The event brought together representatives of the academic community, education, and foreign graduates of Soviet and Russian universities from around the world to discuss current issues in the development of education and strengthening ties between graduates of Russian universities from all over the world.
Opening the Forum, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov noted that foreign graduates play a key role in building sustainable dialogue and strengthening friendship between countries.
«Many foreign graduates of Russian universities constitute the scientific and teaching elite of their countries. They hold responsible positions in government, education, and business. We are proud that leaders of foreign countries trained at Soviet and Russian universities are today building a common future with Russia – a new multipolar world», – Falkov emphasized.
The forum was organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Global Alumni Alliance.
Natalia Shafinskaya, Head of the Department of International Cooperation and Development at the Presidential Academy, participated in the Forum, co-moderating the thematic section "International Graduates as a Key Resource for Promoting Russian Education on the Global Stage: Strategies, Tools, and Effects" along with Allaham Yaser Seifiddin (Syria), Chairman of the External Relations Committee of the Union of Arab Graduates of Soviet and Russian Universities.
The discussion participants focused on strengthening the role of Russian university graduate associations worldwide.
Graduates of Soviet and Russian universities from Venezuela, Greece, Morocco, Peru, Uganda, and other countries actively participated in the Forum.
«It is international graduates of Soviet and Russian universities who are key promoters of cultural values, language, and the foundations of Russian education in their countries and around the world. In the current context of international tension, consolidating the efforts of the global intellectual elite is an important step toward overcoming existing challenges», – noted Natalia Shafinskaya.
An important outcome of the thematic section was the development of practical proposals for promoting Russian education globally.
