The University Plans to Hold a Business Game on BRICS Topics for Students

12:55, April 17, 2024

A model OPEC+ conference was held during Karin Kneissl's visit to UrFU [photo report]

The Ural branch of the Geopolitical Observatory for Russia's Key Issues (G.O.R.K.I.) of St. Petersburg State University may be established in Ekaterinburg, the Ural Federal University is ready to be the site. This was discussed during a meeting between Karin Kneissl, Director of the St. Petersburg State University G.O.R.K.I. Center, and Victor Koksharov, Rector of UrFU.

"I am sure that students will be interested in the BRICS+ model game on the eve of the summit in Kazan. It is possible to organize such a game already in September-October this year," Kneissl said.

This week, the former Austrian Foreign Minister held a seminar on Russia's relations with North Africa and West Asia on the material of oil market research, a theoretical and practical seminar for UrFU students and young specialists with a business game in the format of the OPEC+ Ministerial Meeting, as well as lectures on the history of the oil market, geopolitics of the oil industry, evolution of the concept of energy security and the gas industry.

The participants represented the member states of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the business game. They were able to discuss the prospects for the development of the global energy and oil and gas sector, as well as the practical activities of the authoritative international organization.

"We gained experience in international negotiations, developed our diplomatic, oratory and leadership skills, and formulated a personal stance on national policy," participants of the events said.

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G.O.R.K.I. (Geopolitical Observatory for Russia's Key Issues) is a SPbSU center established on March 30, 2023 to combine the academic potential of the university and the rich practical experience of diplomatic activities of more than 20 experts working as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Dr. Karin Kneissl is a Professor, Director of the SPbSU G.O.R.K.I. Center, Austrian statesman, journalist, and politician. From 2017 to 2019, she served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria, in 2021-2022 she was a member of the Board of Directors, Independent Director of PJSC Rosneft. She is an Ambassador of Russian education and science (title of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation).

Dmitry Benemansky

The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office.
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