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6 10, 2025

An online meeting with representatives of the Russian Biotechnological University (ROSBIOTECH) was held at the Russian House in Brussels

2025-10-06T18:36:57+02:00October 6th, 2025|Categories: Education in Russia, Science|Tags: , , |

Participants learned about the university’s activities, educational programs, and opportunities for international students. Founded in 1930, the Russian Biotechnological University is one of Russia’s leading institutions in the fields of biotechnology for the food and processing industries, food security, quality management, environmental protection, food chemistry, mechanical engineering, IT, and medicine. ROSBIOTECH offers multidisciplinary training in 123 study areas within secondary vocational education, bachelor’s, master’s, postgraduate, and residency programs. A distinctive feature of its medical programs is the opportunity to gain expertise in nutrition science, dietetics, and personalized nutrition. The university also implements the “Startup as a Thesis” program, aimed at [...]

16 09, 2025

Masterclass “Art Photography: How to See the Museum in a New Way”

2025-09-23T13:05:45+02:00September 16th, 2025|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , , |

On October 2, the Russian House in Brussels invites you to a masterclass with Yuri Molodkovets, artist-photographer of the State Hermitage Museum, and Ksenia Lugovskaya, coordinator of digital and audiovisual projects. Language: Russian/French Free Registration A museum is not only a space where masterpieces are carefully preserved but also a source of visual inspiration. How often, when faced with beauty, do we instinctively reach for our smartphones and press the shutter… Yet, how often do we truly want to revisit those photos? At the masterclass, Yuri Molodkovets, a world-renowned photographer, will present some [...]

29 04, 2025

Russian Education Explained: Pyatigorsk State University (Russia)

2025-04-29T14:30:57+02:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Education in Russia, Meet Russia, Russian House News|Tags: , , , |

On April 24, 2025, an online presentation of Pyatigorsk State University, one of Russia's leading higher education institutions, was held at the Russian House in Brussels. Representatives of the university, using engaging visual materials, explained that Pyatigorsk State University offers academic programs in a range of social sciences, humanities, pedagogy, law, and linguistics. It was noted that the university specializes in in-depth foreign language education and in fields such as intercultural communication. Participants of the online event were given a detailed overview of the university itself, its academic programs, conditions for international students, as well as Russian language training options and [...]

27 02, 2025

Museum of the World Ocean Held a Lecture on the 205th Anniversary of Antarctica’s Discovery

2025-06-20T16:12:52+02:00February 27th, 2025|Categories: Exhibitions, History Club, Russian House News, Science|Tags: , , , , |

For the Day of Russian Science On the 205th Anniversary of Antarctica’s Discovery On February 18, the Russian House in Brussels hosted a virtual lecture titled "In Search of Antarctica: 200 Years Later", organized by the World Ocean Museum. The event was dedicated to the 205th anniversary of Antarctica’s discovery and the history of the famous expedition led by Fabian Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. In his opening remarks, Alexey Mikhailovich Budanov, Deputy Director General of the World Ocean Museum, emphasized the importance of the museum's cooperation with international platforms and highlighted its contributions to scientific research aimed at studying the [...]

20 02, 2025

Eugeni Mashkowski’s graphics from the collection of the Museum of the World Ocean «The Circumnavigation on board «Sedov»»

2025-03-20T16:08:00+01:00February 20th, 2025|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , , |

Museum of the World Ocean 04.03-01.04 External stands of the Russian House in Brussels Language: Russian/English Travelling around the world under sail is, first of all, the Age of Discovery, full of courage and firmness of brave navigators, which still continue in the 21st century. The first Russian Antarctic expedition took place in 1819-1821. Its participants, Faddey Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev, made one of the most distinguished geographical discoveries in history: they came upon the sixth continent – Antarctica – as well as 29 previously unknown islands. Two centuries later, the tall ships Sedov, Krusenstern and Pallada set off to [...]

10 02, 2025

Museum Day. Lecture ONLINE: “In Search of Antarctica: 200 Years Later”

2025-02-14T11:05:17+01:00February 10th, 2025|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , , |

To the 205th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica Museum of the World Ocean On February 18, the Museum of the World Ocean will present the lecture "In Search of Antarctica: 200 Years Later" on the virtual platform of the Russian House in Brussels. The event is dedicated to the 205th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica. Free Registration The participants of this expedition—Fabian Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev—made one of the greatest geographical discoveries in history: they found the sixth continent, Antarctica, as well as 29 previously unknown islands. The only artist who [...]

3 02, 2025

Real / Virtual: The Coronavirus as an Accelerator? Soundscape by Dominique Copp

2025-02-07T13:46:56+01:00February 3rd, 2025|Categories: Russian House News, Science|Tags: , , , , , |

On January 31, the Russian House in Brussels hosted the audio performance "Real / Virtual: The Coronavirus as an Accelerator?", prepared by writer and filmmaker Dominique Copp, who presented her unique sound project. This soundscape was conceived during the 2020 lockdown and was inspired by the ideas of Jean Baudrillard and Paul Virilio, who foresaw, long before the pandemic, a world transforming under the influence of technology and crises. Organized by the L’association sans but lucratif Anaphore Production, the event immersed listeners in a reflection on surrounding reality through the lens of sound and philosophy. Dominique Copp, known for her [...]

15 01, 2025

Real / Virtual: coronavirus as an accelerator ? Soundscape by Dominique Kopp

2025-01-29T10:00:49+01:00January 15th, 2025|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |

L'association sans but lucratif Anaphore Production A soundscape written during the confinement of 2020, in the light of the overhanging thoughts of Jean Baudrillard and Paul Virilio who, long before this viral explosion, foresaw this neo-world as it was taking shape. A planet in unison, exiling ‘elsewhere’ and freedoms to increasingly improbable territories... In French Jean Baudrillard (1929 – 2007) "Une société intégriste en voie de désintégration" "Dans cette course poursuite vers la catastrophe, c'est le bien qui sert de locomotive" « Plus le système se concentre mondialement, ne constituant à la limite qu'un seul [...]

25 11, 2024

Ecological dictation online

2024-11-25T17:29:47+01:00November 25th, 2024|Categories: , , |Tags: , , |

We invite you to take part in the Ecological Dictation - check and increase your competences in the most topical area of knowledge! (in Russian) Participate online The dictation will be held from 25 November to 8 December Ежегодный проект повышения уровня экологической грамотности Экодиктант – это ежегодный проект, направленный на формирование экологической культуры, популяризацию экологических знаний среди различных слоев населения, повышение уровня экологической грамотности в качестве меры по предупреждению экологических правонарушений и основной составляющей экологической безопасности. В нем могут принять участие жители всех субъектов Российской Федерации, а также лица, проживающие за [...]

8 10, 2024

Museum Day. Virtual Tour: “The Era of ‘Vityaz'”

2025-06-20T16:13:24+02:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Exhibitions, History Club, Meet Russia, Russian House News, Science|Tags: , , , , |

On October 2, a virtual tour of the research vessel "Vityaz" was held on the Russian House's online platform in Brussels, in cooperation with the Museum of the World Ocean. This year marks several important anniversaries for the "Vityaz": the 85th anniversary of its launch, the 75th anniversary of its first scientific voyage, and the 45th anniversary of its return from its last expedition. Additionally, 30 years ago, the vessel was moored at the quay of the Museum of the World Ocean. Guests of the Russian House in Brussels joined the celebration of these dates during an online meeting with [...]

17 07, 2024

Innovation Night: Meteorites. Facts and Fictions

2024-07-29T17:08:39+02:00July 17th, 2024|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , , , |

Face-to-Face Participation Online Participation Victor Grokhovsky Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences (PhD). Ural Federal University, Institute of Physics and Technology, EXTRA TERRA CONSORTIUM laboratory. Member of the Committee on Meteorites of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the International Meteoritical Society   February 2024 marks 11 years since the fall of the Chelyabinsk meteorite. Why did this event interest scientists from all over the world? Why are scientists and hobbyists still looking for space rocks? Meteorites are of interest for various fields of science: astronomy, cosmogeochemistry, [...]

30 01, 2024

Exhibition “Russian Leonardo da Vinci”

2024-03-11T11:43:32+01:00January 30th, 2024|Categories: |Tags: , , |

To the Day of Russian Science To the 190th anniversary of D.I. Mendeleev and the 155th anniversary of the Mendeleev's Periodic Table Mendeleev was called Russian Leonardo not only for his outward similarity to the famous Italian. Like Leonardo da Vinci, the range of Mendeleev’s scientific interests and successes is amazing. "Chemistry and physics, hydrodynamics and technology, oil and coal exploration, smokeless powder and oil processing, flour, starch, petroleum jelly and distillation, glass production and farming techniques, mastering the path through the North Pole and flying alone on a balloon to observe a solar eclipse, the customs tariff and the [...]

21 12, 2023

Workshop on using the new Kandinsky Video neural network to generate video from text

2023-12-21T12:21:16+01:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Innovation, Russian House News, Science|Tags: , , |

On December 14, the virtual platform of the Russian House in Brussels hosted a master class on using the new Kandinsky Video neural network to generate video from text. Denis Dimitrov spoke in detail about how the Kandinsky Video neural network was created, its working principle and key features, and what improvements and new features Kandinsky 3.0 has over Kandinsky 2.2. Tatiana Nikulina showed how to use Kandinsky 3.0 and Kandinsky Video neural network to generate animations and videos based on text. Approaches to multimedia content generation occupy a prominent place in modern artificial intelligence research. Thus, over [...]

27 11, 2023

Workshop on using the new Kandinsky Video neural network to generate video from text

2023-11-27T11:19:01+01:00November 27th, 2023|Categories: , |Tags: , , , |

On December 14, a workshop on using the new Kandinsky Video neural network to generate video from text will be held at the virtual site of the Russian House in Brussels. Speakers: Denis Dimitrov, managing director for data science at Sber AI, scientific consultant at the Institute of Artificial Intelligence AIRI, and Tatyana Nikulina, chief prompt engineer at Sber AI. Approaches to multimedia content generation occupy a prominent place in modern artificial intelligence research. Thus, over the past few years, models for synthesizing images from text have shown high-quality results. Free Registration Speakers: Denis Dimitrov, managing director for data [...]

23 11, 2023

Geographical dictation – 2023 was held in Belgium

2023-11-23T15:26:20+01:00November 23rd, 2023|Categories: Russian House News, Science|Tags: , , |

On November 19, the annual international event of the Russian Geographical Society “Geographical Dictation” took place at the Russian House in Brussels. The action was attended by students and teachers of Russian schools, compatriots living in Belgium. Before the official start of the Dictation, the dictation participants got acquainted with the photo exhibition of the Russian Geographical Society “Cultural Heritage of Russia”, located on the external stands of the Russian House. As the press service of the Russian Geographical Society previously reported, the dictation included traditional questions on geography and related sciences, as well as on the topic “Man and [...]

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