On Friday, May 22, Mr. Jorge Cieza de Leon Tuesta, Executive Director of Latin American-Russian Association for Higher Education ALAR, visited Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod (UNN).

The Executive Director of ALAR toured university facilities and met with Vice-Rector for International Affairs Alexander Bedny to discuss partnership issues. Lobachevsky University plans to increase international student numbers and strengthen cooperation with leading universities across Latin America.

The cooperation between ALAR and Lobachevsky University started in 2011 and helped students from Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia gain admission to the University’s academic programmes.