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First Vice-rector of the University of Havana Visits MGLU
On September 25, the first vice-rector of the University of Havana (Republic of Cuba), Marian Hernandez Colina, visited MSLU.

Сooperation agreements with Cuban universities
On September 21, Moscow State Linguistic University, represented by Rector Irina Kraeva, signed a number of cooperation agreements with Cuban universities: the University of Havana, represented by Rector Miriam Nicado Garcia, as well as the University of Information Sciences of Havana (UCI) in the person of its rector Raidel Montesino Perurena.

Famous Orientalist Meets Students Studying Chinese
On September 26, the assembly hall of MSLU was filled up with students studying Chinese from the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, the Faculty of English, the Institute of International Relations and Socio-Political Sciences, and Chinese students studying at the Institute of International Educational Programs, as well as professors.

Representatives of Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) visit MSLU
On September 12, MSLU welcomed a delegation from the Federal University of Minas Gerais: the rector of the university, prof. Sandra Almeida and Director for International Cooperation Prof. Aziza Saliba, as well as Second Secretary of the Brazilian Embassy in Russia Andre Joao Riplom.

Rector Irina Kraeva Meets Counselor of the Indian Embassy
On September 1, Subrata Das, Minister Plenipotentiary, Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of India in Russia, visited MSLU. During the visit, he addressed the first-year students at the ceremonial assembly and met with the rector of MSLU Irina Kraeva.

Summer School of Russian Language: See You Again!
From August 7 to 27, the Summer School of the Russian Language and Culture 2023 was held at MSLU. Each of the 18 participants underwent intensive training in the Russian language and achieved significant success in mastering it.

Summer School of Russian Language and Culture Starts
On August 7, the Summer School of the Russian Language and Culture 2023 began at Moscow State Linguistic University. It has been held by the Department for International Cooperation and Internationalization for 5 years now, without any break even during COVID-19, since it was conducted online. The life and soul of the project all these years has been Anna Fedorova, head of the Department of International Relations and Support for Educational and Scientific Mobility Programs.

Representatives of the Federal University of Arts, Science and Technology Urdu (Pakistan) visit MSLU
On August 2, delegation from the Federal University of Arts, Science and Technology Urdu, headed by Dr. Faisal Javaid, Deputy Director of the Department of Industrialization and Research Commercialization, was welcomed by First Vice-Rector Larisa Petruchak,  Vice-Rector for International Affairs Vladimir Storozhev, Head of the International Cooperation and Internationalization Department Irina Shokina, and Dean of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting Ekaterina Pokholkova.

MSLU at the Russia-Africa Forum
The MSLU delegation visited the Second Russia-Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum, which took place on July 27-28, 2023 in St. Petersburg.

MSLU Holds Diploma Awarding Ceremonies for 2023 Graduates
The diploma awarding ceremonies are now complete at MSLU. A total of 1,274 people received their MSLU degrees during the academic year.

MSLU Foreign Students Perform in Moscow Youth Theater
To mark the anniversary of Alexander Pushkin’ birth on June 6 the Moscow Youth Theater directed by Vyacheslav Spesivtsev premiered a stage production of ‘Eugene Onegin’.

MSLU takes part in the III Conference of Rectors of Arab and Russian Universities
The 3d Conference of Rectors of Arab and Russian Universities took place in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Participating in it on behalf of MSLU were First Vice-Rector Larisa Petruchak and Irina Shokina, Head of the Department of International Cooperation and Internationalization.

Portuguese Language Day at MSLU
On June 2, MSLU hosted a solemn meeting to celebrate World Portuguese Language Day as part of a series of events marking the 60th anniversary of the Portuguese Department at MSLU’s Faculty of Interpreting and Translation.

Roundtable ‘Language as a Factor and Tool of Cultural Diplomacy’
On May 30, 2023 MSLU held a roundtable called ‘Language as a Factor and Tool of Cultural Diplomacy’ dedicated to the many years of fruitful cooperation between Russia and Italy, MSLU and our Italian partners.

Vietnam Day at MSLU
On May 24th MSLU held its second Vietnam Day to commemorate the birthday of the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. This time it was called “National Identity”.

Italian Ambassador Giorgio Starace Visits MSLU
On May 25, 2023, Italian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Giorgio Starace visited MSLU to meet with our students and lecturers from St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Voronezh. Also present at the meeting were prof. Daniela Rizzi, Director of the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow, Prof. Lo Porto, Head of education at the Consulate General of Italy and Mr. Giovanni Scopa, Counselor of the Embassy.

3rd International Translation Model UN MSLU
A 3rd International Translation Model UN MSLU was held on May 16-18. This year’s agenda was ‘Effective Responses to Global Crises: Developing Multilateral Dialogue among Civilizations for International Peace and Security’.

MSLU as a Russian Delegation Member in Cuba
On May 17th, Havana hosted a meeting of the Russian-Cuban working group on cooperation in the field of education. At the meeting MSLU was represented by Sergey Pilipenko, Pro-Rector for Development and Digitalization, and Irina Shokina, head of the Department of International Cooperation and Internationalization.

MSLU students will spend 8 weeks in Oman
From April 26 to June 23, a group of students from MSLU Faculty of Translation and Interpreting is undergoing an internship at Sultan Qaboos College for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers at Sultan Qaboos University. It is located in the city of Manah, Ad Dahiliya province, in the central part of Oman. This is the first internship for students with Arabic in several years.

Meeting of Rectors of MSLU and Allameh Tabataba'i University (Iran)
On April 26, on the eve of the VI VI Forum of Rectors of the Universities of the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, MSLU Rector Irina Kraeva welcomed President of Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU) Abdollah Motamedi, as well as Vice-President for Research of the Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages of ATU and Counselor of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.