Program 2026 — International Youth Forum “Russia

Plenary session

10:00—11:30

Academic Council Hall

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Youth/public movements and organizations

11:30—12:30

Academic Council Hall

Moderator

Nikolay Bandurin — Deputy Dean for Student Affairs, Faculty of Philology, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

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Nuclear Quiz

12:30—13:00

Academic Council Hall

Coffee break

13:00—14:00

Agrotechnologies

14:00—16:30

Room 174

Moderators

Kezimana Parfait — Associate Professor at the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology at the Institute of Agricultural Technology, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba
Elena Pakina — Director of the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology at the Institute of Agricultural Technology, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

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Geology and mining

14:00—16:30

Room 169

Moderators

Dmitrii Kurenkov — Associate Professor at Geology and Survey Department, National University of Science and Technology «MISIS»
Sergey Petrov — Associate Professor, Saint Petersburg State University

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Radiation safety

14:00—16:30

Room 173

Moderators

Pavel Liubushkin — Advisor to the Director for Industry Partnerships, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin
Alla Udalova — Professor at Department of Nuclear Physics and Technologies, Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering - branch of National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

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Ecology

14:00—16:30

Academic Council Hall

Moderators

Anna Dodonova — Associate professor at UNESCO Department of Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development of the Institute of Chemistry and Sustainable Development, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
Anna Popkova — Deputy Director for International Affairs of Institute of Environmental Engineering, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

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Nuclear Medicine

14:00—16:30

Rector's Hall

Moderators

Konstantin Brazovskii — Professor for Research School of Chemistry and Applied Biomedical Technologies, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
Anastasia Lokhonina — Associate Professor at the Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology of Medical Institution, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

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Nuclear reactors

14:00—16:30

Hall No. 1

Moderators

Vyacheslav Andreev — Head of the Department of Nuclear Reactors and Power Plants, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after Alekseev
Alexander Nakhabov — Deputy head of Nuclear Physics and Engineering Department, Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
Dmitry Samokhin — Head of Nuclear Physics and Engineering Department, Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

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Graduates’ contribution to the development of the region

16:30—18:00

Academic Council Hall

Moderators

Anicet Gabriel Kotchofa — General Director, INCORVUS XXI
Larisa Efremova — Director of the Center for Initiative Projects and Intersectoral Partnership, Chairman of the International Coordination Council «INKORVUZ – XXI», Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

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Summing Up the Results of the Forum

18:00—18:30

Academic Council Hall

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Buffet

18:30—19:30