RUDN and Porto University signed an agreement on cooperation in science and education
17 September, the delegation of the University of Porto headed by Professor Maria Ramus, Vice-Rector for research and development, came to RUDN University.
At a meeting with Rector Filippov an agreement on cooperation in science and education was signed. The parties agreed to elaborate dual-degree Master programs in chemistry and IT to be started September 1, 2018 and a dual-degree PhD program in chemistry.
In 2017, students’ exchange is done in the frame of Erasmus + program.
At the meeting the strategy of inviting researchers from Porto university to RUDN to the posts of leading researchers was discussed.
Another sphere of interest is joint work in space technologies, in particular using the results of space activities in various fields of economy – ecology, agronomy etc.
The agreement is concluded for 5 years with automatic prolongation.
In the frame of the visit the delegation came to the Faculty of Science where professor Fernandu Pereira delivered a lecture. The delegation also visited the Shared Knowledge Center and the Mission Control Center of RUDN IST.
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.