Employees of the Department of International Relations of BSU took part in
two educational projects
“Go to Russia for education!” and
“For Education
to Russia”, organized by Rossotrudnichestvo.
Within the scope of the project “For Education to Russia” the university took part in a series of educational exhibitions for applicants from Asia - India (October 27-28), Mongolia (November 06-07), Thailand (November 09-10) and Laos (November 12-13 November). Within the framework of the project “Go to Russia for education” European applicants from Slovenia (October 22-23), Romania (October 29-30), Croatia (November 02-03), as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina (November 04-05) managed to get acquainted with the university programs.
The exposition of Baikal State University introduced exhibition visitors to the history of the university, its infrastructure, English-speaking environment created within the university, as well as creative and sports teams of different directions. Additionally, the unique location of BSU was noted: walking distance to the main attractions of Irkutsk and relative proximity to the Lake Baikal.
The main part of each exhibition was the coverage of the current fields of study of BSU, actual double degree programs, promising directions of international, scientific and educational activities.
Special attention was paid to the specifics and procedure for foreign students’ admission to the university, as well as their career prospects in Russian and international labor markets.
As noted by Mikhail P. Kuz’min, Vice-Rector for International Relations of BSU, Baikal State University is one of top-ranking educational organizations of Russia for law, economics and management, as well as a regional center of attraction for foreign students.
The main mission of the university is training of highly qualified specialists, whose professionalism and managerial skills allow them to be in demand and to occupy leading positions both in Russia and abroad. In addition, Mikhail P. Kuz’min emphasized that Baikal State University consistently dominates in the ratings of Superjob portal in terms of graduate salaries, and ranks among the TOP of the best economic and law universities in Russia.