UrFU Joined the Сonsortium for Support of Academic Mobility with OIC Countries

17:31, May 20, 2024

The agreement was signed during the International Economic Forum in Kazan

Ural Federal University has joined the Consortium to support academic mobility between students and young researchers from Russia and countries of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The relevant agreement was signed on May 17 during the XV International Economic Forum "Russia — Islamic World: KazanForum” 2024 by Sergey Tushin, Vice-Rector for International Relations of UrFU, Dmitry Tayursky, First Vice-Rector for Research of Kazan Federal University, and Maham Yamin, representative of the Standing Committee for Scientific and Technical Cooperation of the OIC countries (Comstech).

The parties have agreed on joint implementation of projects in the field of academic mobility in priority areas of scientific and technological development.

The main goal of the Consortium is to create an effective network platform for the development and monitoring of scientific, technical and educational activities at the national and international levels. The participants will focus on improving the quality of training of highly qualified personnel and developing human resources in the field of engineering, technology, technical and vocational education, as well as humanities. Educational programs in a network form, as well as breakthrough scientific research and development activities are pre-planned.

In addition, the agreement provides for the organization of joint conferences, symposiums, exhibitions and other events to disseminate research results and stimulate international cooperation. All this will increase the level of academic mobility for both young scientists and experienced researchers.

At the forum, Sergey Tushin also made a presentation on "Interaction of UrFU with organizations in the OIC countries as a factor in the development of scientific and educational cooperation and academic mobility" at the panel session "New opportunities for scientific and academic mobility Russia - OIC".

Within the framework of the Forum, Elizaveta Syskova, Head of UrFU Center for International Student Mobility and Recruitment, and Alderi Mohammed Baqer Asaad Faraj, a Bachelor's student from Iraq, represented UrFU on the stand of the Sverdlovsk Region at the Russia Halal Expo.

In addition, within the framework of the Forum, negotiations with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Kazem Jalali took place, as well as meetings with recruiting agencies on the issue of admission of prospective students from OIC countries to UrFU, including for Master's degree programs.

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The XV International Economic Forum "Russia — Islamic World" gathered more than 20 thousand participants from 87 countries. In total, about 180 events were held in various areas, resulted in 120 agreements of cooperation. 

Evgenia Saburova