In June, Novosibirsk became a meeting point for young engineers from Chile to Turkmenistan. Over four intense weeks at Novosibirsk State University, InteRussia fellows worked on projects in artificial intelligence in medicine and quantum technologies in electronics and photonics.
Here’s what filled their schedules (and their notebooks):
Every InteRussia fellowship writes its own story. This one just happened to be set in a unique location, where birch tree forests meet quantum labs.
The InteRussia program in engineering is implemented by the Mezhdunarodniki Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund, Novosibirsk State University, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Akadempark with the grant support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.
Here’s what filled their schedules (and their notebooks):
- Visits to the Technopark of Akademgorodok, the Quantum Technologies Lab, and the Federal Center for Neurosurgery — where fellows explored how engineering innovations are transforming communication systems and high-precision medicine.
- Hands-on training at Eltex, Russia’s largest telecom equipment manufacturer, and NSU’s Analytical and Technological Research Center, where they studied nanosystems and material synthesis up close.
- Sessions at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics and the Earth Evolution Center — tracing life from DNA to meteorites and prehistoric fossils.
- Project work in international teams — training neural networks to analyze brain images and help doctors detect lesions and tumors with greater accuracy.
- A cultural track that included the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, a deep dive into Siberian nature, and even a day in a Cossack village — with horseback riding, knife throwing, and tea in a wooden house.
Every InteRussia fellowship writes its own story. This one just happened to be set in a unique location, where birch tree forests meet quantum labs.
The InteRussia program in engineering is implemented by the Mezhdunarodniki Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund, Novosibirsk State University, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Akadempark with the grant support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.
