UrFU to Broaden Cooperation with Czech Republic

13:23, September 25, 2018

Two institutes of Karlovy Vary may join UrFU’s student exchange program

Ural Federal University is broadening the cooperation with the Czech Republic. Two educational institutions of Karlovy Vary may join the student exchange program. First Vice-rector Dmitry Bugrov discussed the prospects for student education and cooperation areas between UrFU and the Czech Republic with the delegation of the Karlovy Vary Region.

"We would like to discuss concrete steps in the field of higher education," explains the hetman of the Karlovy Vary Region Jana Mračková Vildumetzová.  “I represent today not only the governor of the Karlovy Vary Region, but also the Association of all governors of the Czech Republic. And if we discuss specific joint projects, I would be able to discuss these steps with my fellow governors of the Czech Republic. "

According to the hetman of the Karlovy Vary Region, student exchange and internships can become one of the mutually beneficial areas of cooperation, along with tourism.

"We would be very grateful to our Czech colleagues if they could give us some working contacts, and in that case we could develop a mutually beneficial partnership," says Dmitry Bugrov. “Not at once, of course, but maybe we would come to so-called included training, maybe even a double-degree program. At least, it would be quite acceptable to offer a Master's degree in Karlovy Vary to our graduates."

As of today, there are agreements between UrFU and the universities of the Czech Republic in such fields as student exchange, internships for teachers, joint research and scientific events, development of joint educational and research programs. UrFU is partners with 15 Czech universities, including the Tomas Bata University (Zlín), Masaryk University (Brno), University of Economics, Institute of Hospitality Management in Prague and others.