Professor of the RUDN University Andrey Kaprin elected President of the Association of Directors of Oncology and Radiology Centers of the CIS and Eurasia
The Association was established in 1996, on the initiative of the great scientist, renowned oncologist, academician N.N. Trapeznikov, and unites all the leading cancer centers of the CIS and Eurasia. The main goal is to develop international cooperation in the field of oncology between the leading cancer centers, aimed at developing and implementing joint national and international programs and projects.
Speaking to the Board of directors, Andrei Kaprin said: "Now in many countries that are represented in our Association, oncology is of highest priority of the leaders of these countries. Our common goal is to ensure effective implementation of national cancer control plans that will increase the availability of innovative technologies in the treatment of cancer, such as nuclear medicine and personalized therapy. We must adhere to the principle of openness and democracy in the work of the Association, because only by combining our joint efforts, we will be able to bring the work of the oncological service to a fundamentally new highest level. "
Rector of RUDN University Oleg Yastrebov presented awards from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, gratitude from the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia and the Global Universities Association to the university staff.
Yury Chikhanchin, Director of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of Russia (Rosfinmonitoring), presented Oleg Yastrebov, RUDN Rector, with a Certificate of Merit from the President of the Russian Federation.
April 13, 2022, at a meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in New York, Professor Aslan Abashidze, Head of the Department of International Law of RUDN Institute of Law was elected member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for the fourth time for four year (2023-2026).