Armenian schoolchildren want to study in Russia to become engineers, economists and programmers
For three days, RUDN booth was visited by more than 1,000 schoolchildren, their parents and students of Armenian universities. Of particular interest were the Bachelor programs of the Engineering Academy, the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Science of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Economics, Linguistics, Applied Informatics and International Relations became popular among the Master programs.
“Currently, 128 citizens of the Republic of Armenia are studying at RUDN. In the next academic year, we expect 30 more freshmen from this country to enter. The quota of the Government of the Russian Federation for the training of foreign citizens from Armenia in Russia in 2023 is 250 people,” said Anna Dvoryadkina, Head of the CIS and Baltic States Department.
RUDN University in Armenia was represented by:
- Iva Punavia, Leading Specialist, Asia Division;
- Suren Zakaryan, Chief Specialist of the Alumni Relations Department.
120 educational institutions from 7 countries participated in the exhibition. Russia was represented by 11 leading universities. More than 13,000 people attended the exhibition, which was organized with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Armenia and the Russian House in Yerevan.
10 profile officers of the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly from the city of Accra (Ghana) are being trained at the school "Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy" of the Institute of Environmental Engineering of RUDN University.
RUDN University is to train 100 specialists in Agronomy and Ecology for Ghana at the request of its industrial partner, the Jospong Group, which unites 60 companies. The number of trained personnel will amount to over 600 within 5 years. The fields of study which are of interest to the partner include Agronomy, Information Technology, Applied Nature Management, Ecology. The company is ready to pay for travel, accommodation and scholarships for these students. RUDN University will accept students within preferential rights.
The delegation of the Republic of The Gambia led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mamadou Tangara visited the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. Members of the delegation met with Rector Oleg Yastrebov and the staff of the Agricultural and Technological Institute of RUDN University, went on a tour of biotechnological laboratories and a laboratory for studying soils chemical composition and properties.