From July 22 to July 28, 2017, as part of an educational exhibition tour in Egypt, the delegation of RACUS organization together with the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Cairo and Alexandria and the RACUS representation office in Egypt held a number of specialized educational exhibitions "Study in Russia – 2017" in Cairo, Asyut and Alexandria. At the exhibition Egyptian applicants were able to obtain full information about the prestigious Russian State Universities, members of the RACUS group, and about more than 500 specialties in all areas of science taught in Russian, English and French. Specialized educational exhibition "Study in Russia – 2017" in Cairo started on July 22, 2017 with the welcome speech of Denis Bronnikov, main specialist – expert of ROSSOTRUDNICHESTVO representative office in Egypt. Mr. Bronnikov congratulated schools leavers with the award of certificates and encouraged visitors to choose Russian universities to get higher education. Visitors saw a vivid presentation and videos about Russia, about group of Russian State Universities – RACUS, as well as about education and life of foreign students who had already chosen Russia for their higher education. RACUS organization invited current students of Russian universities who were on vacation in Egypt. They shared with future students their experience about education and life in Russia and answered their questions.
On July 25, 2017 Asyut hosted the educational exhibition "Study in Russia – 2017" with the support of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Cairo. The exhibition opened with a welcome speech of representatives of the Russian Center for Science and Culture, who noted with pride that such an event in Asyut was being held for the first time. The applicants and their parents were keenly interested in the living conditions in Russia and the peculiarities of Russian culture, and were pleased to have the opportunity to ask questions to the representatives of the group of Russian State Universities – RACUS – from St. Petersburg.
On July 28, 2017, the delegation of RACUS organization together with the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Alexandria held a specialized educational exhibition "Study in Russia – 2017". The exhibition was attended by a large number of entrants, and many of them came with their parents. Visitors to the exhibition had a choice of more than 500 medical, economic, technical and humanitarian specialties.
Staff of RACUS organization provided visitors with comprehensive information on applying for education in Russia, admission process and required documents, the terms of receiving the invitation letter and the registration of a study visa, the order of arrival in Russia and settling in student hostels. Visitors to the exhibition learned about the rules of staying on the territory of Russia, about the peculiarities of the Russian climate.
Visitors of all educational exhibitions received colorful advertising, information brochures and souvenirs.
The following Russian State Universities, members of the RACUS group, gained the greatest interest among the visitors of educational exhibitions: Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Tambov State University, Moscow Aviation Institute, Federal University of North Caucasus, Pyatigorsk Medical Pharmaceutical Institute, Astrakhan State Medical University and Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University.
The success of specialized educational exhibitions "Study in Russia – 2017" in Cairo, Asyut and Alexandria showed high interest of the Egyptian youth in obtaining prestigious higher education in Russia this shall help to reduce the deficit of highly qualified personnel in the labor market of Egypt in future.
