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In honor of the 66th anniversary of our university, 95 diplomats from 60 countries gathered in its walls. At the round table 鈥淎ll flags at RUDN鈥�, the university presented a new educational course and talked about other programs and study opportunities at the university for foreign citizens.
More than 13,000 international students study at Peoples鈥� Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba. We deeply value the continuous support and assistance provided to our students by embassies and diplomatic missions in Russia. In celebration of the University鈥檚 anniversary, and as a token of appreciation for this support, we are pleased to offer a special gift 鈥� a special online Russian language course for staff of diplomatic missions.
A delegation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, led by Patrice Lumumba's daughter Juliana, paid another visit to RUDN University. This time, Patrice's grandson, Kahi Lumumba, was among the honored guests of our university.
RUDN University, together with the rest of the world, is already almost on the threshold of the new year, 2026. Looking back on the past year, there is much to remember and be proud of. Here are some of the university's achievements in quotes.
More than 500 experts from 77 countries discussed the best practices and methods of designing inclusive education at RUDN University. The international scientific and practical conference 鈥淐urrent Problems of Inclusive Education in the world: Context, Policy and practice鈥� was held with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.
Since 2021, RUDN University has implemented a grant support system for young scientists and research teams. During this time, 247 teams from various institutes and faculties have participated, including some from outside our university.
Training qualified foreign specialists, educational strategies, collaborations, digital technologies and much more were discussed during the II International Educational Forum at RUDN University. The event brought together more than 1,000 participants and 300 speakers from 40 countries, including representatives of government, scientific organizations and businesses, as well as rectors of leading universities. This time, the focus was on cooperation with partners from the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa.
A delegation of specialists from Ghana came to RUDN University to study waste management and the circular economy, urban ecosystem services, public utilities, and digital municipal management. The classes were held at the Center for Continuing Professional Education of the RUDN Institute of Ecology.
The first RAEX ranking of universities in sustainable development has been published to feature 7 Russian universities. RUDN University is among the top seven, while it was awarded class AA, demonstrating a very high level of sustainability performance.
A themed train dedicated to the 65th anniversary of RUDN University has been launched in the Moscow Metro! For six months, the train will run along the Sokolnicheskaya Line.
Last week, African journalists visited Peoples鈥� Friendship University of Russia as part of the 鈥淭ASS 鈥� Africa: Path of Friendship鈥� press tour. They discussed with the RUDN administration its ties with the continent and cooperation with African universities.
RUDN University welcomed two delegations from Nicaragua and Serbia to discuss potential areas of collaboration.