University representatives at the 5th Congress of Young Scientists

The 5th Congress of Young Scientists was held at the Sirius University of Science and Technology from November 26 to 28, 2025. Staff and students from Gubkin University participated in the event.

The Congress of Young Scientists is a key event of the Decade of Science and Technology, declared by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation to strengthen the role of science and technology in addressing the most important development challenges of society and the country.

The Congress serves as the largest platform for dialogue between advanced and fundamental science, government, and the real economy, and sets the key vectors for scientific and technological development.

The business program included over 550 events, combining the business program with events at the exhibition stands. These included discussions, lectures, scientific battles, master classes, film screenings, intellectual games, and presentations. In 2025, over 16,000 applications were submitted for participation in the congress. Over 8,000 participants from 89 regions of Russia and 100 foreign countries took part in the congress events, including representatives from 480 Russian and 44 foreign universities.

Gubkin University was represented at the congress by a delegation consisting of students, young scientists, administrative staff and members of the student scientific society: head of the laboratory of nanostructured materials and catalytic processes for processing carbon-containing raw materials Alexander Glotov, associate professor of the physics department Alexander Serovayskiy, student of group BB-23-02 of the faculty of international energy business, member of the student scientific society Anastasia Alekseeva, assistant of the department of special programs Anna Zenovskaya, associate professor of the department of construction and repair of gas and oil pipelines and storage facilities, deputy head of the department of scientometric research and support of publication activity Anton Salnikov, student of group RNM-25-05 of the faculty of oil and gas field development, member of the student scientific society Asadbek Azamkulov, document manager of the department of scientometric research and support of publication activity, assistant of the department of geoecology Vladislava Zharkova, senior researcher of the department of physical and colloid chemistry Gleb Zasypalov, student group RB-23-03 of the Faculty of Oil and Gas Field Development, member of the student scientific society Gurbanguly Atadzhanov, Daniil Lednev, assistant of the Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, junior researcher of the Laboratory of Nanostructured Materials and Catalytic Processes for Processing Carbon-Containing Raw Materials Egor Abramov, senior researcher of the Laboratory of Nanostructured Materials and Catalytic Processes for Processing Carbon-Containing Raw Materials Ekaterina Smirnova, head of the Department of Organization of Youth Science and Scientific Events, assistant of the Department of Oil Product Supply and Gas Supply Ivan Vanchugov, associate professor of the Department of Construction and Repair of Gas and Oil Pipelines and Storage Facilities, head of the Department for the Organization of Training of Scientific and Scientific-Pedagogical Personnel Igor Leonovich, student of the EEMv-25-20 group of the Faculty of Economics and Management, member of the student scientific society, analyst of the Center for Assessment and Development of Youth Potential Klim Kuznetsov, student of the RF-22-09 group of the Faculty of Oil and Gas Field Development, member of the student scientific society Maxim Iova, assistant of the Physics Department, junior researcher of the Laboratory of Nanostructured Materials and Catalytic Processes for Processing Carbon-Containing Raw Materials Maria Rubtsova, student of the KhTM-24-01 group of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Ecology, member of the student scientific society, specialist of the department of organization of youth science and scientific events Maria Sukhikh, student of the RN-24-14 group of the Faculty of Oil and Gas Field Development, member of the student scientific society Misheel Amgalanbaatar, student of the RN-23-06 group of the Faculty of Oil and Gas Field Development, member of the student scientific society Pavel Kiose, specialist of the department of organization of youth science and scientific events, assistant of the department (basic) of international cooperation in the field of security Polina Norkina, student of the RS-20-10 group of the Faculty of Oil and Gas Field Development, member of the student scientific society, specialist of the department of organization of youth science and scientific events Polina Shayakhova, student of the RG-22-07 group Ruslan Shapovalov, Chairman of the Student Scientific Society, and Specialist in the Department of Youth Science and Scientific Events, Faculty of Oil and Gas Field Development; and Yulia Kamaeva, a graduate student in the KHTA-22-01 group of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Ecology.

It is worth noting the events related to grant support from the Russian Science Foundation, which were attended by staff from the Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry. At these lectures, RSF representatives discussed modern tools for supporting fundamental and applied research, the review system, the specifics of the competitive selection process, and provided practical recommendations for preparing applications and reports.

Sirius University of Science and Technology also hosted the defense of projects for the student program "Big Challenges." Over the course of two weeks, participants actively worked on 25 projects that address current challenges in key areas of modern science and technology. The expert committee for the project competition included Gubkin University staff members Vladislava Zharkova, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geoecology, and Anna Zenovskaya, Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Programs.

The congress marked the completion of the internship program of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in Science and Education of the Presidential Council for Science and Education, launched in December 2024. Gubkin University was represented in the internship by Ivan Vanchugov, Head of the Department for Organizing Youth Science and Scientific Events, and Ruslan Shapovalov, Chairman of the Student Scientific Society. Representing members of the Gubkin University Student Scientific Society at external venues is being implemented through a federal budget subsidy to higher education institutions for the implementation of activities aimed at supporting student scientific communities as part of the university's Student Scientific Society development program, "Unifying Science: From Popularization to Practice."