Siberian Federal University

Executive Committee for the International University Sports Federation chose Krasnoyarsk as the capital of the International Winter Universiade 2019 on 9 November 2013.

Siberian Federal University is a partner for TEMPUS international projects. SibFU will receive funding amounting to sixteen million roubles for the whole period.

The representatives of the State of Israel visited SibFU on 31 October 2013. The delegation included First Secretary of the Embassy of Israel to the Russian Federation Mrs Iris Zwaig, Professor Hamutal Ben-Josef from Ben-Gurion University, a famous israeli poet, literary critic and researcher of Hebrew literature, and Mrs Nataly Zaretsky, coordinator of collaborating with universities from the Israeli Cultural Centre, Novosibirsk.

Robert Pszczel, Director of the NATO Information Office in Moscow, met Sergey Verkhovets, Vice Rector (Research and International Collaboration) on 16 October 2013 at SibFU.

Siberian Federal University and Triskem Interrnational (France) signed an agreement on strategic partnership in education, research, technology and innovation on 17 October 2013.

Krasnoyarsk Surikov Museum of Fine Arts launched its exhibition on Fridtjof Nansen, a scientist, explorer and conquerer of the Arctic, on 3 October 2013. The Arctic and northern territories is an important study field for SibFU. This summer, a researcher from SibFU took part in an expedition to honour 100 anniversary of Nansen's travel to Siberia.

The Museum of Science and Innovation launched on 11 October 2013 at SibFU is the first science museum in Krasnoyarsk krai. Its first visitors were secondary school pupils. They could try devices and interactive exhibits to study some basic laws of mechanics, optics, electricity. SibFU students demonstrated 'Euricum' experiment to make a science show.

Professor of Microbiology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology received the status of SibFU's Honorary Professor. The event of receiving the diploma and the mantle occurred during the research session on the 'Biotechnologies of New Biomaterials' research project.

SibFU's rector Eugene Vaganov congratulated Nikita Melnikov, student from the Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Tourism, SibFU, and his coach Michael Gamzin on Nikita's world championship in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Krasnoyarsk krai's Legislative Assembly awarded Academician Joseph Gitelson, Head of Research at the Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, SibFU, the title of Krasnoyarsk krai's Honorary Citizen at its session on 20 September 2013.