Russian – Chinese cooperation in education discussed at the Ministry of education and science
27 June, 2017, the XVII meeting of the Russian-Chinese commission on cooperation in the field of education took place at the RF Ministry of education and science. The two delegations were headed by the ministers of education. Special attention was paid to the increase of quantitative indexes of Russian-Chinese student exchange by 2020, strengthening partner links between the two countries, development of Russian-Chinese associations of field-specific universities, as well as teaching Russian in China and teaching Chinese in Russia.
Larisa Efremova, RUDN Vice-Rector for international mobility took part in the meeting and co-chaired the Russian-Chinese working group for interaction in studying and teaching Russian and Chinese, developing bilateral academic exchange and university scientific cooperation
RUDN has long been exporting educational services to China. To select the most talented school leavers RUDN holds open Olympiads in different subjects. Currently there are more than 700 Chinese students in RUDN and by 2020 the University is planning to increase the number.
RUDN is the head university of SCO university and acts as its rectorate. In the frame of SCO university RUDN realizes joint programs in «Teaching sciences», «Ecology» and «Regional studies» where Russian and Chinese students get RUDN diploma and a Chinese university diploma as well as SCO University certificate. All in all RUDN has 48 agreements with 34 universities and organizations in China.
December 15, Minsk hosted the IX International Student Olympiad in Human Anatomy. It was attended by 9 teams from Russia and Belarus. Students of RUDN took two 3rd places in the theoretical and practical rounds.
The VI Firsova Readings conference “Modern languages and cultures: variability, functions, ideologies in the cognitive aspect”, held at the Faculty of Philology brought together speakers from Russia, England, Hungary, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, working in 9 thematic sessions. The conference featured a workshop, a round table and three seminars in Russian and English.
RUDN University will again become the most international platform for the Geographical Dictation, which will be held on November 19, in Russia and abroad. The dictation is held annually by the Russian Geographical Society on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The key goal of the project is to popularize geographical knowledge and increase interest in the geography of Russia. Test your geographic literacy!