«Arab World and New Challenges. What Shall Economy Do?» Development perspectives of Russia and the Arab world discussed at RUDN
«After the events in the Middle East new leaders in a number of countries act more realistically and reasonably, for example in Egypt, where the President is modernizing the country», said V.Popov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and coordinator of :Russia – Islamic world».
The conference was moderated by Raed Jaber, editorial director of Al-Hayat Moscow office and I.Aidrus, Director of RUDN IWEB Center for Arab research.
Among prospective cooperation fields – economics and investments, power engineering and agriculture.
Partners of the event: «RT» international information agency and the International Union of Economists with the support of the Embassy of the Arab League in the RF.
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.