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RUDN University signed the Memorandum and the Work Program of Cooperation with United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

RUDN University signed the Memorandum and the Work Program of Cooperation with United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

The main goal of the RUDN University and UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction at Incheon (UNISDR ONEA-GETI) cooperation is to obtain knowledge about disaster risk reduction and international experience in this area for creating training courses for basic and additional professional education in RUDN

The main goal of the RUDN University and UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction at Incheon (UNISDR ONEA-GETI) cooperation is to obtain knowledge about disaster risk reduction and international experience in this area for creating training courses for basic and additional professional education in RUDN University.

UNISDR ONEA-GETI organized an international training on the implementation of The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. The training was aimed at studying the main trends and priorities in this area. The representatives of the RUDN University took part in the training: Professor Vadim Plyshchikov, Director of the Agrarian and Technological Institute (ATI), Assistant Professor Vladimir Avdotin, Deputy Director of the Department of Technospheric Securityt Kristina Ivashchenko. Each participant of the training received the certificate of the Instructor of the Sendai Framework Program. They also presented a report on the main educational and scientific directions of the RUDN University and presented the idea of creating a «knowledge base» on disaster risks in the environment, agriculture, social, political and economic spheres for students and graduates of the RUDN . The RUDN University initiative on the implementation of knowledge for 30,000 students from 154 countries of the world has generated support from representatives of UNISDR ONEA-GETI.

RUDN University professors also visited SUNY Korea, that was established in March 2012 as the first American university founded in Korea’s only smart city, Songdo. The University offers educational programs in computer science, engineering, security technologies and business management. SUNY Korea annually trains 29,000 students from all over the world, including from Russia. Professors of RUDN University ATI met with Vice-President of the University, Professor James Larson and Head of the Department of Technology and Public Relations, Anthony Pennings. The meeting participants discussed possible areas of cooperation, considered the possibility of preparing joint scientific projects and publications and agreed to sign a Memorandum and a working program of cooperation between the RUDN University and SUNY Korea in 2017.

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