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

On October 18 at the at the Regional Centre for the Development of Public Diplomacy and International Relations named after Evgeniy M. Primakov, the first meeting of the Iberoamerican Club took place! The sunny countries of the Ibero-American region are famous for their diversity of cultures, filled with vibrant and colorful traditions! At the meeting, the club members told us about the stereotypes of the peoples living in this region. Speakers who came to us from distant countries of Latin America: Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador and Brazil happily shared the impressions of their native countries and their traditions, which helped …

On October 17, 2023, the All-Russian Forum «International Integration and Careers in Russia» was held at Samara University, organized by Samara University and the Russian Society «Knowledge». The Forum included a youth section dedicated to the interaction between Russian and foreign students. The focus was on the issue of adaptation of foreigners in student society according to the principle of Samara University and Kalmyk State University. The president of the «Association of Foreign Students» in Elista, Kamila Niyazova, gave a lecture on the topic «Adaptation of Foreign Students» to the students. She spoke about her personal experience of moving from …

On October 17, 2023 an agreement on cooperation between Samara University and the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the RAS was signed. On the part of Samara University the Regional Centre for the Development of Public Diplomacy and International Relations named after E. M. Primakov will take part in realization of joint projects. The document provides for educational and academic exchange, internships, participation in conferences, preparation and publication of scientific articles. “An agreement with famous academic institute will give an opportunity to international relation students of Samara University constantly improve their qualification” – Vladimir Bogatyrev, Rector of Samara …

On October 17, 2023 in Samara University was held the All-Russian forum “International Integration and Career in Russia” organized by Samara University and Russian Society “Knowledge”. The forum was dedicated to discussion of present internships, exchange of experience and searching of perspective ideas which may be interesting not only to the authorities but also to the students studying together with foreigners. The opportunities of education in integration of foreign citizens, the experience of adaptation of migrants in Russian regions and other were discussed as main themes. “The theme of internalization is one of the key issues to the major amount …

On October 15, the Clubs of the Primakov Centre took part in the Festival of Student Associations. Each of the clubs in its own way was remembered by the freshmen with a rich program. SinoClub treated all participants of the festival with freshly brewed Chinese tea Te Guan Yin, and the tea master was a wonderful Anastasia Masharova. In addition, the participants got acquainted with the tools for the tea ceremony and the Chinese tea vocabulary. DerKlub helped students and other guests of the club to learn better not only German, but also their native language, because the club’s performance …

On October 12-14 in 2023, the staff of the Primakov Centre took part in the XV Convention of the Russian Association for International Studies (RAIS) and the Festival of Best practices of universities participating in the “Priority 2030” program PriorityFest. Leading Russian and foreign scientists and representatives of the educational and research community discussed socio-economic, political and legal trends in the formation of a new world order. Representatives of Russian universities, analysts and experts in the field of international relations discussed current world problems, tasks and key landmarks of Russia in scientific and educational and research practice. The Program included …

On October 5, a representative of the Primakov Centre took part in the opening ceremony of African House in Samara State University of Economics. The House is a place where you are always welcome and the doors of African House will be open to international students from all over the region. The African House will work according to its event calendar. The project platform will host conferences, trainings, business meetings, briefings, festivals, and permanent exhibitions. Here everyone will be able to express themselves and declare themselves! This space was created on the initiative of the students of SSEU with the …

On October 5, the Primakov Centre in cooperation with the Zero Chair: SNO of the History Department held a PowerPoint Party! Within the framework of this event, students of the Faculty of History made presentations on topical and interesting political, cultural and historical topics. Serious and sometimes controversial issues requiring great concentration were discussed through the prism of memes, which, of course, brightened the evening and added laughter. As Andrei Chistyakov – a 4th year student of the History Department of the direction of International Relations: “Memes unite. You know what memes of today and those of 30 years ago …

On October 5, Samara University held the meeting of students studying international relations and the Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Davoud Mirzakhani, at the Regional Centre for the Development of Public Diplomacy and International Relations named after Yevgeniy M. Primakov.  During the meeting, the issues of cooperation between Iran and Russia were discussed. Mr. Mirzakhani noted that the relations between our countries are actively expanding in the political, economic, and cultural spheres. Moreover, the possibility of signing a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran is being considered.  Davoud Mirzakhani shared his experience of …

On September 27, SinoClub held the presentation of the Primakov Centre for Chinese students who have become first-year students at Samara University this year. The students have learned: What activities the Center carries out; What events have already been organized and held there; What linguistic and cultural clubs are functioning at the Center. Furthermore, it should be noted that our Chinese friends actively participate in events organized by the Regional Primakov Centre. They not only actively participate in language clubs` meetings but also try on the role of real diplomats, speaking at our annual Models (UN, SCO, and ASEAN)! Activists from …