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The key topic is "Education in Russia: Best Educational Programs for Foreigners"

В начале года организаторы МЕДИАплатформы «HED» по развитию образовательного партнерства объявили о старте конкурсного проекта «Scholarship». Участникам предложили написать эссе, подготовить доклад-презентацию или исследовательскую работу на тему «Моё поколение: 5 главных запросов к образованию». Из почти ста присланных на конкурс работ организаторы отобрали 10 лучших.

International students who are already in Russia can start their academic year at universities without any restrictions.

Россотрудничество и «Аккредитация в образовании» договорились о регулярной популяризации деятельности Россотрудничества за рубежом через англоязычный журнал «HigherEducationDiscovery» с целью информационного сопровождения и поддержки реализации экспортного потенциала российского образования.

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January 21, 2020, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin appointed Valery Falkov as Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

At the same time they must be recognized as compatriots and have no failed exams and tests.

North-Eastern Federal University has established the Russian language centers at two large  Chinese universities — East University of Heilongjiang (Harbin) and Jilin Normal University (Siping).

Travel, accommodation, food, medical insurance are to be covered by federal budget within the quota

Admission of applications for free education at Russian universities has started

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, being recognized as the best university in the Islamic world, actively expands partnership with leading universities of Saudi Arabia and opens new areas for cooperation.

Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, Minister of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan, met in Tokyo with Michinari Hamaguchi, President of the Japan Science and Technology Agency.

On December 23, 2019 the European Union transferred the grant in the amount of 8 million 50 thousand euros to the treasury account of the Government of Kyrgyzstan.

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) has created an educational e-library for digital cooperation and online courses for educators and employees of Russian schools abroad.

Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kotyukov and Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation Zhang Hanhui met to discuss cooperation in science and higher education.

China would cooperate with the international community in promotion of space science and technology education to contribute to economic and social development of the Asia-Pacific Region.

For the first time, Tomsk Polytechnic University is hosting the large-scale seminar «TPU International Week 2019» with the participation of Asian and European universities.

Date: December 10, 2019 | Time: 09.00-14.30 (Moscow, UTC +3)

The study conducted by RUDN University shows that SPbPU, LETI, RUDN University, and HSE are leaders among Russian universities by the number of international attendees enrolled in programs of summer and winter schools and by completeness of website content related to study areas.

Vladimir Navodnov, Director of the National Centre for Public Accreditation, has presented the National Aggregate Ranking created by the Guild of Experts in the Sphere of Professional Education and the Accreditation in Education Journal.

As part of cooperation the parties are expected to conduct webinars and hold expert meetings devoted to current quality issues in education, assistance in developing internationalization of higher education, academic partnership and export educational potential of Russia and Kyrgyzstan.

On December 03, National Open University of Nigeria officially opened the Days of Belarusian Education in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The rectors of Far Eastern State Transport University (Russia) and  Dalian Jiaotong University (China) have signed an agreement on the establishment of the International Transport Academy.

In recent years, international summer and winter schools at Russian universities have become an effective tool for attracting foreign applicants.

The Russian-German University Science Forum and the meeting of young scientists from Russia and Germany took place on December 02-03 in Moscow.

The 15th FICCI Higher Education Summit (FHES) took place on November 27 – 29, 2019 at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India.

The tasks of the centers include bringing the knowledge of foreign applicants in accordance with the Russian educational system standards, as well as selecting talented students for participation in international olympiads

A number of Russian universities participating in Project 5-100, including MIPT, MEPhI, and HSE, have entered the ranking of the world's best universities according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

International students will be able to work while studying in Russia without needing to file additional documentation thanks to a new bill that is being introduced in the upper house of the Russian Parliament.

The First Russia-UK University Rectors Forum took place in Moscow on November 12-13. This Forum was the result of joint efforts of the Russian Rectors’ Union, Universities UK International, Lomonosov Moscow State University, British Council, and British Embassy Moscow.

Join us for a 45-minute webinar in which we will discuss how understanding neuroscience can help you transform your talent and ultimately your organization.

November 12, press conference on the MEDIAstrategy of Leadership in Education: Corporate, National, International Levels was held at the office of the Interfax news agency

Vladimir Filippov, Rector of Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, and Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, signed an agreement to promote new knowledge and advanced technologies from Russia in African countries.

Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, delivered a statement at a meeting in Equatorial Guinea. He said: “Together and united, Africa will be unstoppable.”

In accordance with the Cultural Agreement Program between Denmark and Russia, some scholarships are available for Bachelor's, Master's and PhD students from Russia.

Russian universities have plans to attract more than 7,000 foreign students by 2021 to implement the program ‘Human Resources for the Digital Economy’ of Rossotrudnichestvo.

The European Universities Initiative is undoubtedly the most discussed political project in higher education and research at the European Union level in recent years.

Members of the French-speaking student association protested outside the building of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation in Brussels to demand free education.

At the Russia-Africa Economic Forum in Sochi the Memorandum of cooperation in higher education was signed between the Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of Uganda and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

As part of the Russia-Africa Economic Forum in Sochi the Republic of Angola and the Russian Federation signed the Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Education, Qualification and Academic Degrees.

The 10th ENQA General Assembly took place on 17-18 October 2019 in Yerevan, Armenia. The event was organised in cooperation with the National Centre for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA).

Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO operates a five-year Global Education Program that provides public grants to pay for higher education in foreign universities.

Internationalization of higher education. Cooperation with quality assurance networks and agencies. International student recruitment.

Regional universities in Russia have strengthened their positions in QS University Rankings: Emerging Europe & Central Asia.

In October 2019 the Agency for Strategic Initiatives «Tochka Kipeniia» (Moscow) at Higher School of Economics together with the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science held the seminar «New Model of State Control (Supervision) in Education under the Mechanism of a «Regulatory Guillotine».

Internationalization of higher education. Cooperation with quality assurance networks and agencies. International student recruitment and academic mobility. Development of inter-university partnership.

Joint graduate programs will be launched by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) and the University of London Worldwide.

The III Ufa International Education Fair will be held at the VDNH-EXPO in Ufa on November 06-09, 2019. It will be organized by the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Moscow International Education Fair, and Bashkir Exhibition Company.

II Baikal International Education Fair took place in the Sibexpocenter in Irkutsk on October 03-05, 2019. It brought together regional and international education experts. 

Rector of Azerbaijan State Economic University (ASUE) Adalat Muradov told about digitalization of education in Azerbaijan at the EDCRUNCH 2019 Global Conference on Technology in Education in Moscow.

According to the All India Survey of Higher Education published by the Human Resource Development Ministry, 9.34 million students are pursuing BA programs in India.

Education export, digitalization and digital platforms, and supplementary education will be key trends for Russian universities in the next 5-10 years.

Accreditation in Education company organizes webinars under the aegis of Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN) aimed at establishing cooperation between Quality Assurance Agencies and Russian universities

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Iraq have signed a Memorandum of understanding in Moscow.

The US and Uzbekistan have signed the grant agreement under which the US will provide a $50 mln. five-year grant to support the reform of public education in Uzbekistan.

September 30, 2019 the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration will host the presentation of the 5th Global Survey on Internationalization of Higher Education by Giorgio Marinoni

The Jean Monnet 30th Anniversary Conference took place on September 18, 2019. It was opened by EU Ambassador to Russia Markus Ederer and Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Boris Zhelezov.

On October 5, 2019 the British Council and the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) will celebrate World Teachers' Day with a large-scale one-day web conference for English language teachers worldwide.

Waldemar Siwiński, Vice-President of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta about what modern rankings lack.

The State Examination Center of the Republic of Azerbaijan is hosting the 45th International Association for Educational Assessment Annual Conference (IAEA). This year’s conference theme is: Assessment and Decision-making: Individual and Institutional Solutions.

The large-scale events of world significance were held as part of the Global University Summit at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. They were aimed at improving the competitiveness of higher education in Kazakhstan and the export potential of educational services and transforming Kazakhstan into a Central Asian Educational Hub.

The British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has presented the ranking that analyzes correlation between HEIs' performance and subsequent employment of their graduates. Thirteen Russian universities have entered Top 500. 

Don’t miss your chance!!! Any high school student from Russia, who is 16 or 17 years old on 1 September, 2020, may apply.

The 7th Forum of Rectors of Russian and Chinese Universities was held at Saint Petersburg State University of Economics as part of the 20th meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Chinese Commission for Humanitarian Cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that Russia and China were close to raising the number of exchange students to 100,000 in 2020.

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed an agreement on cooperation with the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

Uludag University (Bursa, Turkey) and Kabardino-Balkarian State University (Russia) will exchange medical students under the EU's Erasmus + program as part of the education export project implemented at KBSU.

The prospects for exporting educational services provided by Russian universities were discussed at the V Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok.

The delegation of the State Inspectorate for Supervision of Quality in Education under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan took part in the International Summit on Development of Global Education organized by Times Higher Education Agency.

The delegation of the Iraqi Republic headed by First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nizar Al-Khairalla visited the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.

The Uzbek Cultural Center has opened at Kazan Cooperative Institute of the Russian University of Cooperation (KCI RUC) with support from the Consulate General of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

VIII International Forum for Innovative Development «Open Innovations» will take place at Skolkovo Technopark on October 21 - 23, 2019 and will bring together world-class researchers, business representatives and officials.

During the International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research, and Application, held in China, a new cooperation agreement was signed between Lipetsk State Technical University and University of Science and Technology Liaoning.

Higher School of Economics will hold the X International Russian Higher Education Conference "Contributions of Higher Education to Society and Economy: Global, National and Local Perspectives" on October 23-25, 2019.

RUR Ranking Agency has published the Russian Universities Ranking 2019 with Lomonosov Moscow State University, MEPhI, and National Research Tomsk State University in Top 3.

Finnish officials want to remove individual school subjects from the curriculum: there will no longer be any classes in physics, math, literature, history, and geography.

The National Centre for Public Accreditation (Russia) and the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (Turkey) have signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation in evaluation and accreditation of study programs and HEIs.

BRICS countries are stepping up technology transfer and transformation according to the conference held by the BRICS Technology Transfer Center in Kunming, China. 

As part of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum the 20th India – Russia Annual Summit was held in Vladivostok. Following the summit, India and Russia adopted the joint statement ”Reaching new heights of cooperation through trust and partnership“.

The representatives of leading universities and colleges, the best boarding schools, language and summer schools in Britain will tell you about study abroad opportunities and prospects.

Representatives of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus reported that 27 Belarusian universities were ready to offer English-taught undergraduate programs (181 majors).

The first foreign branch of National Research Nuclear University MEPhI in Tashkent will train personnel for the nuclear industry in Uzbekistan.

The authorities of Novosibirsk State Agrarian University met with the representatives of Cambodia and Mongolia as part of the international forum “Asian Meetings”.

Minister of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan Inomjon Majidov and US Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum discussed the development of cooperation in higher education.

The Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kotyukov met with the delegation of the Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates headed by Minister Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi.

Georgian universities are going to offer free tuition to international students in a number of fields of study including winegrowing and enology.

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WorldSkills Kazan Closing Ceremony

Russian and Chinese delegations met in Kazan, August 27

Each year these universities will receive additional funding to support promising research projects

International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space will be available for use by a wide range of scientists and researcher

Bringing together 1,300 contestants from 63 countries

Bangladesh, Bahrain, Israel and Saudi Arabia apply for membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China is the most popular Asian country among foreigners to pursue education

Including KazNU, ENU and KazNITU

According to the report “Wissenschaft weltoffen 2019” by DAAD and DZHW

Requirements, deadlines, contacts

The 5th Annual Next Generation Learning Spaces will be happening on 27-28 August, Singapore

Aalto University has become part of the UNITE! (University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering) alliance that was granted funding by the European Commission for 2019–2022.

According to Grigory Trubnikov, First Deputy of Minister of Higher Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Russia has started preparing for bilateral years of Russian-Chinese science and technology cooperation which will take place in 2020-2021. 

Higher education institutions of Kyrgyzstan attract international students from Russia, China, and the countries of South and Central Asia.

The 4th Higher Education Leadership Forum will be held on February 25-27, 2020 in Dubai, UAE. The theme of the forum is "Higher Education in the Era of the Fourth & Future Industrial Revolutions: Challenges and Opportunities."

The Accreditation in Education Company (Russia) conducted the webinar on internationalization of higher education and inter-institutional partnership under the aegis of the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) on July 02, 2019.

The Council of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) confirmed the full membership status of the National Centre for Public Accreditation (NCPA) for the next five years.

7th AQ Austria Annual Conference "Designing study structures more flexible - Challenges for higher education institutions and quality assurance" will be held on 12 September 2019 in Vienna.

According to Mikhail Kotyukov, Russia plans to invest heavily in education in five years to ensure the global competitiveness of Russian education.

The latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by subject includes 15 Russian universities, 11 of which participate in Project 5-100.

Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum 2019 themed "Future Ready Graduates" was held on June 6-7, 2019 at the Nazarbayev University.

QS WORLDWIDE 2019 themed “Journey to Global Prominence: Harmony of Human Heritage and Advanced Technology” will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 19-20 September 2019.

Higher School of Economics (HSE) has risen in the Young Universities Times Higher Education Ranking by 24 positions and ranked 60th.

Kazan Federal University and Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of science and education on June 23, 2019.

IAAR successfully conducts international accreditation of national and foreign universities and educational programs abroad.

International Quality Assurance Programme 2019 will be held on November 18-22, 2019 in London, at Kings College.

The round table on bilateral cooperation in the field of education was held in New Delhi and chaired by Yury Trutnev.

The number of international students studying in postgraduate programs in China is increasing.

The program "Cultural Studies. Convergence: Culture in the Digital Age" will be opened at North-Eastern Federal University

The municipal authorities of Moscow and Beijing are planning to develop an educational tourism program for students of the two capitals.

According to the Quacquarelli Symonds website, 25 Russian universities have entered the QS World University Rankings 2020, which includes the world's top universities. 

Don Institute STU-DSTU, the joint educational platform of Don State Technical University and Shandong Transport University, was opened in China.

According to the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, its universities are interested in increasing the number of Chinese students.

A new report from the Australian federal government's Productivity Commission revealed the reasons for the increase in dropouts and failures at universities.

NIAD-QE University Quality Assurance Forum 2019: Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Times of Change will take place on July 25, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.

The international conference on cooperation between universities, research institutes and enterprises opened in Nanchang on June 12.

The festival was held from 4 to 9 June 2019 in Stavropol and brought together more than 2,000 participants from 23 countries.

Irkutsk State Transport University has established the Russian-Chinese Institute of Transport Education that will train world-class engineers.

Working with foreign graduates of Russian (Soviet) universities helps promote Russian education abroad.

Askhat Aimagambetov has been appointed new Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan.

Modern multi-functional campuses will be established in the Tomsk Region and the Perm Territory as part of the national project “Education”.

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic has decided to change the layouts of state educational standards.

A plenary session was held at the V International Humanitarian Livadia Forum in Yalta to discuss the establishment of Russian language open education centers abroad.

The Belarusian Education Days were held at the Business and Cultural Complex of the Belarusian Embassy in Moscow on 29-30 May.

Global competitive position and export potential for Russian Education

Chinese President Xi Jinping was awarded an honorary doctorate from  St. Petersburg State University on June 06 during his state visit to Russia.

The Interfax International Information Group has presented the X annual National University Ranking for the 2018/2019 academic year.

Dr. Svetlana Sirmbard is talking about taking education to a new level in Kyrgyzstan and enhancing competitiveness of Kyrguz students.

The prospects for cooperation were discussed in Ufa by the Rectors of Bashkir universities at the meeting with Professor Hans Muller-Steinhagen, Rector of Dresden University of Technology.

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to consider the possibility of increasing the annual quota for international students so that the number of foreigners studying at Russian universities will increase at least twice.

Russia and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement aimed at developing bilateral cooperation in the field of education and science, ensuring mutual recognition of education, qualifications and academic degrees and enhancing interaction between educational and scientific organizations of both countries.

The 6th edition of the Higher Education, Training & Career Development Expo, 27 - 29 October 2019, Muscat.

Ministry of education and science of the Republic of Kazakhstan calls the foreigners for full-time studying under Bachelor, Master and PhD educational programs

More than 500 young specialists and future engineers from 60 regions of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will take part in the final of the VII International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", one of the projects of the platform "Russia, Land of Opportunity".

Results: Mutual recognition of diplomas and academic degrees, opening of the Confucius Institute at Brest State University

"Gaining foreign experience gives young people opportunities on the job market," says Ursula Egyptien, Head of Marketing Division DAAD

150,000 students surveyed, over 300 HEIs examined

In addition to diplomas, scientific degrees obtained in two countries will be recognised

"Expert" analytical centre has completed the fourth ranking of scientometric indicators of Russian universities.

North Korea is the 137th country where a similar HSK center was established

The Institute of Business Studies, the leading business school of RANEPA, has become the first in Russia to receive the prestigious world accreditation of AACSB International. This fact is expected to allow RANEPA to implement joint programs with leading Western business schools.

The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) of Turkey has announced that limitations on the number of international students accepted to study at Turkish universities have been abolished.

An international scientific group at Nazarbayev University, consisting of scientists from the USA, Kazakhstan and Russia, made a world discovery in physics that opens up new opportunities for using graphene in micro- and nanoelectronics.

Funds will be provided on a competitive basis in the amount of from 16.5 to 290 million rubles for the implementation of 11 activities

In the North-Eastern Federal University, an international team of scientists continues to search for active cells that can give rise to the life of ancient foal, which lived on Earth 42,000 years ago.

Funded by the central government, the program provides five-year free education for students

The winners of the Oil Owl and the Cup of the Best Student Association were identified among 2,100 participants from 410 organizations of the oil and gas industry - the results of the International Youth Conference “Oil and Gas - 2019” were summed up.

Contributions of Higher Education to Society and Economy: Global, National and Local Perspectives

The CAE, being one of the country's top academic institutions, has recently unveiled a list of 531 candidates

Russia’s first ‘Technological Valley’ will be established at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) this year, according to a recent decree signed by Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Summit will develop mechanisms to improve the international training system

On ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on the functioning of the Kazakhstan branch of the Moscow State University

The 6th edition of the Higher Education, Training & Career Development Expo: 27-29 October 2019

Magdalena Gaete from Universidad de Navarra emphasises the importance of the career services centers and alumni offices, as well as campus, syllabus internationalisation, innovation in teaching and joint programmes, etc.

Speakers will share how HEIs from different regions of the world are innovating their approach and establishing broad international networks to enhance research collaboration and have a favourable impact on the development of their communities

Всемирный доклад по мониторингу образования (ВДМО) - ежегодный независимый авторитетный отчет ЮНЕСКО, представляющий собой мониторинг результатов достижения целей в области устойчивого развития (ЦУР). 

Support confirmed for 2020/21 academic year even if the UK exits the EU

820 universities from 74 countries participated in the ranking

В рейтинге этого года на первом месте по количеству университетов-участников (140) лидируют США, Россия с 74 вузами заняла второе место, на третьем месте расположилась Великобритания – 68 вузов, а на четвертом – КНР, представленная 64 вузами.

Британское издание Times Higher Education (THE) опубликовало пилотный выпуск нового глобального рейтинга университетов Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings. Россия представлена 38 университетами.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the most promising developing nation researchers to advance their doctoral work with the best international advisors and host institutions in their fields of study

The government plans to create a database of Japanese universities and students’ academic credentials in English, so that foreign universities and companies can access them in 2019

A professor from China became a contender for the post of the head of a new research and education center established on the basis of South Ural State University

Latest results and further development plans of the project to improve the competitiveness of the leading universities of the Russian Federation (Project 5-100) were discussed at the Moscow International Education Fair (MMCO)

The Parliament of Georgia approved amendments to the law “On General Education” in the third reading

В 2018 году число публикаций российских ученых в журналах, индексируемых «Scopus» и «Web of Science Core Collection»(WoS CC), превысило 98 и 75,8 тыс. соответственно.

The grant supports students' and scientists' research visits to Bavaria or Eastern Europe

The Russian Science Foundation announces open public competition to receive research grants in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan - MOST

Министерство науки и высшего образования Российской Федерации опубликовало Статистический сборник (Выпуск 8)

Statistical Collection (Issue 8) by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

New 2019 Instagram University Ranking

Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации Дмитрий Медведев внес изменения в государственную программу РФ «Развитие образования» на 2018-2025 гг.

Эксперты ВНИИ труда на основе мониторинга данных открытых источников (банк вакансий «Работа в России», «HeadHunter», «SuperJob») составили подборку наиболее высокооплачиваемых профессий.

New 2019 Twitter University Ranking

Foreign diplomas obtained in any form of education can be recognized in Uzbekistan

К 2024 году приём на бюджетные места по программам IT-специальностей будет увеличен в пять раз по сравнению с 2018 годом и достигнет 120 тыс. человек.

Опубликован текст постановления правительства об утверждении Правил предоставления грантов в форме субсидий из федерального бюджета на проведение научных исследований.

Глобальное аналитическое агентство Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) опубликовало рейтинг лучших университетов мира.

Pursue your master’s and postgraduate degree at Khalifa University of Science and Technology (Abu Dhabi, UAE) for free

Over 16 years of development, the Asia-Pacific Quality Network has become one of the largest world quality assurance networks and the most influential international organization in this Asia-Pacific region

Скандал с увольнением учителя русского языка из Барнаула Татьяны Кувшинниковой из-за фото в купальнике получил не только общественный резонанс.

Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере образования и науки проанализировала и опубликовала наиболее часто встречающиеся нарушения, выявляемые в работе вузов при прохождении госаккредитации.

Методическая конференция «Форсайт университетской библиотеки и библиотекаря» состоялась 22 марта в Финансовом университете при Правительстве Российской Федерации.

Cooperation agreement signed during the visit of Chinese delegation to Belarus

The Parliamentary Committee on Educational Affairs and Culture has drafted a number of amendments that should regulate the situation of Cypriot students studying in the UK

About 70 agreements on cooperation and implementation of joint programs and projects are scheduled to be signed

According to The Japan News, the Japanese government intends to strengthen the security regime in private universities through which cutting-edge technologies might leak to other countries, in particular, to China.

The Minister of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan Inom Madzhidov and the QS Regional Director (Quacquarelli Symonds) Zoya Zaitseva within the framework of Ilm-fan - 2020 program (Science 2020) signed a strategic agreement to support universities to join the QS WUR ranking

The Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan and the US Government signed a memorandum of understanding to support the reforms in the sphere of school education.

The UK developed the strategy that includes a number of measures to boost the sector’s role in the global market as the country prepares to leave the EU.

By the 28 February deadline, dozens of bids have been received to join the pilot of the European Universities Initiative proposed by President Emmanuel Macron of France in 2017.

“Laboratory of the Future” of Ural Federal University presented a unique device for electrical grid local repair called “Kanatokhod” (“Cablewalker”) at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Innovation Week in Dubai.

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Students at all Russian universities are to be allowed the option of presenting a start-up that they have launched instead of submitting a traditional masters thesis, the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education has announced.

Inflexion Private Equity has acquired Times Higher Education (THE) from TPG Capital

On February 27-March 01, 2019 the Eurasia Higher Education Summit was held in Instanbul where the issues of higher education internationalization in Europe and Asia were discussed.

The Webometrics Ranking is released twice a year by the Spanish Cybermetrics Lab, part of the National Research Council of Spain

The Washington State University Carson College of Business has been awarded $20,000 by the American Councils for International Education to build partnerships with Kazakhstani universities in an effort to strengthen business education and collaborative research.

The United Arab Emirates has launched a “Study in UAE” campaign hoping to build the reputation for the nation’s ‘home-grown’ institutions as well as the destination’s attractiveness as a location for exchange mobility.

China and India accounted for more than double the amount of students in Canada than all of the other top-10 countries put together.

The decision was made on Friday during the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud to the Chinese capital Beijing

The 8th Annual International Universities Networking Conference & Edu Agency Workshop will take place in Moscow, Russia, on 13-16 May 2019

Universities are stepping up their support for foreign students in finding jobs at Japanese companies by establishing career-oriented classes for credit and offering special courses to help them learn about job-hunting rules, which are peculiar to Japan.

Times Higher Education is holding its first symposium dedicated to China’s emerging world-class universities on March 29-30, 2019 in partnership with Nankai University in Tianjin.

The Center for Public Diplomacy of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was officially opened on January 29 in Tashkent

A growing number of Dutch students are gaining international experience through learning languages, taking part in an exchange abroad or using an international curriculum.

International student mobility is faced with several serious political and economic changes, risks and challenges. Will the growth momentum of international students continue over the next 25 years and remain sustainable?

Japan’s Chiba University has revealed that study abroad will become a compulsory element of undergraduate and postgraduate programs for all students entering the university from 2020.

Universities have a significant role to play in fighting global terror by guaranteeing solid education and boosting access to students seeking education to improve their livelihoods.

On February 14-16, 2019 EDUCATION AND CAREER - the only international specialized exhibition in the republic - will be held in Minsk, Belarus. It will bring together universities, colleges, lyceums, institutes, centers, language schools, and foreign educational institutions.

Current patterns of recruitment of researchers for Danish universities threaten to undermine the quality of university research in the long run, according to a new report by the Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy (DFiR).

The cooperation of Great Britain and Japan will influence the scientific and technical progress in the 21st century.

The combination of reduced state support, increasing reliance on tuition fee revenue and decreasing domestic and international enrolment will lead to a crisis in American higher education.

A new EU project on the theme of HIV, hepatitis C and tuberculosis is a door opener for collaboration between researchers from EU countries and Russia.

Foreign branch campuses will get exemption from corporate income tax and restrictions on foreign land ownership, relaxed visa measures, and lower rates of income tax for employees

The regions of Russia began establishing research and education centers (RECs) to integrate academic science and industry as part of the National project 'Science'. Not less than 15 such centers should be established until 2024.

Collaboration is vital to spread the word of Scottish higher education options.

Italian technical college Fondazione Jobs Academy and Mohawk College in Ontario, Canada, have signed an international credit mobility agreement, which will send students and faculty members on exchanges that will be co-funded by an EU grant.

Today Kazakhstan is the leader on dynamics of economic and political transformation in Central Asia, which increases its role as a stabilizing ‘center’ of region.

Research groups of Moscow Aviation Institute and Beihang University negotiated the possibility of cooperation in the field of satellite navigation systems

A Swedish study shows that students who arrange their own study abroad accrue nearly twice as much debt as exchange students and that exchange students do not owe significantly more than students who never study abroad.

Japanese education consultants are increasingly competing with universities to send language students abroad, largely due to government campaigns introduced in the past decade, the Japan Association of Overseas Studies has found.

Organisations representing the heads of universities in 10 European countries have signed a declaration in Vienna, Austria, warning against tendencies to restrict academic freedom and threats to democracy, and defining the role of higher education in society.

The delegation of Kazan Federal University headed by Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Research, Director of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, visited Freiberg Mining Academy in order to sign a new double degree program agreement.

The Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University held the meeting of the Board of directors of the Insitute with Olga Vershinina, Director of the Department for External Relations of KFU. 

Russia and Germany have signed a roadmap for cooperation in education and science, research and innovations for developing bilateral scientific and educational dialogue between the two countries in the next decade.

Saint Petersburg State University of Economics held the VI International forum "Eurasian Economic Outlook" with support from OJSC International Development Corporation. The event was co-organized by the Saint Petersburg City Administration and the Eurasian Universities Association.

The AQDAR World Summit was held in Abu Dhabi to present the innovative projects in the field of state administration, education, healthcare, security from the UAE, Germany, Singapore, Jordan, China, India, Egypt, and Russia.

At the end of November 2018 His Excellency Mr. Haidar Mansour Hadi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to the Russian Federation, visited Ulyanovsk State Technical University.   

The International Conference on Educational Technologies #EdCrunch will take place on December 15 in Veliky Novgorod. It will be devoted to the creation of the inspirational digital educational environment.

Agreements on mutual recognition of academic credentials encourage universities, departments and faculty members to perform better and enter the international arena.

The strategy of leading Russian HEIs is now based on the world-class specialist training and higher education export. This can be achieved through digitization and international projects of sought-after departments.

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation is holding the workshop "The Strategy for Development of Russian Education Export" on December 6- 7, 2018, in Moscow, at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN).

The Baikal International Education Fair was held on November 22-24 in Irkutsk for the first time. It is largest regional project of the Moscow International Education Fair organized with the participation of the Ministry of Education of the Irkutsk Region.

The list of world's best universities according to Moscow International University Ranking "The Three University Missions" featuring 333 institutions from 53 countries was published on 28 November 2018.

The AQDAR World Summit annually brings together teachers, students, parents, developers of innovative concepts and technologies to promote the education system. 

The IV Russian-Iranian Forum of Rectors, held on November 24, 2018 in Iran, brought together rectors and heads of 13 Iranian and 17 Russian universities including Kazan Federal University.

Times Higher Education (THE) has released the THE World University Rankings by subjects: Computer Science and Engineering Technology.  Project 5-100 universities have increased their presence in these subject rankings  

The number of new international students enrolling at United States universities and colleges went down by almost 7% last year, according to official data published this month.

The Baikal International Education Fair (BIEF)-2018 is organized by the Ministry of Education of the Irkutsk Region and the Moscow International Education Fair (MIEF). 

The European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) are organizing an Info-session on Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education: How to successfully prepare your project proposal.

The branch of MGIMO, the main alma mater of Soviet and Russian Diplomacy, will soon open its doors in Baku, Azerbaijan. The university plans to open two Master's programs: 'Problems of Civil and Commercial Law' and 'Artificial Intelligence and Information Technologies'. 

The scientists of Kazan Federal University took part in the international scientific conference 'Transformation of pedagogical education: global trends, national processes, local factors'.

On the surface, Australia has been enormously successful in selling higher education to foreign students. But experts warn that the situation facing the nation’s top universities is dangerously precarious.

The International Conference on Open Learning and Education Technologies (ICOLET) will take place on January 25-26, 2019 in Hong Kong. It is a multi-disciplinary forum discussing theories, research findings and new advances in the field of education with a special focus on learning technologies and open education.

Five leaders at two of Sweden’s top universities have written a joint article raising concern that the rising support for nationalism and populism sweeping Sweden is threatening internationalization in higher education and the benefits it brings to societal development.

The 10th Anniversary All-Arab Forum of alumni of Soviet and Russian universities opened in Cairo on November 17, 2018. About 200 alumni gathered to share experience accumulated in their home countries after graduation and to discuss current issues including further cooperation with Russia.

On November 14, 2018 Kazan Federal University received the delegation of Huawei, one of the largest Chinese telecommunications companies. During the visit the memorandum of understanding was signed.

On November 22- 24, 2018 the Sibexpocenter in Irkutsk will host the Baikal International Education Fair (BIEF) for the first time. The Fair will present the state-of-the-art breakthrough educational technologies.

Tyumen State University invites foreign students to participate in the international Olympiad for Master's applicants 'Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project'. The prize winners will be able to qualify for free tuition at Russian universities.

Evolved in 2014-2015 the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is the India Ranking of top universities. The NIRF methodology was adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

Russian universities have started accepting the documents from foreign citizens and Russians living abroad for free education based on the quota of the Government of the Russian Federation, according to Russia.Study website where prospective students are to apply to Russian HEIs.

On October 26, 2018, as part of the 12th International exhibition Integrated Systems Russia 2018 (Expocenter, Moscow), the conference 'Digital Transformation of Education' took place. It was dedicated to digital technologies in pedagogical education.  

On November 07 - 10, 2018 Ufa will hold the second Ufa International Education Fair (UIEF) that became an effective platform for interaction between specialists, students, business representatives and state authorities.

On November 8-9, 2018, NUST MISiS, in cooperation with Times Higher Education, is hosting the international Research Excellence Summit 'Transformation towards world-class research in the natural sciences.'

November 1, 2018, was the last day of the international forum on inclusive higher education held at Vyatka State University, the flagship university of the Kirov Region. 

On October 24-25, 2018 Higher School of Economics hosted the IX International Conference of Higher Education Researchers 'Universities in search of balance between new and old goals.' 

The Forum 'The creation of a supporting system for the higher education educational institutions activities in the implementation and development of inclusive education' started is work on October 31, 2018 in Vyatka State University, a flagship university in the Kirov Region.

The international forum devoted to the implementation and development of inclusive education in higher education institutions brings together HEIs' representatives, experts, employers and members of non-governmental organizations on October 31-November 01, 2018 in Kirov. 

The meeting of the Council on Competitiveness Enhancement of Leading Russian Universities will take place on October 26-27, 2018 in Kaliningrad: the participants will prepare recommendations to continue the provision of state aid (for the Ministry of Higher Education and Science) and to improve competitiveness (for HEIs).

The QS University Rankings BRICS 2018 included 101 Russian universities with 24 HEIs in Top 100; leaders are Moscow State University (6th place) and Saint Petersburg State University (11th place). 

The Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE), which serves as the Executive Secretariat of the Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE), launched the countdown to the sixth edition of this great event.

The II Ufa International Education Fair 'Education of the Future' (UIEF-2018) will take place on November 7-10, 2018 in Bashkortostan. It will become a platform for interaction between specialists, students, business representatives, and state authorities.

Kazan Federal University and a number of leading Kazakh universities are planning to launch double degree Master's programs in various fields of study from the next academic year. 

The 7th Moscow International Forum for Innovative Development "Open Innovations" has concluded in the Skolkovo Innovation Center.

On the second day of the Open Innovations Forum the experts focused on the business environment transformation issues: advanced technologies, corporate innovations, venture capital investments in digital transformation and innovation ecosystems.

The first day of the VII Moscow International Forum 'Open Innovations' was devoted to education digitization, modern learning models and cooperation between companies and HEIs in staff training. 

“Accreditation in Education” Company invites higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan to participate in the international media project “Informationally transparent HEI. International level” . 

On October 11-13, the 12th Azerbaijan International Education Exhibition took place at Baku Expo Centre with the official support of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

A group of students from the University of Cologne and Moscow Pedagogical State University visited Kazan Federal University to share knowledge and acquaint their colleagues with the education system of their countries.

On August 29 - 31, Times Higher Education Research Excellence Summit: Eurasia 2018 took place at Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University where the results of the THE university ranking of Eurasia nations were announced.

uniRank has published a ranking of the most popular universities on YouTube which is restricted to those that are accredited by national authorities, offer post-graduate or four-year undergraduate degrees, and use traditional course delivery format.

On October 07, 2018 the European Union Ambassador to the Russian Federation Markus Ederer and embassy representatives from 18 European countries met with the researchers from Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of Tomsk State University.

More than 150 Russian and foreign scientists as well as representatives of enterprises and public organizations met at Sevastopol State University to discuss issues of energy, environmental and technosphere safety in Sevastopol and Crimea.

Volgograd State University and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan signed a bilateral cooperation agreement and discussed the interaction between Russian and Tajik universities.

On October 1-2, Moscow hosted the V Fifth International Conference on Educational Technologies #EdCrunch2018, the largest specialized forum in Europe, under the motto «Data that Transform the World».

The Center for Innovation and Technology "ZENIT" and the contact office of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Moscow will host the Science Conference on November 16, 2018. 

In September 2018, the delegation of Pyatigorsk State University visited Germany to take part in a number of events and meetings in order to develop international cooperation and partnership between Russia and Germany.

October 15, the VII International forum Open Innovations will bring together Russian and foreign experts in the field of education who will discuss the STEAM learning model which integrated the most sought-after focus areas in the hi-tech industry.

The 7th Open Innovations International Forum for Innovative Development in Moscow invites leading Russian and foreign experts to discuss the latest technologies and innovative projects in medicine.

Higher education institutions of Kazakstan aim to enhance their competitiveness and maintain their international reputation developing cooperation with foreign universities and strengthening their positions in national and international rankings. 

The Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR),  the Independent Kazakh Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, and the national chamber of entrepreneurs of the Republic Kazakhstan "Atameken" presented their rankings of the best higher education institutions of Kazakhstan by fields of study in 2018.    

On September 20-21, 2018 the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA) hosted the Eurasian Forum on Quality Assurance in Education “Forward to the Future: Trends, Problems and Perspectives of Quality Assurance in Higher Education”, dedicated to the Agency's 10th Anniversary.

The Forum of Worldwide Energy Universities Network Establishment was held at China University of Petroleum, Beijing. The network was initiated by China University of Petroleum for the purposes of exchanging experience, coordination and organization of joint work of universities in the field of research and development, cultural and educational, and public activity.

The III International scientific and practical conference "Entrepreneurship and innovations in the Asia-Pacific region markets» will be held by the laboratory of entrepreneurship research and the Department of management of the School of Economics and management of the far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) on October 23-24, 2018.

The forum of new solutions U-NOVUS will host a series of popular science events Science & Technology Dive on October 13, 2018 in the scientific laboratories and centers of Tomsk.

EduTraC Oman is an ideal platform for leading local and foreign Universities and Training Institutions to network with students, parents and working executives seeking to pursue higher education abroad & training at all levels. 

Kazakhstan pays much attention to the development of educational tourism and attraction of foreign students. It is planning to create a Central Asian educational hub to provide more education export opportunities.

Skolkovo Innovation Center holds the VII International Innovative Development Forum on October 15-17, 2018. It brings together the professors of the world's leading universities, business and administration representatives.

United World Colleges makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.

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Must attend international conference on internationalization with USA, Canada, LATAM region institutions, education agencies and Ministries of Education.

October 11-13, 2018 Baku Expo Center will host the 12th Azerbaijan International Education Exhibition. The media partners of the conference are Accreditation in Education Company and Higher Education Discovery.

The biggest challenge universities are facing nowadays is to respond quickly to ever-changing world in order to create favorable conditions that contribute to the disclosure of the personal potential of the person and meet the requirements of stakeholders.

X International Higher Education Conference “Universities in search of a balance between new and familiar goals” will be organized by the Russian Educational Research Association (RERA) on October 23–25, 2018, Moscow . The media partners of the conference are Accreditation in Education Company and Higher Education Discovery.

The International Site for Academic Networking (HEDClub) is aimed at helping educational institutions from all over the world and their representatives to find international partners in the field of higher education and research.

October 1-2, 2018 the World Trade Center Moscow will host the Fifth International Conference on Educational Technologies EdCrunch. This year, the majority of speakers are foreign edtech scene leaders: founders of fast – growing startups, world experts in online learning technologies and educational analytics, as well as leading practical experts in the field of corporate training. The media partners of the conference are Accreditation in Education Company and Higher Education Discovery.

In 2018, the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) compiled a ranking list of the best universities of Kazakhstan which were evaluated according to the important criteria.

Ulyanovsk State Technical University aims to increase the attractiveness and competitiveness of study programs implemented at the university on the international market of educational services. 

The international department of Amur State University is actively developing cooperation with foreign citizens. It maintains close relations with Chinese partner universities.

St. Petersburg State Agrarian University has broad prospects for cooperation with China in the field of agriculture. It signed a number of agreements on cooperation and joint research in the agro-industrial complex with Chinese HEIs.

VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava implements joint research and mobility programs with university partners all over the world and is involved in a worldwide network of research and teaching collaborations.

Tomsk Polytechnic University provides high quality Russian language courses for international students as part of double degree and academic exchange programs and internships and summer schools.