RACUS organization education fair “Study in Russia – 2016” with the assistance of the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Lusaka, Zambia

On the 2nd of April 2016 RACUS organization with the assistance of the Russian Center of Science and Culture held the education fair “Study in Russia – 2016” in Lusaka, capital of Zambia. The education fair was preceded by a wide advertising campaign in leading Zambian newspapers as well as in social networks and attracted a lot of attention from Zambian school graduates and their parents.
The fair was opened by exciting video presentation about Russia and Russian state universities of the RACUS group. The presentation helped Zambian youth to get more information about the unique cultural heritage and rich history of Russia as well as to get acquainted with the educational system, with the admission rules of foreign citizens in the Russian universities, with the living conditions in the dormitories.
Visitors of the education fair "Study in Russia – 2016" watched videos about Russia, country of great opportunities, offering high-quality higher education to obtain competitive knowledge and employability in the future. On the education fair Zambian youth had a wide range of more than 500 medical, economic, technical, humanitarian specialties offered by Russian state universities of the RACUS group, both in Russian and English languages.
The visitors had a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the special guests of the fair – the leading technical universities well-known not only in Russia but also in the world – Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University and North-Caucasian State University for Mining and Metallurgy. Visitors watched a film about Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, one of the best and most popular among foreign students in Russia, where three Nobel laureates studied. Fair’s visitors listened with enthusiasm to a presentation about the university and admired great technical equipment of the university, where many foreign students including young people from Zambia are lucky to study at. The doubtless advantage of the university is that more than 20 programs are taught in English.
It is widely known that the copper industry is a major component of Zambian economy, so highly qualified specialists in this field are the crucial aspect for the future of the country. The visitors were very interested by specialties proposed by North-Caucasian State University of Mining and Metallurgy as Mining, Oil and Gas, Geology, Metallurgy, Automation of technological processes and production, Power and Electrical Engineering, Technological machines and equipment. Undoubtedly Zambian students and their parents enthusiastically received presentation of the North-Caucasian State University of Mining and Metallurgy.
Also on the education fair the following universities as Nizhny Novgorod State University, Tambov State University, Federal University North Caucasus, Astrakhan State Medical University, Novgorod State University, Saratov State Agrarian University and others were presented. Many applicants were pleased to know that many programs at Russian state universities of the RACUS group are taught in English.
Fair’s guests were interested by communication with their compatriots-graduates of Russian state universities, specially invited to the fair to present the most reliable information at first hand.
At the end of the education fair future students can get acquainted with Russian language. The Russian language teacher of the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Lusaka held a short lesson with the visitors of the fair, during the lesson students in a fun and relaxed atmosphere, learnt a few phrases in Russian and found out that Russian language is beautiful in the pronunciation and easy to learn.
Head of RACUS organization in Zambia held individual consultations for the most interested visitors about the education system, about choosing the university and specialty, and about the invitation for studies, as well as Russian culture and traditions.
Education fair «Study in Russia – 2016» in Lusaka was successful and for many visitors it was the reason to apply and to be enrolled for studies at chosen universities. Education activities carried out by RACUS organization in Zambia strengthen the authority of the Russian higher education institutions and the Russian science as a whole, famous for strong academic base and innovation in education, as well as contribute to the strengthening of friendly relations and cultural exchanges between Russia and Zambia.
Next education fair "Study in Russia – 2016" will be held in Lusaka on April 30 and the RACUS organization and the Russian Centre of Science and Culture invite everyone to participate!




picture 1 RACUS organization education fair “Study in Russia – 2016” with the assistance of the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Lusaka, Zambia
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picture 4 RACUS organization education fair “Study in Russia – 2016” with the assistance of the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Lusaka, Zambia
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