{"id":17728,"date":"2026-05-29T10:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17728"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:39:43","slug":"russia-and-india-push-for-expanded-education-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17728","title":{"rendered":"Russia and India Push for Expanded Education Cooperation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Delhi. The 2nd Russia-India Education Summit began in New Delhi on May 28 with the objective of expanding educational, scientific, and academic cooperation between the two countries. The summit has been organized by Rossotrudnichestvo with the support of the Russian Embassy in India.<\/p>\n

Addressing the inaugural session, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said Russian education has strong prospects in India. He emphasized the need to expand scientific and academic exchanges between the two countries. He also highlighted the importance of increasing the number of Indian students at Russian universities and expanding Russian language study centers in India as key steps toward strengthening educational cooperation.
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The opening session was also addressed by Russia\u2019s Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Tatiana Semenova, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Dr. Pavel Shevtsov, Chairman of the National Medical Commission of India Dr. Abhijat Chandrakant Sheth, President of the Association of Indian Universities Prof. Vinay Kumar Pathak, and other officials.<\/p>\n

The summit brings together representatives of more than 50 leading higher education institutions from Russia and India. Representatives from public, political, expert, and academic circles of both countries are also taking part in the event.
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The programme, which runs until May 29, includes thematic panel sessions and roundtable discussions. The discussions are expected to focus on higher education, medical education, science and technology, language studies, student exchange, and research cooperation.<\/p>\n

Russia and India have long maintained cooperation in the fields of education, science, technology, and people-to-people relations. The summit is expected to further strengthen institutional ties between universities, research institutions, and academic bodies of the two countries.<\/p>\n

Russian universities have remained important destinations for Indian students, particularly in the fields of medicine, engineering, science, technology, and other professional disciplines. The summit is expected to help make scholarships, language learning, joint research, and academic exchange more systematic in the coming days.<\/p>\n

The 2nd Russia-India Education Summit is being viewed as an effort to deepen the traditional friendship between the two countries through education, knowledge-sharing, and engagement with the younger generation.<\/p>\n

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