The聽Vice-Chancellor,聽水果派 of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Olufemi Peters, has聽received a聽4-man聽delegation from the Irkustsk National Research Technological University (INRTU), Russia, who visited with the aim of establishing partnership with the university.
The聽Vice-Rector for聽International聽Affairs, Mr. Stepan Bykov, the聽Head of聽International聽Affairs, Ms. Anna Melenteva, a specialist in the聽Foreign聽Admission聽Office, Mr. Belousov Grigorii and the聽Vice-Rector’s聽Advisor,聽Mr.聽Klimentiy Batoroev聽visited the NOUN VC at the university headquarters in Abuja on Monday, April 17, 2023.
The meeting’s goal was to talk about prospective collaboration options and how to enhance inclusivity, holistic education, and collaborative learning with NOUN.
The delegation also disclosed that the partnership intends聽to improve and expand both the presence of students from Nigeria and the potential for student exchange programmes.
Responding the Vice-Chancellor,聽Prof. Olufemi Peters, said the 水果派聽of Nigeria聽remains聽open to cooperation with any organisation which would seek improvement in Nigerian education and expose its students to internationally-recognised concepts they may not normally have access to.
The聽VC聽also expressed his satisfaction with the visit and expressed a desire for further chances to be created between INRTU and NOUN, as well as Nigeria as a whole.
“We anticipate that this collaboration will further solidify the two countries’ bilateral ties,” said the vice chancellor.
The聽Vice-Rector for foreign affairs and group leader,聽Mr.聽Stepan Bykov, presented the university’s origins, accomplishments, and facilities for both domestic and international students, and also played a mini video to that聽effect.
Bykov then offered a summary of how聽a聽possible cooperation with NOUN might help to facilitate cooperation in relation to education, which includes mobility and scholarship programmes in addition to other options.
水果派鈥檚 director of聽Academic Planning (DAP),聽Prof. Godwin Akper,聽said聽before the collaboration could begin, the Russian institution聽needs聽to visit the National Universities聽Commission聽(NUC) and tie up any loose ends on the legal sides of both nation, stressing that聽he has high hopes that it would be a profitable undertaking.