Prospects of selecting talented students, priority training directions discussed at RUDN at the meeting with the delegation from Guatemala
Guatemala needs medical professionals, engineers and agrarians, humanitarian sphere being also of high interest, in particular international relations and political sciences. The parties expressed interest in increasing the number of state-funded places.
One of the potential cooperation areas is teaching Russian to Guatemalan school and university students by RUDN professors and refresher training of Guatemalan teachers at RUDN, which could help prepare Guatemalan students for studying in Russian universities.
RUDN is planning to actively cooperate with San Carlos University, which leads in the rankings of Central American universities.
In RUDN’s main building, Russian speech has mixed with Arabic and strict business suits with national attire. The reason for this is the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The university hosted a large-scale event “The Century of Friendship, Cultural and Scientific Exchange between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation”, which brought together diplomats, scientists, rectors of leading universities, and students.
RUDN University delegation, led by the university's president Vladimir Filippov, paid an important official visit to China. The central events of the business visit were signing of a memorandum on the establishment of an International Scientific Center for Mathematics within the framework of the SCO University and awarding the title of Honorary Professor of Xi'an Jiaotong University to Vladimir Filippov. RUDN University also presented its educational potential at a world-class University Forum and a specialized exhibition.
From April 16 to 19, Casablanca hosted one of the largest international education exhibitions, where over 200 educational institutions from 40 countries presented their academic opportunities to young people from Morocco and other African countries.