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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The International Forum of Foreign Alumni of Soviet and Russian Universities was held in Moscow. The event brought together hundreds of representatives of the global alumni community, who today are prominent government officials, successful entrepreneurs, scientists, and cultural leaders in their home countries. The forum became a key platform for strengthening professional and friendly ties, as well as for discussing the role of Russian education in the global context.
Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov spoke at the forum's opening. He noted that international graduates of Russian universities play an important role in building sustainable dialogue and strengthening friendship between countries.
Many foreign graduates of Russian universities form the scientific and academic elite of their countries. They hold senior positions in government, education, and business. We are proud that foreign leaders trained at Soviet and Russian universities are now building a common future with Russia—a new multipolar world, emphasized Valery Falkov.
Pavel Nedelko, First Deputy Director of the Higher School of International Educational Programs and Assistant to the Vice Rector, actively participated in the forum. He participated in meetings with the heads of international alumni associations and also spoke at the section "International Alumni as Ambassadors of the Russian Language," where he shared his experience teaching Russian to international students at Polytechnic University and emphasized the unique role alumni play in promoting the Russian language and culture worldwide.
"Graduates, when leaving Russia, take with them not only a diploma but also a piece of our culture and, of course, the language. They become the most sincere and effective ambassadors of the Russian language in their countries. Their personal and professional success, inextricably linked to the education they received here, is the best motivation for new applicants and a powerful tool of soft power," Pavel Nedelko noted in his speech.
Participants in the section discussed specific cases and initiatives on how graduates can contribute to the popularization of the Russian language: from organizing courses and cultural centers in their home countries to supporting educational projects on social media and in professional communities.
Participation in the forum marked a new step for Polytechnic University in building a global network of partnerships. The agreements reached and ideas generated open up new opportunities for the university to integrate international graduates into its international educational and cultural mission.
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