The “Summer University” project invites over 670 students from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Syria, DPR and LPR to acquire new skills and take part in international research projects.
The participants will get supplementary education within one of 25 specialized programs, in addition to completing the “Social Projects Accelerator”. They’ll also have a chance to learn more about Russian culture, go on excursions and visit some sports and cultural events.
Among the universities involved in the project are Open Doors organizers: IKBFU, FEFU, SPbSETU “LETI”, SibFU and UTMN.
The International Youth Festival was the main topic of discussion during a meeting on April 21 between Ilya Obabkov, Rector of Ural Federal University, and Eduardo Villegas Megías, Mexico’s Ambassador, who visited UrFU.
In 2026, the project’s stated goal is to provide informational and methodological support for Russian language courses, which entails deepening ties with the University of South Africa and expanding the number of participants involved in the project’s activities.
MISIS University has signed a cooperation agreement with the Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad (IIIT Dharwad). The primary focus of the partnership will be the development of student exchange programs in UX/UI design, based at the Department of Computer-Aided Design and Engineering at MISIS and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIIT Dharwad.
On April 13, 2026, at the SFU Institute of Gastronomy, Maxim Rumyantsev, Acting Rector of SFU, and Lan Minglu, Professor and Dean of the Sichuan Cuisine Craft Production Academy, symbolically exchanged Memoranda of Understanding. The document formalizes a partnership in the field of hospitality and opens up new educational opportunities.
More than 500 people from 33 regions of Russia, including the new territories, and 10 countries near and far abroad participated in the event: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Germany, the United States, Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, and Namibia. More than 150 speakers presented papers on the challenges of inclusion as a social phenomenon in the professional sphere.
