Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (hereinafter referred as RUDN University) is one of the best world class universities in Russia ranked by QS World University Rankings at the position 342. RUDN University is among the leaders in categories “International students” and “Student-to-staff ration” and the greenest university in Russia according to UI GreenMetric Ranking. RUDN is the first university in Russia to get 5 QS stars in 5 ranking categories. The mission of RUDN is uniting people of different cultures by knowledge RUDN University creates leaders to make the World better.
RUDN University presents a program “Sustainable Urban Development and Climate Action” on the base of the Institute of Environmental Engineering. Having become one of the first in Russia, the Institute of Environmental Engineering of RUDN University has been conducting educational and scientific-research activities for more than 30 years in the fields of study: rational nature management, living systems, energy and energy saving, applied ecology and human ecology, environmental and radiation safety, green building and sustainable cities, climate neutrality, waste management and circular economy. Since 2021 the first in Russia GHG validation and verification body has been accredited on the base of RUDN University. The implementation and promotion of environmental science and sustainable development are the major priority for Institute of Environmental Engineering.
Academic: GPA of 3.0 or above on their studies to date
English Language:
– IELTS: 6.0 (no subscore below 4.5)
– TOEFL iBT: 78 (reading 4, writing 7, listening 9, speaking 16)
– Duolingo English Test: 125 (literacy 125, production 105, comprehension 135, conversation 120)
01 September 2024 – 25 January 2025
Available Courses
Energy resources as a base of economy. Concept of the green economy and selection of energy sources. Energy mix: specifics of the countries. Energy transition. Energy resources of the world: main types, distribution, availability. Environmental limitations. Energy poverty as a global challenge. Global tendencies. Primary and secondary energy consumption. Scenarios of energy development. Energy security and its provision. Energy security and energy efficiency: levels of evaluation, models, management instruments. Green and “not green” energy: environmental consequences of use of energy. Energy sector in the world: practical examples and international practice. Secondary energy resources. Waste-to energy technologies. Energy management systems. Sustainable urban development: energy aspects
Concept of environmental quality. Environmental norms. Concept of quality and it’s application to the environmental systems. Environmental norm and norm of the environmental impact. Environmental quality indicators: international practice. Quality of water resources: concepts and models. Water quality indicators. Quality of air resources: concepts and models. Main factors of the air quality. Air quality indicators and indices. General and specific indicators of the atmospheric pollution: estimations of presence of ozone, critical pollutants, GHGs. Quality of soil resources and grounds: concepts and models. Main factors of the air quality. Environmental assessment of food quality. Environmental quality as a main factor of the food quality. Eco-friendly products, green products, organic products. Basic indicators of environmental quality restoration. Examples of calculation and application. Integrated environmental quality evaluation. Practices of the environmental quality regulation. Main approaches and instruments for the environmental quality regulation: administrative, economic, informational regulation instruments
Spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon in plant ecosystems for various regions of the world under the influence of industrial emissions, deforestation and soil erosion based on the spatial model of the global carbon cycle of the Central Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The course generally focuses on strategies for sequestration of carbon dioxide by terrestrial ecosystems. The course describes a methodology for assessing the impact of global climate change on the ecosystem functions of terrestrial ecosystems using various regions of the world as an example. By demonstrating the consequences of climate change this course will help the learner to engage environmental strategies of mitigation and adaptation
Greenhouse gases and the carbon footprint. Sources and sinks of greenhouse gases. Climate change models: pros and cons. Sources of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gas sinks: ecosystems versus the carbon footprint. Carbon farms. Low-carbon and green construction. Decarbonization of the economy and its price. Decarbonization and environmental management: International environmental management standards of the ISO 14000 series. Decarbonization in everyday life.
Basics of Russian language for the communication. Russian history: dates, persons, events, ages. Russian culture in Moscow and around. Russian nature. Environmental protection and sustainability management in Russia.
“Modern Waste Management : basic terms and definitions used in the training course. Behavior of waste components in the environment, mechanisms of chemical substances’ destruction. Tools for Effective MSW Management. Theoretical approaches answering how to solve the problem of waste and what practical tools should be used to solve them. Modern approaches to the use of alternative energy sources, including waste energy. Properties of waste and their effect on the increase in their calorific value. Characteristics of the design and operation of the places which are used for waste disposal. causes of situations that lead to the occurrence and accumulation of environmental damage. Most significant and dangerous situations and their environmental consequences with concrete examples, and possible ways for solving the problem, with world experience use. Practical tools and theoretical approaches to the accumulated environmental damage reduction, such as ecotoxicants’ and rehabilitation technologies’ classification, regulation and monitoring frameworks.”
Sustainable development goals and their achievement on the level of a city. Basics of remote sensing and GIS. Application for urban ecology, forest protection, climate regulation, ecosystem services and environmental impact of war assessment
Sustainable urban development: main models and challenges. Urban sustainability goals, targets, indicators. Sources of information. International practice. Smart city concept: best practices in the world.
Estimation of the state of ecosystems: indicators and models. Main specific properties of urban ecosystems. A concept of ecosystem services. Types of ecosystem services. Sources of risk for the urban ecosystems. Approaches to the reduction of risk. Economic assessment of the ecosystem services.
The problems associated with global warming leading to regional changes in climate and water availability are seriously affecting sustainability of supplies as well as seriously impacting on quality. Advances in chemical and microbial analysis have revealed that water contains many new contaminants that were previously undetectable or unknown, constantly presenting water utilities and regulators with new challenges.
The chemistry of water. Physical-chemical properties of water. Cohesion, adhesion.
Sources of water pollution. Water Resources. The Hydrologic Cycle. Classification of Sources of water pollution. Continuous and instantaneous sources. Sources of Chemical Water Pollution. Exposure to Chemical Water Pollution
Types of water pollutants. Surface Water Quality.
Indicators of water pollution: Sediments, Biological Oxygen Demand (laboratory method for determination of Biochemical Oxygen Demand), Nutrients (Eutrophication), Salts, Heavy metals, Pesticides, VOCs, Chlorinated dibenzo dioxins. Physical pollutants, chemical pollutants, biological pollutants.