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Alliance of Civilizations: United We Stand, Divided We Fall?

... power and has a double mission: to think of civilizations as categories of international diplomacy and focus on culture within civilizations as a potential source of conflict and peace. The four defining pillars of the alliance are: immigration, media, education, and youth. The Alliance closely interacts with various educational institutions around the world, think tanks and universities. Mustapha Tlili, Senior Advisor of United Nations Alliance of Civilizations has recently visited RIAC to discuss ...

23.03.2015

Global Education Magazine: World Water Day

... Tercer Mundo,Olenka Ochoa Berreteaga How to Eliminate the War in our Planet, Fernando Alcoforado Protection Challenges Facing Rwandan Refugees in South Africa, Callixte Kavuro A Volunteer Experience in Ghana, Alex Medlicott - 2nd) Global Citizenship Education Section: A Brazilian View on Global Citizenship Education, Madza Ednir Human Consciousness & Values for Solving Global Problems, Surendra Pathak Educación para una Ciudadanía Global: Gloables Lernen, Enrique Zaragoza Mulas . 3rd) ...

22.03.2015

RIAC Academic Days at Ural Federal University

On March 12, 2015, the Ural Federal University hosted Academic Days conducted by RIAC under its program for internationalization support of Russian universities. During the morning session, RIAC staffers met the university team in charge of the website. The event was attended by participants of the RIAC's last July training on promotion of the English-language portal in the Internet beyond Russia, who reported the website changes and outlined their plans. After lunch, RIAC Deputy Program Director...

13.03.2015

Yaroslav Kuzminov: “University Is a Competitive Network Environment”

Yaroslav Kuzminov , Rector of the Higher School of Economics National Research University, shares his thoughts with RIAC about universal higher education, technological interdependency of countries, and transformation of universities in the modern world. He was interviewed by RIAC programme director Ivan Timofeev and RIAC correspondent Yaroslav Menshenin. Yaroslav Ivanovich, there used to be ...

10.03.2015

Irina Dezhina: Beware of Poverty and Affluence

... Principles for Scientific Organization in Russia” written by you and Professor Ponomarev insists that the key factors for scientists include free movement, the availability of scientific contacts, a comfortable bureaucratic climate and accessible education. How would you describe the current availability of these preconditions? Until recently, the trend had been quite positive. Scientific ties were prioritized in science and innovation policy, with several major programs launched to attract key ...

20.02.2015

Higher Education for Greater Europe: Opportunities and Prospects

On February 10, 2014, Russian International Affairs Council held seminar "Higher Education for Greater Europe: Jean Monnet Program for Russian Universities" co-sponsored by Erasmus Plus Russian National Office and moderated by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev. In his opening remarks, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov ...

11.02.2015

Isak Froumin: "Unified State Exam Is a Step in the Right Direction"

In an interview with RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev and Senior Analyst at the Skoltech Space Center Jaroslaw Menshenin, Academic Supervisor of the HSE Institute of Education Isak Froumin, shares his insights on the importance of studying non-linear systems, the values of free action, as well as on which occupations are set to change and how. Professor, “continuity in the main educational programs” of ...

27.01.2015

Latin American Universities: Approaching Discovery?

... Quacquarelli&Symonds» (QS), [i] The Times with its THES listing that is published annually in its special supplement, the Spanish ranking by research center Grupo SCImago, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of China's oldest and most prestigious higher education establishments that has been monitoring the global university space since 2003. All these lists invariably give leadership to the United States, Europe and Asia. For example, the QS top 50 of 2014 includes 21 North American institutions (18 ...

23.12.2014

RIAC Launches a New Globalization Project

... International Affairs Council and Russian universities with its corporate membership are setting up the project "Globalization 2.0: New Approaches to Research and Teaching " intended to establish a bilateral exchange connected to research and education initiatives on globalization and based on international, Russian and Italian practices. The initiative is supported by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In his letter of December 2, 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wished ...

12.12.2014
 

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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