On July 22, 2021 Ural Federal University and Media Arab for Media Production and Marketing signed a bilateral contract about an opening of the Russian Language Center in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Center will provide an opportunity to the citizens of Egypt to undergo the Russian Language Courses. The Russian Language training programs are developed in accordance with the needs of the local citizens: both, children and adults, and designed to enable graduates of Egyptian schools to participate in the selection process for admission and further higher education in Russian universities, as well as passing a test for any certification level of the state system of testing citizens from foreign countries in the Russian Language. 

The Center will also conduct cultural events and introduce the Russian Culture to the learners of the Center and visitors. 

The Center will be opened in Cairo in September, 2021. Media Arab for Media Production and Marketing is working on organizational issues and preparing the Center for the opening. UrFU is going to work on methodology of courses, provide all study materials and organize the studying process with the Russian Language teachers, who have necessary qualifications and broad experience in teaching Russian to foreign students to deliver classes.

In the near future the Egyptian party and UrFU are planning to open centers in other cities with the highest interest and demand in the Russian Language. 

The current capacity of the Center is 150 learners. 

The initiative of opening The Russian Language Center in the Arab Republic of Egypt belongs to the Preparatory Department for foreign students of UrFU, which welcomes hundreds of students from Egypt every year. 

Russian Language and Bachelor degree program with Dalian University, China and UrFU

On June 24, 2021 Ural Federal University and Dalian University signed a contract about launching the 2+2 program realization on the basis of both Universities with intensive Russian language courses within the first two years of study in China.

Within the first two years, the students have a chance to study not only the disciplines of the Bachelor degree program but also master the Russian language. Colleagues from Dalian University together with the Preparatory Department for foreign students UrFU teach the students the Russian language. The good command of the Russian language is very important, as they will continue the 3d and 4^th year of study in Russia on Russian. UrFU is going to work on methodology of courses, provide all study materials and organize the studying process online with the Russian Language teachers, who have necessary qualifications and broad experience in teaching Russian to foreign students to deliver classes.

Together with our colleagues form Dalian University 3 leading Bachelor degree programs were chosen, study plans agreed and the students started their education in September 2021. In 2023 they will come to Russia, to UrFU.

The recruit company is in the process and in September 2022 new students will start the process of education.

As a result of this 2+2 programm will be UrFU bachelor Diploma on the programm chosen.

We wish good luck to our students from China!