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NEFU and Rossotrudnichestvo to promote the Russian education abroad

  • 15 April 2014
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NEFU and Rossotrudnichestvo to promote the Russian education abroad

North-Eastern Federal University and “Rossotrudnichestvo” will promote, support and develop the Russian education abroad. Recently, NEFU rector Evgenia Mikhailova and head of the federal agency Konstantin Kosachev signed a cooperation agreement.

Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, compatriots living abroad and Federal Agency for International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) has a network of offices in the CIS countries and abroad, on the base of which, joint scientific-methodical and educational projects will be carried out. In particular, the agreement will widen partnership relations of scientific and educational communities of Russia and abroad, to promote academic mobility of students and teachers, to attract the interest of foreign citizens in Russia, Russian language, culture and getting Russian education. NEFU will receive informational support in promoting its educational programs in the CIS countries and use the assistance of Rossotrudnichestvo in attracting potential foreign applicants.

Evgenia Mikhailova noted that North-Eastern Federal University has already positive experience of cooperation with foreign offices of Rossotrudnichestvo. Thus in 2013, successful presentation of the project in translation of heroic epic Olonkho in the Russian Center for Science and Culture was held in London.

The presentation of educational services of the Federal University in China, Mongolia and Tajikistan, selection of students from these countries to study in Yakutia are among the joint events of NEFU and Rossotrudnichestvo, planned for the current year. Rossotrudnichestvo will also spread information on international summer and winter schools, scientific internships on the base of NEFU through its offices in Canada, Germany, USA, France and Finland.

Author: Andrey LUPANOV, NEFU Newsroom

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