Author - Yury Nurmeev

10 IGPT students among winners of the sixth season of Student Startup competition

The results were announced recently by the federal ministry. Here are the young people set to receive 1 million rubles in funding for their projects: Ilmir Gizatullin, Digital flow meter - forecast and retrospective division of production by layers; Nikita Kozyrev, Thermofoam acid compositions with controlled kinetics for increasing well productivity in high-volume oil fields; Bulat Miftakhov, Utilization of...

Kamchatka moved two meters to the southeast after the latest earthquake, says VIce-Rector for Earth Sciences

About 300 million years ago, all the continents were united into the supercontinent Pangea, which over time split into Laurasia and Gondwana, and they in turn - into smaller ones. South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia separated from Gondwana. “220 million years ago, South America broke away from Africa. This is evidenced by the similarity of the...

Geologists explain how meteorites help glance into both the past of the Solar system and the depths of the Earth

All the five meteorites found in Republic of Tatarstan are stored at KFU’s Geological Museum, one of the richest in Russia with 430,000 items and 220 years of history – as long as the university itself. The earliest local meteorite was found in 1899 near the village of Chuvashskie Kisy – and was named as such,...

KFU scientists among top 2% in the world in new rankings

Co-authored by Stanford University and Scopus, the ranking uses an integral parameter, the so-called C-score combining six citation indices. The eight scientists who entered the 2025 list are: Airat Dimiev, Lead Research Associate, Institute of Chemistry; Albert Rizvanov, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Gene and Cell Technologies, Secretary Academician of the Department of Medical and Biological Sciences of the...

Fresh students welcomed to alma mater by Institute leadership

The young people and their future mentors convened at the meeting hall on 1 September. They were greeted by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Acting Director of IGPT Vladimir Silantyev, Deputy Director for Academic Affairs Andrey Teryokhin, Deputy Director for Moral Education and Social Work Natalya Khorkova, Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships...

Ameen Ahmed Al-Muntasser wins Young Researcher of the Year award from Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum

The award was given away during the recent 4th Kazan Global Youth Summit (27 - 30 August). This is one of the six awards of its kind sponsored by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation; the others are Entrepreneur of the Year, Media Leader of the Year, Mentor of the Year, Cultural Professional of the Year, and...

Vice-President of Russian Gas Society: “KFU shows impressive results in various areas”

The IGPT was visited by the representatives of the Russian Gas Society and the Arab Federation of Industrial Cities and Zones on 29 August. During the meeting with Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships Ildus Chukmarov, a discussion of a cooperation agreement between KFU and the Russian...

KFU’s work represented at Tatarstan Petrochemical Forum 2025

Kazan Federal University presented projects and innovations at the Tatarstan Petrochemical Forum, which is held on 26 - 28 August with the participation of the Rais (Head) of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center. One of the largest events in the Russian oil and gas industry brings together representatives...

IGPT expert represented at the Development of Small Cities and Historical Settlements Forum in Kazan

The forum was held on 20 and 21 August at Kazan Expo. The event was headlined by the Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin and featured Vice Premier of Russia Dmitry Grigorenko, Vice Premier of Russia Marat Khusnullin, Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Construction and Utilities of Russia Irek Faizullin, and others. Associate Professor...

Representatives of Hanoi University of Mining and Geology and Yangtze University discuss cooperation with KFU

The guests arrived to take part in the 3rd ROSTKI Russia-China Forum in Kazan. The delegation comprised Vice-Rector for Research of the Hanoi University of Mining and Geology Nguyen The Vinh, International Program Coordinator of said institution Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, and Professor of Yangtze University Xu Peng. Both universities have previously signed memoranda of understanding...