Russian-Hungarian Higher Education Forum - Prospects and Development
February 17, 2017 RUDN representatives visited the Russian-Hungarian forum on higher education, held in the Cultural, Scientific and Information Center of Hungary in Moscow. This forum brought together representatives of a number of interested Russian and Hungarian universities to discuss the prospects for cooperation and the latest developments in the educational relations between Russia and Hungary.
The Forum was opened with a welcoming speech by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to the Russian Federation, Mr. Janos Balla. Also in the event participated: from the Hungarian side - an employee of the international department of the Ministry of Social Resources of Hungary Maria Hoffman, head of the Department "StudyinHungary" of the Tempus Public Foundation Gabor Dobosh; From the Russian side - Director of the National Office of Erasmus + in Russia O. Oleinikova. Also, the forum participants were M. Gvozdev, the pro-rector for international activities of Petrozavodsk State University, sharing experience of cooperation with Hungarian universities.
During the event, priority areas for educational cooperation between Hungary and Russia, the possibilities for inter-university cooperation between the two countries, and Hungary's scholarship programs for foreign students were discussed. The RUDN is thankful to the Cultural, Scientific and Information Center of Hungary for the invitation to the event and hopes for fruitful educational cooperation with Hungarian universities.
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.