The delegation headed by George Kasoulides visited UrFU

12:04, November 16, 2015

Cooperation with the Republic of Cyprus is an important contribution to the global competitiveness of the university

Last Friday Ural Federal University was visited by a delegation from Cyprus, headed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus in Russia George Kasoulides. The university was represented by the Rector Victor Koksharov and Vice-Rector for International Relations Maxim Khomyakov; the Republic of Cyprus was represented by the commercial counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the Russian Federation Andreas Christodoulou, Advisor for Tourism of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the Russian Federation Dimitris Dimitriou and the Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus in Ekaterinburg Georgios Kalligas.

Victor Koksharov told the guests about the history of the largest federal university in Russia, its structure and the project 5-100 aimed at enhancement of global competitiveness and entering the top 100 of the world universities. The most effective international cooperation is one of the key points in achieving this ambitious goal. George Kasoulides underlined that the Republic of Cyprus is interested in developing cooperation with Russia in the sphere of science, education and business, for example, touristic business; it is not a secret that Cyprus is traditionally popular among Russian tourists. The most important thing is to do everything possible to implement the most urgent joint projects, fill them with real content and to attract as many participants as possible.

Currently, the university collaborates with the two organizations in Cyprus - Institute of Business Studies EUROMED and University of Nicosia. The main areas of cooperation are exchange of academic staff and students, development of joint educational and cultural programs, joint seminars, conferences and exchange of publications. Professor of University of Nicosia actively participate in summer schools and conferences organized by UrFU Graduate School of Economics and Management. In addition, 5 bachelors and 5 masters from UrFU are invited to University of Nicosia for the spring semester of 2016. And the creation joint undergraduate (Business Administration) and graduate (International Business) programs is being discussed.

After the meeting with Victor Koksharov and Maxim Khomyakov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus in the Russian Federation George Kasoulides read a lecture on the current state of the Republic of Cyprus and the challenges it faces.