17
October
2011
M.Slipenchuk, Head of METROPOL Group, was appointed the Acting Head of the Chair of Environmental Management, Department of Geography, the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov
Mikhail Slipenchuk, head of METROPOL Group and professor of the
Department of Geography at the Moscow State University named after
M.Lomonosov was appointed the Acting Head of the Chair of
Environmental Management.
M.Slipenchuk graduated from the Chair of Environmental Management
in 1987. In 1993 he completed a post-graduate course in the
Department of Geography of the Moscow State University named after
M.Lomonosov and defended a thesis entitled “Specific features of
aerotechnogenic pollutants accumulation in urban environment ” and
received a Candidate of Sciences (Geography) degree .
In 2010 M.Slipenchuk was awarded the degree of a Doctor of economic
sciences (thesis topic was «Integration of Russia’s new economic
space: global, corporate and regional aspects”).
METROPOL Group closely collaborates with the Department of
Geography of the Moscow State University named after M.Lomonosov.
It rendered organizational and financial assistance for the
organization of expeditions and field internships for the students,
publishing of scientific works of the faculty personnel, carried
out technical re-equipment and repair of lecture rooms and
scientific bases.
METROPOL Group together with the Department of Geography of the
Moscow State University named after M.Lomonosov implemented the
following projects and held the following actions:
• Publishing of collected scientific works of the members of
the Department of Geography of the Moscow State University named
after M.Lomonosov, timed to coincide with the 250-the
anniversary of the University (2005);
• Organization of educational experiment “Geography. Third
dimension” at the scientific research facility of the Department of
Geography in Satino (2006);
• Organization of solemn events dedicated to the 70-th
anniversary of the Department of Geography of the Moscow State
University named after M.Lomonosov (2008);
• Presentation of “The Unknown Heyerdahl” in the Department of
Geography (2008);
• Publishing of fundamental work “History of geography at the
Moscow university: events and people” by professor Y.G. Simonov;
publishing of monograph “Scientific school of geography in Moscow
university” (2008);
• Lectures by M.Slipenchuk for the students of the
Department of Geography about “The Worlds” at the Baikal Lake” and
“Antarctica 2009” expeditions;
• Organization of summer field internship for the students of
the Department of Geography at northern parts of the Baikal Lake
(2009);
• Repairs and refurbishment of the equipment of
the Chair of Environmental Management of the Department of
Geography (2010);
• Organization of “The Baikal Lake -Selenga” scientific
expedition (2011).
For your reference
The Chair of Environmental Management of the Department of
Geography of the Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov
was set up in 1987. In was created and led (until 2011) by Andrei
Kapitsa (1931-2011), a distinguished Russian geographer, honored
scientist, doctor of geography, honored professor of the Moscow
University, correspondent member of the Russian Academy of
Science.
The graduates of the chair are geographers-ecologists, experts in
environmental management, ecological monitoring and environmental
protection working in scientific, educational fields and in applied
sciences. They are leading Russian specialists in the field of
analysis, feasibility and decision making in comprehensive
evaluation and use of natural resources.
