Apply now to take part in the Arctic Laboratory! ⏩ The Arctic Laboratory is a project organised by BRICS Project Lab together with the Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA). It will take place in Moscow (the Library for Foreign Literature and the PORA office) from 26 to 30 October. ⏩ BRICS Project Lab is an international youth forum that brings together students, researchers, and young scholars from Russia and BRICS countries to develop innovative projects aimed at advancing international cooperation. The Lab has been successfully running at MGIMO for more than 3 years, and during this time it has produced in-demand project solutions for organisations such as Rosmolodezh, the ICRC, the Russian Export Center, and others. ⏩ The Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA) is an independent expert centre founded in 2017 that conducts interdisciplinary research and promotes the sustainable development of the Arctic region. PORA unites more than 400 experts, fosters cooperation between business, researchers, and government institutions, and supports the implementation of Arctic projects through grant programmes and analytical initiatives. What awaits participants in the Arctic Laboratory: ➡️ The track focuses on developing a draft BRICS interstate standard for scientific and technical cooperation. ➡️ Participants will work on the following task: develop a draft interstate BRICS standard for scientific and technical cooperation, applicable to existing or potential cooperation projects in the Russian Arctic zone — covering everything from terminology and procedures to specific requirements, similar in approach to GOST, ISO, and IEC standards. 📌 The track is open exclusively to international participants and will be conducted entirely in English. We welcome participants with backgrounds in international cooperation, standardisation and technical regulation, engineering, Arctic studies, law, and analytics. Specialists in energy, logistics, ecology, international relations, and regional studies are also invited to take part. The Laboratory's partners include: 🔵 Gazprom 🔵 FESCO Transportation Group 🔵 Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Arktikugol" State Trust 🔵 V-ALTER Payment Centre LLC 🔵 Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA) 📎 Registration is now open via this link. Application deadline: October 1 ✨ We wish all applicants the best of luck during the selection stage! 🌐 MGIMO International (ENG) | МГИМО для иностранцев (RUS)