350 Russian students will get an opportunity to study at SCO Universities. SCO University Rectorate meeting to be held at RUDN
3 August, RUDN hosts a meeting of the National Rectorate of SCO University where top officials will define plans for the academic year and distribute quotas for Russian students.
In 2017-2018, the RF Government has allocated 350 places for Master’s and postdoc students. The number of places for Bachelor studies will be defined later.
SCO University comprises 78 leading universities from 6 countries including 20 Russian universities in Astrakhan, Barnaul, Belgorod, Ekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ufa and Chelyabinsk.
In 2010 – 2016, 1,066 Master’s and postdoc students studied in Russian universities in the frame of SCO University.
SCO universities priority directions:
- Regional studies
- IT
- Nano-technology
- Power engineering
- Ecology .
- Economics
- Teaching sciences
In the near future it is planned to prepare specialists in the sphere of technosphere security, electric and thermal engineering and biotechnology.
Reference:
16 August, 2007 – RF President Vladimir Putin came forward with an initiative to set up SCO University, the idea was supported by SCO members states: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
28 October, 2008 – Ministers of education of SCO countries signed a Concept of SCO University creation and functioning (Astana).
31 October, 2016 - Dmitry Medvedev signed an order “On signing an Agreement on setting up and functioning of Shanghai Cooperation Organization University”.
When: 10:00 am
Where: 6, Miklukho-Maklaya
Accreditation – +7(499) 936-85-12, press@rudn.ru till 5:00 pm, 02.08.17
Savitribai Phule Pune University became a participant of the Russian language courses thanks to the reliable support of the Russkiy Mir Foundation. Students and teachers of the university got a unique opportunity to study Russian language under the guidance of highly qualified teachers of RUDN and on the Digital Education Platform.
On 4th of April 2025, RUDN University hosted the 2-nd annual event on Swahili.
The forum attracted over 400 representatives from 36 countries, including delegates from 16 Asian countries, experts from the nuclear industry, supporting and partner universities of Rosatom.