The Center for Open Education in Russian and Russian Language Teaching opens in Cameroon
The delegation of the Russian Language Institute of RUDN University arrived in Africa last weekend. Within two weeks, the staff of the Institute will hold meetings with schoolchildren, students and school leaders of the Republic of Cameroon and the Central African Republic. A very busy agenda awaits the students of the Center. It will include three courses in Russian as a foreign language and a series of events that will allow them to become more familiar with the history and culture of Russia. In addition, citizens of Cameroon will be able to watch Russian and Soviet films in French, which the “Russkiy Mir” Foundation presented to the “Social Support for Tourism and Education” organization.
“This event is important for the development of Russian-African educational cooperation. In the near future, in this center, schoolchildren and students will be able to get acquainted with the culture and history of Russia, learn the Russian language, and learn about the possibilities of obtaining higher education in Russia,” said Svetlana Elnikova, Deputy Director of the Russian Language Institute, RUDN University.
Also welcomed the participants:
- Simon Dupont, Head of the organization “Social Support for Tourism and Education” in the Republic of Cameroon;
- Pavel Shevtsov, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo.
The Center for Open Education in Russian and Russian Language Teaching in the Republic of Cameroon is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
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.