UNN Rector Evgeny Chuprunov and UNN First Vice-Rector Alexander Grudzinskiy returned from the visit by a delegation of Russian universities participating in Project 5-100 to Brazil on April 18-30.

The senior leaders of Lobachevsky University were part of the delegation which went to Brazil to foster links with the country’s leading universities and take part in FAUBAI 2015 International Education Conference.

The delegation was received at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Technological Park of Rio de Janeiro, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, the University of Sao Paulo and the Federal University of Minas Gerais. While at these universities, delegates met with representatives of a number of other Brazil’s universities.

The delegation of Russian universities participating in Project 5-100 took part in FAUBAI 2015 Conference held in Cuiaba, notably in the conference plenary session “Creating Sustainable Partnerships Through An Equitable Internationalization.” Delegates from Russia’s universities talked about their achievements and discussed opportunities to collaborate in science and education.