Young Scientists Congress unites tradition and innovation

The V Young Scientists Congress will take place from 26 to 28 November on the Sirius Federal Territory. To date, more than 5,500 applications for participation have been submitted, including from 70 foreign countries. TV BRICS serves as the international media partner of the event.

The Congress is the central annual event of the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia, announced by President Vladimir Putin. The event brings together young scientists, engineers, competition winners, grant recipients, students, and schoolchildren from Russia and other countries, as well as representatives of business and state corporations.

In 2025, Russia will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its nuclear industry, and part of the Congress programme will therefore be dedicated to energy and the contribution of science to the development of the sector.

“At the Congress, we will discuss not only achievements in the field of energy, but also the energy of knowledge and the energy of cooperation needed to build new mechanisms for the development of science in our country and around the world,” noted Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation and Head of the Working Group on the Preparation and Holding of the Congress.

The event’s programme focuses on four main tracks: “Major challenges: the impetus of the development", "Decade of science and technology initiatives: energy of generations", "Future potential: personnel, tools, and infrastructure", and "Interaction fields: international cooperation".

The programme of the V Congress will also include new event formats. For the first time, the business section will feature a feedback format, allowing young scientists to ask questions directly to government officials, company heads, and leaders of leading scientific and educational institutions.

The traditional lectures by leading scientists have also been given new content. This year, a separate track “Constants of Science: Lectures by Leading Scientists” will be dedicated to them. The lectures will be delivered by laureates of the State Prize of the Russian Federation and other top national awards in science. A children’s science forum and a BRICS forum on social and humanitarian research will also be organised.

The organisers of the Congress are the Roscongress Foundation, the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, and the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Presidential Council for Science and Education.

The first Young Scientists Congress took place in Sirius in 2021, becoming one of the key events of the Year of Science and Technology in Russia.

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