UrFU Rector Participated in Texas-Urals Regional Virtual Trade Mission and Business Dialogue

15:45, July 3, 2020

Rector Koksharov gave a presentation on Ural Federal University and presented proposals on possible cooperation between universities of Urals and Texas

On June 30, Texas-Urals Regional Virtual Trade Mission and Business Dialogue online-conference was held with the support of the US Embassy in Moscow and the US-Russian Chamber of Commerce in Houston. The Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov and US Ambassador to Russia John J. Sullivan attended the meeting.

“The potential of bilateral trade and economic ties between Russia and the United States is high. Our common task is to find levers to unleash it, abandoning vestiges of the past and bloc thinking,”- pointed out the Russian Ambassador in his address.

Addressing the conference, UrFU Rector Victor Koksharov gave a presentation on Ural Federal University and presented concrete proposals on possible cooperation between the Ural region and the State of Texas in higher education and science, namely:

·         Establishment of Consortium of leading universities of Urals and Texas to ensure economic, legal and public interregional and international cooperation;

·         Collaboration of historians of Russia and the United States in the study of various aspects of the history of World War II to prevent distortion of historical truth;

·         Realization of double-degree programs, academic exchange and R&D projects in order to train high-qualified professionals for the economies of both countries.

Victor Koksharov ended his presentation by inviting the conference participants to UrFU 100^th Anniversary celebrations and assistance in organization of 2023 FISU World University Games.