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Russia's IT University MTUCI Discusses Prospects for Exporting Russian IT Education to Africa
Russia's IT University MTUCI Discusses Prospects for Exporting Russian IT Education to Africa
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Last Thursday, the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) hosted a large-scale roundtable discussion on “Exporting Russian IT... 17.03.2025, Sputnik Africa
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An initiative, designed to foster a strategic collaboration between educational institutions from Russia and Africa, is set to bring together exceptional young professionals in the field of information technology.The event became an important platform for discussing issues of promoting Russian educational programs in the field of information technology in the international arena. The roundtable was attended by representatives of embassies of 15 foreign countries and diasporas, the concerned Russian government, leading IT companies, international student organizations, as well as the president of the Cameroonian diaspora in Russia and chairman of the commission for work with African diasporas of the Russian-African Club of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Louis Gouend.MTUCI Rector Sergey Erokhin, the roundtable moderator, emphasized the growing interest in Russian IT education students from different countries, noting the need to create favorable conditions for their successful studies, adaptation, and professional development.Deputy Head of the Russian humanitarian agency Rossotrudnichestvo Pavel Shevtsov stressed the importance of creating attractive conditions for professional growth and employment of foreign students.In turn, Louis Gouend highlighted the significance of strengthening ties between the Russian and African educational communities and highlighted the role of the Russian IT sector in developing the potential of African students. He also addressed issues related to the adaptation of international students, proposing innovative integration methods, and stressed that Africa will be a significantly growing market for Russian IT education by 2050.Moreover, the participants discussed issues of social and cultural adaptation, competitiveness of Russian education, and ways to overcome language barriers.The experts further emphasized the need for active interaction with foreign partners, popularization of Russian IT education, as well as interaction between educational institutions and businesses to create practical-oriented programs. At the end of the large-scale roundtable, Gouend discussed with the university management the possibility of receiving subsidies for African students studying in the preparatory course.Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) is a Russian university which specializes in the field of information technology, telecommunications, and information security. It currently has a total enrollment of approximately 15,000 students. In January 1992, in accordance with the Order of the Government of Russia, it received the status of as a technical university and transformed into the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI).
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Russia's IT University MTUCI Discusses Prospects for Exporting Russian IT Education to Africa
17:45 17.03.2025 (Updated: 15:55 18.03.2025) Last Thursday, the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) hosted a large-scale roundtable discussion on “Exporting Russian IT Education” as part of the International “Festival of Communications and Informatics Science – ComInfFest 2025.”
An initiative, designed to foster a strategic collaboration between educational institutions from Russia and Africa, is set to bring together exceptional young professionals in the field of information technology.
The event became an important platform for discussing issues of promoting Russian educational programs in the field of information technology in the international arena. The roundtable was attended by representatives of embassies of 15 foreign countries and diasporas, the concerned Russian government, leading IT companies, international student organizations, as well as the president of the Cameroonian diaspora in Russia and chairman of the commission for work with African diasporas of the Russian-African Club of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Louis Gouend.
MTUCI Rector Sergey Erokhin, the roundtable moderator, emphasized the growing interest in Russian IT education
students from different countries, noting the need to create favorable conditions for their successful studies, adaptation, and professional development.
Deputy Head of the Russian humanitarian agency Rossotrudnichestvo Pavel Shevtsov stressed the importance of creating attractive conditions for professional growth and employment of foreign students.
In turn,
Louis Gouend highlighted the significance of strengthening ties between the Russian and African educational communities and highlighted the role of the Russian IT sector in developing the potential of African students. He also addressed issues related to the
adaptation of international students, proposing innovative integration methods, and stressed that Africa will be a significantly growing market for Russian IT education by 2050.
Moreover, the participants discussed issues of social and cultural adaptation, competitiveness of Russian education, and ways to overcome language barriers.
The experts further emphasized the need for active interaction with foreign partners, popularization of Russian IT education, as well as interaction between educational institutions and businesses to create practical-oriented programs.
At the end of the large-scale roundtable, Gouend discussed with the university management the possibility of receiving subsidies for African students studying in the preparatory course.
Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) is a Russian university which specializes in the field of information technology, telecommunications, and information security. It currently has a total enrollment of approximately 15,000 students. In January 1992, in accordance with the Order of the Government of Russia, it received the status of as a technical university and transformed into the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI).
