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INTERNATIONAL
ACTIVITY OF MARI STATE UNIVERSITY (MARSU)
MarSU is engaged in
the following international activity:
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Development of
Scientific and Educational cooperation with foreign institutions of higher
education
·
Participation
in international educational and research programmes and projects
·
Realization of
joint research programmes and projects in cooperation with foreign partners
·
Holding
international scientific forums, conferences, seminars and symposiums
·
Students,
post-graduates and teachers exchange
·
Development of
educational programmes for foreign students and carrying them out into
practice
International
activity of the University is coordinated by the pro-rector of International
Cooperation and by the International Office.
By this day, MarSU
has concluded official association and academic exchange agreements with 11
foreign institutions of higher education, 7 out of which are US colleges and
universities and the rest are located in Sweden, Finland, Estonia and China.
Also, the University keeps in touch with more than 20 European and North
American higher education institutions. MarSU’s most enterprising partners are
the University of Turku (Finland), the University of Tartu (Estonia), Bowling
Green University (Ohio, USA), Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), the University College of
Jönköping
(Sweden). Since 1996 the University has won a number of important grants to
develop educational and academic exchange programmes, including 3 ones within
the framework of Tempus. MarSU and its faculties were also awarded grants by
Open Society Institute (Soros Fund), Eurasia Foundation, German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD), Finnish International Mobility Center (CIMO) and
other international organizations, foundations and programmes.
In 1997, Russian-American
International Academic and Business Cooperation Center was opened at the
University and played an important role in connecting MarSU with American
Universities and Scientific Funds and Institutions, as well as in the
development of numerous Continuing education programmes. Under the auspices of
American Informational and Educational Centers Network (http://www.educationusa.state.gov),
Russian-American Center advises students, post-graduates and teachers
competing for US Educational and Research Work grants awarded by IREX (The
International Research & Exchanges Board)(http://www.irex.ru),
Fulbright (http://www.fulbright.ru),
Ford
Foundation
(http://www.iie.ru/ifp)
and others. In December 1999, the Swedish Center attached to MarSU was created
to present to Mari El Sweden Scholarship programmes guided by the Swedish
Institute (Svenska Institutet (http://www.si.se))
and to distribute the information on Sweden history, culture, education,
economics, etc.
The University
presents French educational and professional grants in cooperation with the
Embassy of France in Russia and French educational agencies Campus France (http://www.campusfrance.org)
and Alliance Francaise (http://www.francomania.ru).
Also, students exchange are carried out between Yoshkar-Ola and Bourge
(France) as twin cities.
In accordance with the
agreement signed in 2004 between MarSU and the European Commission Embassy in
Russia (http://www.delrus.cec.eu.int/),
an EU Information Center containing lots of records and books on every most
important topic concerning EU activity was attached to the Research Library of
MarSU (http://lib.marsu.ru/euro/index.htm).
Among Schools of the
University which take a most active part in the international academic
mobility we can name:
·
Law
School
·
History and
Philology School
·
Economics
School
·
International
Relations School
·
Agrarian
Technology Institute
Agrarian Technology
Institute students participate every year in LOGO (http://www.logoev.de),
a project giving them an opportunity to have a practical training in
ecological agriculture in Germany.
Since 2004,
international students exchange and cultural exchange programmes are presented
in MarSU. The International Office of MarSU carry out
Work & Travel USA and
Camp America programmes in cooperation with Interair (http://www.interair.ru).
Together with a non-government organization Volunteer Service of Nizhni
Novgorod, MarSU International Office presents international volunteer
camps programmes in Mari El.
The International
Office organized already 4 important scientific conferences in the region:
·
Russian-American cooperation: problems and prospects of its development
(October 1997);
·
European
research in Russia (April 1998);
·
The University
as the center of regional development (December 1999);
·
In what ways
education develops in the 21st century (October 2002).
In July 2000 a
European Summer School devoted to EU history, policy and law supported by
MarSU was held for students and post-graduates of Russian higher education
institutions. As a worldwide acknowledged center of Finno-Ugric Studies, Mari
State University hosted the 10th International Finno-Ugric Congress
(Yoshkar-Ola, August 2005), as well as IFUSCO 2006 (the 22nd
International Finno-Ugric Student Conference).
Foreigners may study
at MarSU Schools or take courses and summer school classes organized with the
assistance of the International Office. Within the framework of the Russian
language for foreigners
programme, people from
China, USA, Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark, South Korea and Turkey have
studied here.
The University hosted
teachers and participants of practical training courses from Great Britain,
Hungary, USA (including a Fulbright lecturer), Germany, Finland, Sweden,
Estonia, Japan, etc. Among the subjects which attract foreign researchers to
MarSU we can name Mari language, history and culture of Finno-Ugric peoples,
Russian language and literature, contemporary economic development of Russia
and the Republic of Mari El.
Partnership
CIMO (Center for
International Mobility) Finland
DAAD (German Academic
Exchange Service) – offers studying and research work in Germany
Education USA –
studying in the USA and a network of American informational and educational
centers
CampusFrance (former
EduFrance) – Cooperation and Culture Department of the French Embassy in
Russia
Fulbright
Program
Ford Foundation
International Fellowships Program, Institute of International Education
IREX – American
International Research and Exchange Council offering grants to study and carry
out research work in the USA
Svenska Institutet
(Swedish Institute) - higher education and research work in Sweden
LOGO
Interair - Work and
Travel USA and Camp America provider in Russia |