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Source: Saint Petersburg State University – Saint Petersburg State University –
Welcoming the guests, the Rector of St. Petersburg State University, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Nikolai Mikhailovich Kropachev, noted that St. Petersburg University is actively developing cooperation with foreign educational institutions, including creating representative offices in the territory of the partner country, opening branches abroad and providing assistance in the development of regions. At the same time, the rector emphasized the need to organize student and faculty exchange with universities of the Republic of Ethiopia.
Nikolai Kropachev said that the University staff has a wide variety of competencies: natural and social sciences and humanities are studied at a high quality level, over 120 world languages are taught, including the state language of Ethiopia.
St. Petersburg University is popular among foreign partners and foreign students: every year applications for study are submitted from more than 120 countries, and we would like the potential of St. Petersburg State University to be used for the benefit of Russian-Ethiopian cooperation.
Rector of St. Petersburg State University Nikolay Kropachev
Nikolai Mikhailovich also mentioned that St. Petersburg University has a special status, which allows it to enter into direct cooperation agreements with ministries and other government bodies. This opens up additional opportunities for closer and more effective interaction. In this regard, the rector of St. Petersburg State University asked Mr. Uryat Cham Ugal to assist in establishing contacts with relevant ministries and departments of Ethiopia to implement joint projects and initiatives.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary thanked his Russian colleagues for the warm welcome and expressed confidence that his visit to St. Petersburg University will be the beginning of fruitful cooperation. “You have a rich tradition of education, and we would like to exchange experiences and jointly develop the younger generation. We support your proposals and are ready to send relevant requests,” noted Mr. Uryat Cham Ugala.
During the meeting, the parties discussed one of the possible areas of cooperation in the field of distance learning – the creation of joint online courses with universities in Ethiopia, which will contribute to the development of intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding between students and teachers of both countries. St. Petersburg University ranks first in the number of courses on the national Open Education platform; more than 3.5 million students receive additional knowledge. In addition, online courses from St. Petersburg State University are available on foreign platforms of Indonesia ICE Institute and China XuetangX.
The rector of St. Petersburg State University also said that St. Petersburg State University has centers for additional educational programs for studying the Russian language, operating in 50 countries around the world, including at least 10 African countries, and creates special online courses so that foreign students can freely use the language to interact with Russian colleagues. To make training more accessible and effective for students from different parts of the world, such courses are offered in the national language of the partner country. In addition, the University also trains teachers who will be able to improve their language proficiency locally.
Learning a language is the bridge that connects our peoples. When students and teachers learn the language of a country with which we collaborate, they not only learn new knowledge, but also show a sincere desire to understand and respect the culture and traditions of that country. We are convinced that in this way the foundation is built for long-term and successful cooperation in various fields.
Rector of St. Petersburg State University Nikolay Kropachev
Special attention was paid to organizing a meeting with representatives of Ethiopian private and public enterprises that operate in Russia, as well as Russian ones operating in Ethiopia, in order to find common ground regarding personnel needs for various industries, such as business, mining and other. These enterprises will be able to set specific tasks for St. Petersburg State University to train specialists, which will allow the university to adapt its educational programs to the needs of the labor market.
In response to the rector’s proposal, the ambassador expressed his readiness to provide assistance and noted that joint efforts in training qualified specialists will help achieve the strategic development goals of the country. “We fully support your initiatives and believe that every country should educate its citizens, who will then be able to improve many areas, such as the economy, diplomatic relations, politics and education. Development comes when we invest in a person’s upbringing,” emphasized Mr. Uryat Cham Ugala.
During the meeting, foreign colleagues were invited to take advantage of the University’s scientific developments, which could bring tangible benefits to Ethiopia. One of the proposals was the opportunity to use regional assistance programs, for example, building logistics, organizing control over the efficiency of work with scientific equipment, assistance in the development of tourism, including building tourism strategies for regional development.
Particular attention was paid to innovative solutions developed at the Center for Distributed Ledger Technology at St. Petersburg State University. In particular, the rector presented an alternative to the SWIFT system, based on the blockchain principle, where all participants are equal users of the system. “We are confident that our developments can be useful, and we hope that you will be interested in them. We are ready to actively cooperate and transfer our potential in the interests of the two countries,” added Nikolai Mikhailovich.
At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to determine a list of Ethiopian universities that would be interested in concluding cooperation agreements with St. Petersburg University. The Ambassador of Ethiopia, for his part, promised to provide full support and assistance in establishing contacts with relevant educational institutions. He assured that he would make every effort to ensure prompt and effective interaction. “We agree to cooperate not only in the field of education, but also in other areas, such as tourism, economics, medicine and the introduction of innovative financial technologies. Your proposals are of great interest to our country,” said the Ethiopian Ambassador.
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