International Master degree program, which is implemented jointly  the consortium of universities of Russia, Europe and Vietnam in the framework of the ERASMUS grant project + MINERAL "Modernization of geological education in Russian and Vietnamese universities, received a positive assessment of the European Commission.

South-Russian State Polytechnical University  representative visited University of Turin University (Italy), Sergio Vinchigujero-Professor, Department of Earth Sciences. JuRGPU (NPI) and University of Turin-Erasmus project partners + "Mineral", an agreement was signed in January 2018 year.

At the Panel discussion "Innovation is a key FACTOR in the DEVELOPMENT of regional and international integration in the field of educational and scientific activities", held within the framework of INNOPROM 2018, addressed issues of vocational education and joint international cooperation.