The Ministry of Education and Science talked about cooperation with Serbia

The authorities of Russia and Serbia are planning to hold the first forum of rectors of Russian and Serbian higher education institutions, and are also considering the possibility of creating a Russian-Serbian association of universities. This was stated to Izvestia by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

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"In order to further develop Russian-Serbian cooperation, in addition to the creation of the aforementioned Russian-Serbian working groups on cooperation in the field of science and higher education within the committee (intergovernmental Russian-Serbian Committee on trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical cooperation. It is planned to consider the possibility of organizing competitions for joint research projects with Serbia, creating a Russian-Serbian association of universities, and holding the first forum of rectors of Russian and Serbian higher education institutions," the ministry noted.

As of the end of 2024, there are 297 citizens of the Republic of Serbia studying in Russia, their number has decreased by 15 people compared to 2023. Most of the students — 25 people — study at Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky. The top three also includes the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and the Higher School of Economics.

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