Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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Registration is now open for the International Olympiad of the Russian-African Network University (RAFU), one of the Polytechnic University's key international projects aimed at developing academic cooperation between Russia and African countries. The RAFU Consortium, created at the initiative of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, currently unites over 100 Russian and 68 African educational institutions from 16 countries, and its activities cover a wide range of fields, from engineering and natural sciences to the humanities and medicine.
230 people have already registered to participate in the Olympiad. The "Computer Science, Engineering, and Future Technologies" track continues to see the greatest interest, with 76 applications. The "Economics and Management" and "International Relations and Humanities" tracks have received 57 and 56 applications, respectively, and the "Biomedicine and Cognitive Sciences" track has received 41 applications.
The geography of participants continues to expand and now includes more than 25 African countries. The leaders in terms of number of registrations are Nigeria (43 participants), Benin (29), Côte d'Ivoire (28), and Gambia (27). Significant numbers of applications were also received from Egypt, Congo, Cameroon, and Sudan, as well as several other countries on the continent.
The Olympiad is held remotely in Russian and English and includes two stages: a portfolio competition and an online interview in the chosen field of study. As a reminder, based on the results of the Olympiad, participants will be eligible for 20 state-funded places in master's programs at Russian universities participating in the Russian-African Network University consortium.
Applications are being accepted The period for participation in the first stage continues until March 30, 2026.
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