Siberian Federal University

Siberian Federal University hosts 'Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies' conference from 1 to 19 October. The conference is held for undegraduates, doctoral students and early career researchers. It is linked to the 'Nanotechnologies Week' project.

Siberian Federal University will host VI international research conference 'Communication in a Changing World' from 27 to 29 September 2012. The conference organizers are Russian Communication Association, Eurasian Communication Association of North America, and Institute of Philology and Language Communication, SibFU.

SibFU will host the international workshop on the imact of climate change on forest and agricultural ecosystems and adaptation strategies from 20 to 23 September 2012. Other organizers are French National Institute for Agricultural Research and V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch. The workshop chair is Academician Vaganov, SibFU's rector.

National conference on the research and technologies of ultra dispersed powder products, nanostructures and materials (9–12 September 2012) will celebrate the 30th anniversary of nanodiamonds' discovery.

Krasnoyarsk will host IV International Congress and Exhibition 'Non-Fefous Metals' from 5-7 September 2012. Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Federal University and RUSAL company are among the organizers.

1 September 2012 will mark the formal events to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year at SibFU. The events are expected to be attended by 6,500 students and faculty.

The delegation from Japan (Aichi Prefectural University) will visit SibFU from 30 August to 3 September 2012. Takashima Tadayoshi, the Japanese university rector, and Professor Shiro Kato will sign a framework agreement on mutual collaboration with SibFU's rector Eugene Vaganov.

SibFU's rector Eugene Vaganov will meet SibFU's student football team members on 2 August 2012. The students successfully performed at the inaugural EUSA (European Universities Sports Association) Games in Cordoba (Spain) from 13 to 23 July.

Institute of Phylology and Language Communication supported by Santander banking group will host the Summer School for International students from 30 July to 19 August 2012.

SibFU's Rector Eugene Vaganov will meet Mingiyan Semyonov, a second year student from the Institute of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism on 17 July 2012. Mingiyan Semyonov is an Olympic athlete, a member of the Russian national team.