On the 16th of April 2018 with full organizational and financial support of RACUS organization together with the Russian Embassy in Tunisia, the signing ceremony of the Cooperation Agreement between El Manar University and three prestigious Russian universities – members of the RACUS group - was held: Astrakhan State Medical University (Rector H. Galimzyanov), Saint-Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical University (Rector I. Narkevitch), and Tambov State University (Vice-Rector for International Relations and Foreign Students T. Osadchaya). The 16th of April was the final day of the semi-annual work of the parties to make these agreements.
At the invitation of RACUS organization, the signing ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Tunisia Sergey Nikolaev, who delivered a welcoming speech. Mr. Nikolaev stressed the importance of developing Tunisian-Russian relations and congratulated El Manar University on their first cooperation agreement with Russian universities.
The parties agreed to make every effort to develop and expend their international cooperation by supporting student academic mobility and professors exchange programs within the framework of the signed agreements.
General director of RACUS organization expressed his hope for a successful implementation of projects, which will be initiated by the universities in October 2018. Rectors of Russian universities also made welcoming speeches and exchanged memorable gifts with the President of El Manar University. General director of the RACUS organization also presented a gift: a bell with the symbol of 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Russia and the national team of Tunisia will take part in it.
Anastasia Sidorova, manager of international department of Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, who was a guest at the signing ceremony, also gave to the President of El Manar University a memorable gift - a tea set from imperial porcelain. The Russian Embassy in Tunisia and rectors of the universities expressed their deep gratitude to RACUS organization for negotiations, agreement of terms and a perfect organization preceding the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between universities.
