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The «Lobachevsky. Start» summer school for tenth grade students of Nizhny Novgorod schools opened at Lobachevsky University on May 29.The event that will last until June 2 takes place as part of the activities of the Advanced Engineering School of Lobachevsky University. Taking part in the school are 86 tenth-graders - winners and awardees of the Olympiad «Future Researchers - Future of Science" as well as best students of the Centre for gifted children, lyceum No. 8 and basic schools of the Russian Academy of Sciences: lyceum No. 28, lyceum No. 38, lyceum No. 40 and lyceum No. 87. Following the students' requests, five study groups were formed in the following areas: mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry and biology.

Oleg Trofimov, Acting Rector of Lobachevsky University, and Nikita Avralev, Vice-Rector for Strategic Development, welcomed the participants at the opening session.

«Today we open the traditional summer school "Lobachevsky. Start" for the 6th time. For five days you will become members of our friendly university family! The best lecturers from Lobachevsky University will teach your chosen subjects, there will be lectures, practical classes and labs - just like for university students. We are glad that you are eager to learn a little more after a difficult school year! I wish you a successful week within the walls of Lobachevsky University: acquire new knowledge, find new acquaintances, and one year from now I will be glad to see you among the first-year students of UNN», — said Oleg Trofimov.

In his turn, Nikita Avralev pointed out various subject «schools» held by Lobachevsky University for high school students and invited them to participate in competitions organised by UNN and in its other career guidance activities.


There is almost a week of real student life ahead of the school participants: lectures, practical and laboratory classes at UNN faculties, excursions to its academic units and lunches at the university cafeteria. Every day from Monday to Friday participants of the school have 5 hours of in-depth training, lectures, practical and laboratory classes in their chosen subject (Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology) with the leading lecturers of Lobachevsky University.

The school opened with a lecture by Alexander Malyshev, Dean of the UNN Faculty of Physics, entitled «In Search of Exoplanets or Are We Alone in the Universe?»

School students will also hear lectures from:
- Maria Vedunova, Director of the Institute of Biology and Biomedicine,

- Nikolay Zolotych, Director of the Institute of Information Technology, Mathematics and Mechanics, 
- Alexander Knyazev, Head of Analytical and Medical Chemistry Department,
- Iosif Meyerov, Head of Mathematical Software and Supercomputing Technologies Department

At the closing ceremony, the participants will receive «Lobachevsky.Start» school certificates and prizes with UNN logos.

«We hope that this project will be interesting and useful for school students, it will allow them to learn more about Lobachevsky University, it will give them new knowledge and experience of communication with university professors. What is more important, they will not only get in-depth training in the subject, but will also get to know what people who are professionally involved in this field actually do. Thus, future applicants will find it easier to decide what is most interesting for them and choose their future career», — said Svetlana Dolova, Head of School Olympiad Unit at the UNN Department for Career Guidance and Admission of Applicants.