RUDN opens the Center for Russian Language and Pre-University Training at the University of Copperbelt (Zambia)
The agreement on the establishment of the Center for the Russian Language and Pre-University Training was signed by the vice-rectors of the universities: Professor Nason Ngoma on behalf of Copperbelt and Ms. Larisa Efremova on behalf of RUDN.
"RUDN makes an outstanding contribution to the training of professionals for Africa. We hope that with the help of the Center we will be able to improve our programs and get more professionals needed for the economy of Zambia and Russia, especially engineers, physicists and medical doctors. We are also interested in cooperation on scientific projects, therefore the priority is the levels of graduate and postgraduate studies ", - said Professor Neyson Ngoma, Rector of the University of Copperbelt (Zambia).
The center of the Russian language and pre-university training is part of RUDN project to create an educational and industrial cluster "Africa. South". English-speaking countries in Africa will get special sets of training materials on Russian as a foreign language, taking into account the absence of the language environment, cultural features and phonetic specificity.
"RUDN is a bridge between Zambia and Russia in the field of science and education. Our task is to train professionals who are in demand both at the international level and for the national economy of Zambia. We know that engineering personnel, physicists, doctors and builders are important for the industry of Copperbelt. The project for the construction of a high-speed railway with South Africa is particularly important. RUDN is ready to negotiate with the relevant ministries, Russian Railways and our partner universities,” said Larisa Efremova, RUDN Vice-Rector.
Classes at the Center are to start at the end of January. Groups of 8 to 12 people will take an intensive course in the Russian language, necessary for admission to Russian universities. Depending on the major, students will also be taught introduction to those sciences and subjects that will form the basis for further education in the chosen major.
"Good job! Congratulations to the students and alumni of RUDN University and Copperbelt University on this event!" – said RUDN Rector Vladimir Filippov.
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.