Regional Centre for Development of Public Diplomacy and International Relations named after Yevgeniy M. Primakov

On December 20, 2024, the Minister of Education of the Samara Region, Viktor Albertovich Akopyan, gave a lecture to students of Samara University on the topic “The current stage in the development of the system of general and vocational education.” The vivid lecture by the minister, who himself is a graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry of Samara University, aroused the keen interest of the audience. Photos provided by the Samara University Public Relations Center The author is Olesya Orina

A seminar was held by Egor Simanov, a researcher at the Center for Political Studies at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in preparation for the International Model of the UN Security Council. The seminar on “Analytical Decision Support: overview and basics” was held in English. The expert raised issues related to the disclosure of the essence of political analysis – its objectives, objects of research, and the results obtained. The importance of analysis for modern political research and political decision-making was also revealed. The process of forming an information base for political analysis was …

A model Assembly of the Peoples of the World was held at the E.M. Primakov Center. The students became delegates from various countries and reproduced the work of 7 committees with real international issues on their agenda. Each young diplomat had to freely navigate the political course of his chosen state, on the basis of which to prepare abstracts in accordance with the provisional regulations and, of course, to know and observe the basics of diplomatic etiquette and protocol. The ultimate goal of each committee’s work is to adopt a resolution, an official international document.

December 13, 2024, Albert Novikov, a graduate student of the Russian State University for the Humanities, gave a lecture as part of preparation for the International Model of the UN Security Council. Lecture on “Canal of Discord: The Suez Crisis and The New Global Order” was presented in English. The expert reviewed in detail the causes, course and consequences of this conflict, which had a significant impact on international politics, the redistribution of forces in the Middle East region and the development of Arab-Israeli relations. During the lecture, he drew attention to the course of military operations, including the Anglo-French …

On December 12, 2024, a lecture was held at Samara University by S.V. Filippov, Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Policy of the Administration of the Samara Region, who spoke to students on the topic of “Interethnic Relations and All-Russian Civic Identity in New Modern Conditions.”

On December 11, 2024, the E.M. Primakov Center hosted a round table discussion on “Memory of Civil Wars: Experiences and Approaches of Different Countries.” The event was organized in collaboration with the Council of Young Scientists of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of the XI Annual International Scientific Conference of Young Scientists “Current Problems of World Politics.” Vitaly Roshchupkin, Director of the Regional Center for the Development of Public Diplomacy and International Relations named after Primakov, and Olga Timakova, Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian …

On December 10, 2024, the online lecture “The UN Security Council Model: Committee Work” took place! The lecture discussed the rules of the model. Also, the states were divided into teams. 16 teams from 6 countries will participate in the model! There are 8 days left until the model!