospitality

The project involves a trip for the participants, their Russian colleagues and the university management to the recreation center of IUT «OLYMPIA», located near the city in a pine forest. For many years, the international festival of IUT «Generation without Borders», festivities on Maslenitsa and farewell to winter, Industrial Family Fest, and many other corporate events of the university have been held here. For the participants of the Summer Institute, informal events «without ties», culinary competitions and an evening by the fire will be organized — all in the best long-standing traditions of IUT.