Mikhail Kuz’min, Vice-Rector for International Relations of BSU, as a member of the Russian delegation visited India to participate in the Russian Education Fair 2023 at the Russian House in New Delhi.

The Russian delegation included representatives of 22 humanities, technical and medical universities. Among them are state universities from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Orenburg, Perm, Tula, Pskov, Yoshkar-Ola and Sevastopol. Baikal State University participated for the first time.

The fair started with a round table devoted to the comprehensive development of Russian-Indian cooperation. Representatives of ten Indian and twelve Russian universities participated in the discussion of the future prospects of bilateral relations. Mikhail Kuz’min, Vice-Rector for International Activities of BSU, made a report on the potential of BSU in the field of education of Indian students, realization of joint international projects in various spheres and prospects of studying Russian language. The work resulted in the conclusion of an agreement with Indira Gandhi National Open University, as well as two protocols of intent with Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University.

The exhibition was opened by all its participants led by Pavel Shevtsov, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo, and Oleg Osipov, Director of the Russian House in New Delhi https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/delhi-ncr/russian-governments-deputy-minister-shvetsov-pavel-reached-india-praised-g-20-amh .

"This is the first exhibition of this kind of scale, but I am sure that today we are setting a long-standing tradition. Russian education is traditionally valued in India. Thanks to this fair we want to show that there are many areas of high quality training in Russia," said Pavel Shevtsov, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo.

"The Irkutsk region is extremely attractive for Indian students due to its ecology, clean water, climate and relative territorial proximity. I am glad to have the opportunity to introduce Indian citizens to the infrastructure of Baikal State University, the city of Irkutsk, as well as programs in law, economics, management, linguistics, which are among the best and competitive in the Russian and international market" - emphasized Vice-Rector for International Activities of BSU Mikhail Kuz’min.

The exhibition ended on September 30, 2023 with the opening ceremony of the new office of the company "Russian Education", with which Baikal State University started fruitful cooperation this year.

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