What do cutting-edge telecom systems, billion-year-old rocks, and horseback riding have in common? They all shaped the third week of the InteRussia fellowship in engineering — a journey that keeps pushing boundaries of learning and culture.
The highlights:
At Eltex, Russia’s largest telecom equipment producer, the fellows got an inside look at how high-tech systems are born — from blueprint to launch.
At NSU’s Earth Evolution Center, they journeyed through time: from deep planetary layers to prehistoric fossils and meteorites that once lit up Earth’s skies.
At the Cossack Ostrog Cultural Center, they experienced a day in the life of a Cossack — horseback riding, rifle practice, knife throwing, and tea in a traditional village house.
At the Novosibirsk Planetarium, they traveled beyond Earth, exploring how space science and technology bring the universe a little closer to home.
Each stop this week reminded us: engineering isn’t just about machines — it’s about discovering how the world works, from the ground beneath our feet to the cosmos above.
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.