Opportunities for Russian Higher Education in Syria and Lebanon

... education abroad is a key instrument of soft power. The results of work in this area are not immediate, yet they are less dependent on the changes in the current foreign political situation.” It was the second time that the exhibition had been held in Syria and Lebanon. Commenting on the first Middle Eastern Exhibition of Russian Universities organized by Rossotrudnichestvo in 2018, Mr. Zaichikov noted “a 15 per cent increase in the number of Lebanese students studying in Russian universities in 2019. In actual figures, that means 110 more students from Lebanon studying in Russia ...