On 19th of April 2017 the delegation of Tambov State University named after G. R. Derzhavin (Tambov, Russia) together with the general director of RACUS organization and Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Morocco, Director of the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Rabat V. Chechin visited University of Hassan II Casablanca (Marocco) with the aim to sign the Cooperation Agreement between these universities.
At the signing ceremony of the Cooperation Agreement the Russian side was represented by:
- Vice-Rector for International Relations and Foreign Students of Tambov State University Tatiana Osadchaya
- General director of RACUS organization Avbakar Nutsalov
- Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Morocco, Director of the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Rabat, and representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in Morocco Vasiliy Chechin
- Manager for international students' affairs of RACUS organization Ksenia Remneva
- Manager for international students' affairs of RACUS organization Shamil Nutsalov.
At the ceremony of signing of the Cooperation Agreement the Moroccan side was represented by:
- President of University of Hassan II Casablanca Idriss Mansouri
- Vice-president of University of Hassan II Casablanca Abderrahim Khalidi
- Dentistry faculty Dean Chouaib Rifki.
University of Hassan II Casablanca is a public university established in 1975. There are over 24,000 students, making it the third largest university in Morocco. Arabic and French are the languages of instruction at the university. The university is a member of the International Association of Research Universities (IARU) and expends its international cooperation by supporting student academic mobility and professors exchange programs.
The signing ceremony of the Cooperation Agreement was opened by the President of University of Hassan II Casablanca Idriss Mansouri who told about the University’s history, fields of studies and its effective international activity.
Vice-Rector for International Relations and Foreign Students of the Tambov State University Tatiana Osadchaya started her speech with greetings in Arabic and then told about the structure of the university, number of students and professors, and also invited the direction of the University of Hassan II to visit Tambov State University.
At the end of the official part, the parties signed the Cooperation Agreement which marked the beginning and expansion of bilateral relations and exchanged with memorable gifts.
The signing of the Cooperation Agreement was preceded by a tour around the General Medicine and Dentistry faculties with a visit of the modern simulation center.
President of University of Hassan II Casablanca Idriss Mansouri and Vice-Rector for International Relations and Foreign Students of the Tambov State University Tatiana Osadchaya thanked RACUS organization and Vasily Chechine, Rossotrudnichestvo representative in Morocco for negotiations, agreement of terms and organization preceding the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between universities.
The joint work of RACUS organization and the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Rabat results in strengthening of Russian-Moroccan relations, promotion of Russian higher education in Morocco, and provides invaluable assistance in the sphere of interuniversity cooperation between Russian and Moroccan universities, strengthening their authority in the international education sphere.
