«It is in Gadjah Mada University, where the creation of Peoples’ friendship university was first announced» – RUDN Rector Vladimir Filippov met Indonesian colleagues
It is in Gadjah Mada University, where the creation of Peoples’ friendship university was first announced. The historical partners are ready to strengthen relations for joint solution of global challenges of higher education. It is planned to activate academic exchange. The Indonesian side stressed that the country is interested in exchange of historians, sociologists, philologists and international relations specialists, bit the major interest is physics. «We should work out criteria of selecting best students and determine prospective cooperation directions», said professor Filippov.
A number of documents were signed after the meeting, including a memorandum of understanding and a cooperation agreement. The first active steps will be made in 2018.
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.
January 10–11, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia received a delegation from Ibn Haldun University (Turkey), the parties holding negotiations on expanding scientific and academic cooperation in the humanitarian areas.