Moscow and Siberian universities to pool efforts in applied research

Moscow State University and Siberia?s Tomsk Polytechnic University have agreed to jointly develop educational projects and scientific programs / applied research.

Moscow State University (MSU) and Siberia?s Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have agreed to jointly develop educational projects and scientific programs / applied research, the website of the Rossiiskaya Gazeta newspaper reports. ?Tomsk Polytechnic University is an advanced technology university in Russia and is therefore interesting for Moscow Lomonosov State University as a partner in launching applied research to order from companies,? the website reported a statement by Andrei Fedyanin, the vice dean for scientific activity at MSU?s Department of Physics. Under plans, the partners will start by creating a distributed interuniversity center to be called ?Modern Physics,? aimed at cultivating high school students? interest in this area of science...