RUDN signs a Memorandum of cooperation with the Association of Brazilian private universities
The parties expressed readiness to do academic exchange, promote joint scientific guidance of Master’s and postgraduate theses, organize exhibitions, conferences and seminars in mutually interesting areas and do joint research.
The document was sighed during the working visit of RUDN delegation headed by Vice-rector Larisa Efremova to Brazil. ABMES representatives visited RUDN in September.
Head of the Association José Janguiê Bezerra Diniz said: «The Association unites more than 80 private universities of Brazil, where 300,000 people (more than 80% of all students of the country) study. It should be noted that only 17% of young people aged 18 – 24 have access to higher education. The task of ABMES is to increase this percentage and solve other challenging issues in education».
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.