ABOUT

On October 26-28 MGIMO-University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Peoples´ Friendship University of Russia and MISiS university hosted the BRICS Global University Summit.

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From October 26th to 28th, the Global University summit BRICS was held on the premises of four top-ranked Moscow universities: MGIMO, Lomonosov Moscow State University, People’s Friendship University and MISA. The event was put together as part of the 2015 Russian presidency of BRICS with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over 300 representatives from the ministries and leading universities of BRICS countries, as well as from international organizations and research centers got together to discuss issues of cooperation in the area of education and science, and to ponder the overall 2015 Agenda.

October 26th, right on the eve of the Summit, the guests gathered at the Bolshoi Theater for a gala evening to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the UN. The Summit participants were welcomed by MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov and by the Russian Deputy Minister of Education and Science Veniamin Kaganov. The audience was then invited to review the report on the summit and to watch a film by M. Gusman dedicated to the history of the UN. An address by the President of Russia was read out by Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov. Following the official part, the guests enjoyed the ballets «Russian Seasons» and «Classical Symphony» directed by Alexei Ratmansky.

October 27th, MGIMO hosted all the participants of the Summit. The official opening ceremony was marked by the interventions by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, MGIMO Rector A. Torkunov, Russian Deputy Minister of Education and Science Alexander Klimov, the Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University Victor Sadovnichy and the Summit’s guest of honor Nasser Abdulaziz al-Nasser, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations.

The plenary sessions were organized in two stages: key speakers’ talks and an open discussion. All those present could listen to expert opinions and pose questions. Many subjects were covered during the first day, including the bilateral and multilateral cooperation of BRICS countries in the domains of education, science and academic mobility, new technologies, transport, international security, economy, trade and industry.

October 28th, the second day of the Summit, the universities housed at their respective different sites various thematic panels. In particular, MGIMO played venue to the discussions dedicated to financial cooperation, global governance, international security, youth and investment policy, energy cooperation in the business community and higher education. Furthermore, on the sidelines of the summit, a meeting of the Association for university endowments took place.

Alongside the Global University Summit BRICS , the IX convention of the Russian Association of International Studies was unfolding at MGIMO, which in fact shared with the BRICS University summit an overarching topic. As a consequence, over 700 experts could participate in the joint event, contributing to substantial and fruitful debates.

PROGRAMME

Monday, October 26th
throughout the day Participants’ arrival to Moscow. Check in at the hotel.
17:30
18:50
Presentation of the BRICS Global University Summit report

Welcome remarks by Anatoly Torkunov, Rector of MGIMO-University

Speakers:
  • Veniamin Kaganov, Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Russian Federation
  • Maxim Khomyakov, Vice-Rector for International Relations of Ural Federal University
  • Victoria Panova, MGIMO Professor, Chief Advisor of the National Committee on BRICS Research
Venue: The Bolshoi Theatre Reception Hall
19:00
22:00
Reception on the occasion of the UN’s 70th Anniversary (by invitation only)

Venue: The Bolshoi Theatre (New Stage)
Tuesday, October 27th
All sessions are held at MGIMO Conference Hall, 76, Prospect Vernadskogo str.
9:00
10:00
Arrival of participants at MGIMO University. Registration, welcome coffee
10:00
11:00
Opening of the BRICS Global University Summit

Speakers:
  • Anatoly Torkunov, Rector of MGIMO University
  • Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
  • Aleksandr Klimov, Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Russian Federation
  • Victor Sadovnichiy, President of the Russian Rectors’ Union, Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Venue: the Conference Hall
11:00
12:30
Plenary Session «Russia and BRICS: In Search of Common Responses to Global Challenges»

Moderator: Sergey Katyrin, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Chairperson of the Russian chapter in the BRICS Business Council

Speakers:
  • Ilyas Umakhanov, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation
  • Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
  • Maxim Sokolov, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation
  • Alexey Likhachev, First Deputy Minister of Economic development of the Russian Federation.
  • Sergey Levin, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
  • Alexander Saltanov, Vice-President of International Relations and Foreign Economic Affairs of Russian Railways
Venue: the Conference Hall
12:30
13:30
Lunch
13:30
15:00
Plenary Session «BRICS and Education Worldwide»

Moderator: Vladimir Filippov, Rector of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Speakers:
  • Kishore Singh, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education
  • Timothy Edward O’Connor, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the National University of Science and Technology MISiS
  • Ramamurti Rajaraman, Vice-President of the Indian National Science Academy
  • Targino de Araújo Filho, Rector of Federal University of Sao Carlos, former President of the National Association of Directors of Federal Institutions of Higher Education (ANDIFES), Brazil
  • Zhu Qingbao, Vice-Chancellor of Nanjing University, China
  • Angina Parekh, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg
Venue: the Conference Hall
15:00
15:30
Coffee-break
15:30
17:00
«Universities and Science» (Special Plenary Session for the Ministers of Science of the BRICS countries)

Moderator: Anatoly Torkunov, Rector of MGIMO-University

Speakers:
  • Dmitry Livanov, Minister of Science and Education of the Russian Federation
  • Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences of India
  • Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa
  • Сао Jianlin, Vice-Minister of Science and Technology, China
  • Carlos Henrique Cardim, Director of the Office for International Affairs of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil
Venue: the Conference Hall
Wednesday, October 28th
Sessions are held at 4 Universities
(MGIMO, Lomonosov Moscow State University, “MISIS”, People’s Friendship University)
  • Topic: «Problems and Challenges of the Modern World»
    (MGIMO University, 76, Prospect Vernadskogo str.)
    10:00
    11:30
    Plenary Session «BRICS as an Element of the Global Management» (special session of the Russian International Studies Association)

    Moderator: Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-chief of the “Russia in Global Affairs” journal

    Speakers:
    • Anatoly Torkunov, Rector of MGIMO University
    • Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
    • Vladimir Davydov, Director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences
    • Alexander Dynkin, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences
    • Artem Malgin, Vice Rrector for general affairs, MGIMO University
    Venue: Hall 314
    11:30
    12:00
    Coffee-break
    12:00
    13:00
    Session «International Financial Architecture and the Prospects of the New Development Bank»

    Moderator: Leonid Grigoriev, Chief Advisor to the Head of the Analysis Centre under the Government of the Russian Federation, Professor at the Higher School of Economics

    Speakers:
    • Arun Mohanty, Director of Eurasian Foundation, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
    • Amitabh Kundu, Senior Fellow Professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
    • Ravni Thakur, Senior Fellow Professor of Delhi University
    • Elena Levitskaya, Professor of International Finance at MGIMO-University
    • Elena Sidorova, Professor of International Economic Relations at MGIMO-University
    • Phool Badan, Associate Professor of Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University
    • Sanjay Kumar Pandey, Associate Professor of the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University
    Venue: Hall 423

    Session «Youth Policy: the Role of Young Leaders in Forming BRICS global agenda» (together with Federal Agency for Youth Affairs)

    Moderators:
    • Stanislav Surovtcev, Head of Youth Policy Department, MGIMO-University
    • Vladimir Kovalev, Youth Policy Department Advisor, MGIMO-University
    Speakers:
    • Sergei Pospelov, Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs
    • Dmitry Svishev, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Youth Affairs, Physical Culture and Sports
    • Anton Inyutsyn, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
    • Vadim Lukov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Russia’s BRICS Sous-Sherpa
    • Alexey Kvasov, Deputy Chief of Presidential Experts’ Directorate
    • Alena Arshinova, Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Education
    • Rustam Garifullin, Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Russian Federation
    • Denis Kravchenko, Deputy General Director for External Relations of the United Rocket and Space Corporation of the Russian Federation
    • Vladimir Filippov, Deputy Head of the Department of Culture of Moscow
    • Grigory Petushkov, Chairman of the National Youth Council of the Russian Federation
    • Artem Davydov, Director of the Russian Centre for Youth Entrepreneurship
    • Margarita Fedotova, First Vice-President of the Russia-Asia Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
    • Tatiana Seliverstova, Head of International Department of the Russian Union of Youth
    • Dilbar Sadykova, Executive Director of the Academy of Youth Diplomacy
    • Maria Leticia Mazzucchi Ferreira, Coordinator of the Office of International Relations of the Federal University of Pelotas
    Venue: Hall 423
    13:30
    14:30
    Coffee-break
    13:30
    16:00
    Session «Mutual Trade and Investments Within BRICS: Is the Integration Possible?» (together with BRICS Business Council)

    Moderators: Natalia Piskulova, Professor of International Economic Relations at MGIMO-University

    Speakers:
    • Vladimir Salamatov, Director of the Moscow World Trade Centre, Head of the Department Commercial affairs and trade regulations of MGIMO University
    • Maksim Medvedkov, Director of the Trade Negotiations Department of the Ministry of the Economic Development of the Russian Federation, MGIMO professor
    • Vladimir Padalko, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Victor Katochkov, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, South Ural State University
    • Siddarmaiah Indumati, Professor & Dean of Faculty of Arts of University of Mysore, India
    • Anna Abramova, Assistant Professor of the Department of International Economic Relations and Foreign Economic ties, MGIMO University
    • Ninel Seniuk, Professor of the Department of World Economy of MGIMO-University
    • Ekaterina Arapova, Lecturer of the Department of Public Relations of MGIMO-University
    Venue: Hall 216

    Session «BRICS Countries and Global Energy Security»

    Moderator:
    • Valery Salygin, Director of International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
    Speakers:
    • Nodari Simonia, Professor at the Department of International Issues in Energy of MGIMO, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
    • Andrey Krivorotov, Head of Department, Secretary of the Board at Shtokman Development AG
    • Konstantin Simonov, First Vice-Rector of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
    • Nikolay Shvets, Vice-President of the Russian Engineering Union
    • Sergey Vasiliev, Deputy Director of the International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy of MGIMO-University
    • Alexey Gromov, Director of Energy Department, Institute for Energy and Finance, Head of the World Energy Consulting Center
    • Tshilidzi Marwala, Deputy Vice-Chancellor on Research, Post Graduate Studies, Library and Information Centre of the University of Johannesburg
    • Aleksey Biryukov, Head of the Department of Protection in Emergency Situations of the State Agrarian University - Moscow Agricultural Academy
    • Igbal Guliev, Senior analyst of the Center for Strategic Research and Geopolitics in Oil and Gas of the International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy of MGIMO-University
    • Igor Litvinyuk, Senior analyst of the Center for Strategic Research and Geopolitics in Oil and Gas of the International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy of MGIMO-University
    • Oleg Timofeyev, assistant professor at the Department of Economy and Management in Oil and Gas industry of MGIMO-University
    Venue: Hall 423

    Session «Business and education in BRICS countries» (joint session with the Russian Association of Business Education)

    Moderators:
    • Sergey Myasoedov, President of the Russian Association of Business Education, vice-rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
    • Natalia Evtikhieva, Dean of the International School of Business of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
    Speakers:
    • Vladimir Godin, Rector of the State University of Management
    • Sergei Schennikov, Rector of the International Institute of Management LINK
    • Sanjay Deshmukh, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mumbai, India
    • Angelika Mirzoeva, Director of the School of Business and International Proficiency of MGIMO-University
    • Yulia Uzhakina, Director of the Rosatom Corporate Academy
    • Yuri Moseikin, Director of the Institute of Global Economics and Busines of the Peoples` Friendship University of Russia
    • Igor Skalsky, Project Manager of the RUSAL Corporate University
    • Elena Aksenova, Director of the Corporate HydroPower University
    • Vitaly Melgunov, Director of the Institute of Mining and Energy Law at the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas
    • Alena Zaytseva, Deputy Director for Marketing and Knowledge Management of the Corporate University of Russian Railways JSC
    • Anastasya Topolova, Head of the Office for Training and Personal Development of the Inter RAO
    Venue: Hall 314
    16:00
    16:30
    Coffee-break
    16:30
    18:00
    Session «International security: nonproliferation of WMD and counterterrorist activity»

    Moderators:
    • Vladimir Morozov, Vice-Rector of MGIMO University, associate professor of Diplomacy department, MGIMO University
    • Alexander Nikitin, Professor of Political Theory Department, MGIMO University
    Speakers:
    • Sergio Duarte, Ambassador, former UN Deputy Secretary General for Disarmament
    • Alexey Kozhemyakov, Head of the Secretariat of the European Charter of the Council of Europe
    • Wang Ning, Director of the Center for Russian Studies at the Shanghai International Studies University
    • Pan Dawei, Director of the Centre for Central Asian and Russian Studies
    • Yevgeny Voronin, Leading Researcher at the Euro-Atlantic Security Centre of MGIMO-University
    • Siddharth Mallavarapu, Chairperson of Department of International Relations of the South Asian University
    • Victor Mizin, Leading Researcher of the Centre for post-Soviet Studies of MGIMO-University
    • Liu Ming, Executive Director of the Institute for International Relations of the Shanghai Academy for Social Sciences
    • Abul Abhar Ramizpoor, Human Rights officer at the United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and Member of the Pugwash Council
    • Rana Banerji, Adjunct Senior Fellow at Delhi Policy Group
    • Sergey Veselovsky, Assistant Professor of World Politics at MGIMO-University
    • Karen Hallberg, Senior Fellow of the Bariloche Atomic Centre
    • Zhang Li, Professor of International Relations at the Sichuan University
    Venue: Hall 216

    Open meeting of the Association of the universities’ endowments (in Russian)

    Moderator: Marina Petrova, Director of MGIMO Endowment Fund

    Speakers:
    • Svetlana Lavrova, Executive Director of Endowment Fund of the European University at St. Petersburg
    • Igor Osipov, Directorman of the Endowment Fund, Rector's advisor on priority projects, Far Eastern Federal University
    Venue: Hall 423
  • Topic: «Higher education in the BRICS countries: quality and its assessment»
    (The Lomonosov Moscow University, 27, Lomonosovsky Prospect)
    9:00
    10:30
    Session «Global Education and Universities: Modern Trends and a Look at the Future»

    Speakers:
    • Ramamurti Rajaraman, Vice-president of the Indian National Science Academy
    • Henry de Holanda Campos, Rector of the Federal University of Ceara-UFC, Brazil
    • Sidney Luiz de Matos Mello, Rector of the Federal University of Fluminence, Brazil
    • Orlando Afonso Valle do Amaral, Rector of the Federal University of Goiás
    • Tang Wanhong, Vice-President of Nanjing Normal University
    • Vivienne Lawack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of University of the Western Cape
    • Siddharth Mallavarapu, Head of International Relations Department, South-Asian University, India
    • N.S. Murty, Dean, Post Graduate Studies, G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
    • Joaquim Bento Cavalcante Neto, Director of Information Technology, Federal University of Ceará
    Venue: TBC
    10:30
    11:00
    Coffee-break
    11:00
    12:30
    Session «National and global university rankings: prospects of development»

    Moderator: Oleg Gubin, Director of Educational Policy Development Institute, Moscow State University

    Speakers:
    • Nadim Mahassen, President of Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)
    • Orlando Afonso Valle do Amaral, Rector of the Federal University of Goiás
    • Dalia Leil, Vice-President of Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)
    • Mahomed Moolla, Manager of the Internationalization and Strategic Partnerships Office (ISPO)
    • Rajiv Dusane, Dean for International Relations of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, University of the Witwatersrand
    • Ajay Kumar Patnaik, Director of Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
    Venue: TBC
    12:30
    13:00
    Coffee-break
    13:30
    14:30
    Session «Global ecology problems and a role of universities in solving them»

    Speakers:
    • Mauro Augusto Burkert Del Pino, Rector of Federal University of Pelotas
    • Alevtina Simonova, Rector of the Ural State Pedagogical University
    • Viktor Koksharov, Rector of the Ural Federal University
    • Boris Kostishko,  Rector of the Ulyanovsk State University
    • Vitaly Rubtsov, Rector of the University of Psychology and Education of Moscow
    • Mangala Rai, Vice-Chancellor of G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India
    • Vitaly Nagornov, Director of the Centre for International Development Assistance
    • Roman Polozhevich, Consultant of the Moscow Government
    • Marina Shulga, Director of the Centre of Sociological Research
    • Irina Ozolina, Senior teacher of the Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University
    • Francisco de Assis de Souza Filho, Professor of Federal University of Ceará
    Venue: TBC
    17:00
    18:00
    Transfer to MGIMO-University
  • Topic: «Academic Studies and Modern Technologies»
    (National University of Science and Technology MISiS, 4, Leninsky prospeсt)
    10:00
    11:00
    Plenary session «Academic Science and Industrial Implementation of the Innovations»

    Speakers:
    • Indranil Manna, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur
    • Cheryl Merle de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria
    • Yujie Feng, Deputy Director of State Kay Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
    • Patterson Patrício de Souza, Vice-Provost of Research and Post-Graduation, Federal Centre for Technical Education of Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Rodrigo Fernando Bianchi, Dean of Planning and Development of The Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil
    • Sami Sulkko, Mayor of the city of Forssa, Finland
    • Rozangela Curi Pedrosa, Director of the Department of Technological Innovation, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
    Venue: TBC
    11:00
    11:30
    Coffee-break
    11:30
    13:00
    Session «Universities as the drivers of the “Knowledge-Based Economy”»

    Speakers:
    • Targino de Araújo Filho, Rector of the Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
    • Zaki Akel Sobrinho, Rector of the Federal University of Parana
    • Xue Qingguo, Vice President of the University of Science and Technology, Beijing
    • Li Xinxin, Director of the University of Science and Technology, Beijing
    • Liu Wei, Deputy Director of Institute for China-Russia Strategic Cooperation, Tsinghua University, China
    • Michael Cosser, Head of Learning and Development at the HSRC BRICS Research Centre, Republic of South Africa
    • Rodrigo Fernando Bianchi, Dean of Planning and Development of The Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil
    • Li Liu, Dean of the School of Advanced Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing
    • Aparna Sivakumar, research fellow at Observer Research Foundation, India
    • Qingliang Zhao, professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, China
    • Allbens Atman Picardi Faria, Researcher at the Post Graduation Programme of Mathematical and Computational Modelling
    • J. Kumar, Professor & Dean of College of Agriculture, G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, India
    • S.R. Mahadeva Prasanna, Associate Dean of Research and Development, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), India
    Venue: TBC
    13:00
    13:30
    Coffee-break
    13:30
    15:00
    Session «Information Technologies for Modeling Socio-Economic and Industrial Systems»

    Speakers:
    • Rodrigo Fernando Bianchi, Dean of Planning and Development of The Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil
    • Cláudio Ballande Romanelli, professor at the Federal Institute for Education in Science and Technology, Brazil
    • Finn R. Førsund, professor emeritus, University of Oslo, Department of Economics
    • Ana Lucia Miranda Lopes, Professor of Management, Federal University de Mina Gerais, Brazil
    • Marcelo Azevedo Costa, Associate Professor, Vice coordinator of the graduate program in Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Roberto de Barros Mesquita, Assistant Professor, University of the State of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Brazil
    Venue: TBC
    15:00
    15:30
    Coffee-break
    15:30
    17:00
    Session «Smart Industries Based on Modern IT-Solutions»

    Speakers:
    • Rodrigo Fernando Bianchi, Dean of Planning and Development of the Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil
    • Anthony Orr, ITIL Author, Cyber-Resilence Examiner, President, Executive Advisor - Orr Research, LLC
    • Laurent Valroff, Director of Dassault Systemes in Russia and CIS
    • Ashis Bhattacherjee, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Department of Mining Engineering
    Venue: TBC
    17:00
    18:00
    Transfer to MGIMO-University
  • Topic: «Education and Life Quality in BRICS Countries»
    (Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 6, Miklukho-Maklaya str.)
    10:00
    11:00
    Plenary Session «Education in BRICS countries. BRICS Network University»

    Moderators: Vladimir M. Filippov, Rector of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
    Boris Zhelezov, Deputy Director International Department. Russian Ministry of Education and Science

    Speakers:
    • Maxim Khomyakov, Vice-Rector of Ural Federal University (UrFU) in international affairs
    • Zhao Guocheng, Minister Councilor for Education of the Chinese Embassy in Russia
    • Gabisile Nkosi, First Secretary of the South African Embassy in Moscow
    • Wellington Bujokas, Secretary on BRICS, Embassy of Brazil
    • Paulo G. Fagundes Visentini, Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Economics, at Rio Grande do Sul Federal University
    • Georgiy Toloraya, Head of National Committee on BRICS Research, Russia
    • Joao P. Nogueira, Professor of International Relations at the International Relations Institute at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Senior Researcher of the BRICS Policy Center
    • Fabiano Mielniczuk, Director at Audiplo, professor of International Relations at ESPM-Sul
    • H.H.S. Viswanathan, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for International Relations
    • Rakesh Basant, Professor of Economics and Chairperson, Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship
    • Liu Youfa, Vice President of China Institute of International Studies
    • Yao Zhizhong, Assistant Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
    • Deng Zemin, Vice President of the State Research Institute on V&T Education at the Beijing Normal University
    • Livia Maria de Freitas Reis Teixeira, Director of International Relations Office in the Federal University of Fluminence, Brazil
    • Gautam Biswas, Director of Indian Institute of Technology (Guwahati), India
    • Sanjay Deshpande, Director of Centre for Central Eurasian Studies, University of Mumbai
    Venue: TBC
    11:00
    11:30
    Coffee-break
    11:15
    12:45
    Session «BRICS: Prospects of joint educational and practical activities for space exploration»

    Moderator: Yuri Razumny, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics by K.E. Tsiolkovsky, academician of the International Academy of Astronautics, member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    Speakers:
    • Giuseppe Reibaldi, Academician of International Academy of Astronautics, Head of Human Space Flight Department
    • Antonio Prado, Head of space flight mechanics department, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil
    • Sundaram Ramakrishnan, Distinguished Professor, former Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (India)
    • Hao Zhaoping, Vice-President of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
    • Zhao Guozhu, Head of Department of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
    Venue: TBC
    12:45
    13:45
    Lunch
    13:45
    15:15
    Session «Telemedicine and e-learning in medical care in BRICS countries»

    Moderators: Valery Stolyar, Executive Secretary, Russian Association of Telemedicine
    Jin Xiao, Director-General, Heilongjiang State Centre for Russia-China Scientific Cooperation and Industrial Transformation

    Speakers:
    • Saroj Kanta Mishra, Head of the Department, Endocrine Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) and Nodal Officer of SGPGI Telemdicine Program, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
    • Anton Syroeshkin, professor of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, PFUR Medical Institute
    • Brauns Hans-Jochen, chairperson of German Society for Telemedicine, senior partner at Alpheios GmbH, Germany
    Venue: TBC
    15:15
    15:30
    Coffee-break
    15:30
    17:00
    Session «University rankings: problem of compatibility»

    Moderator: I. Arzhanova, the Executive Director of National Training Foundation

    Speakers:
    • Zoya Zaitseva, Regional Director, Central Europe & Central Asia QS
    • Jan Sadlak, President, IREG observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence
    • Kazimierz Bilanow, Managing Director, IREG observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence
    • Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Secretary for International Affairs of Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
    Venue: TBC
    17:00
    18:00
    Transfer to MGIMO-University
18:00
19:00
Closing of BRICS Global University Summit (MGIMO University)

Venue: the Conference Hall
19:00
21:00
Concert performed by the 4 Universities’ students

Reception

KEY SPEAKERS

 

Sergei Lavrov
minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dmitry Livanov
minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Maxim Sokolov
minister of Transport of the Russian Federation

Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations

Anatoly Torkunov
rector of MGIMO University

Victor Sadovnichiy
rector of The Moscow State University Russian University

Sergey Katyrin
president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation

Aleksandr Klimov
deputy minister of science and education of the Russian Federation

Leonid Pechatnikov
deputy mayor of Moscow for social development

Maxim Khomyakov
vice-rector for International Relations of Ural Federal University

Alexander Saltanov
vice-president of International Relations and Foreign Economic Affairs of Russian Railways

Alexey Likhachev
first deputy minister of economic development of the Russian Federation

Sergey Levin
deputy minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation

Lyudmila Ogorodova
deputy minister of science and education of the Russian Federation

Aldo Rebelo
minister of Science Technology and Innovation of Brazil

Harsh Vardhan
minister of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences of India

Naledi Pandor
minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa

Igor Ivanov
president of the Russian International Affairs Council

Alexander Dynkin
director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Fyodor Lukyanov
editor in chief of the journal “Russia in Global Affairs”

Liu Ming
executive director of Institute of International Relations Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Vladimir Salamatov
director of the Moscow World Trade Centre

Sergey Myasoedov
president of the Russian Association of Business Education, vice-rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Vladimir Davydov
director of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Institute of Latin America

Targino de Araújo Filho
rector of Federal University of Sao Carlos

Zaki Akel Sobrinho
rector of Universidade Federal do Paraná

Sidney Luiz de Matos Mello
rector of Federal University of Fluminense

Paulo Afonso Burmann
rector of Federal University of Santa Maria

Marcone Jamilson Freitas Souza
rector of Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto

Mauro Augusto Burkert Del Pino
rector of Federal University of Pelotas

Elmiro Santos Resende
rector of the University of Uberlandia

Henry de Holanda Campos
rector of the Federal University of Ceara

Sanjay Deshpande
director of Centre For Central Eurasian Studies

Prof. K.S. Rangappa
vice-chancellor of the University of Mysore

Mangala Rai
vice-chancellor G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Gautam Biswas
director of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)

Wasudeo N. Gade
vice-chancellor of Pune University

G. Viswanathan
chancellor of the VIT University

Ihron Lester Rensburg
vice-chancellor of University of Johannesburg

Michael Cosser
head of Learning & Development at Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria

Ramamurti Rajamaran
former vice-president of the Indian National Science Academy, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Sergio Duarte
Ambassador, former UN Deputy Secretary General for Disarmament

VENUES

MGIMO-University is Russia's most prestigious educational institution for young people with international interests. For international students, MGIMO is that and more: a modern, welcoming, and intellectually stimulating place to study in Russia's greatest city.


In January 2005 Lomonosov Moscow State University celebrated its 250th anniversary, over 800 various events being held on the occasion. Founded in the XVIII century, the University has been constantly growing and encompassing new branches of learning and research. All the history of the University is the evidence of the outstanding role its alumni have played promoting the ideas of freedom, common good, humanity, and truth.

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (PFUR) was founded on 5 February, 1960 by the USSR Government. On 22 February, 1961, the University was named after Patrice Lumumba - one of the symbols of the African peoples' fight for independence. The University's name was changed to the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia on 5 February, 1992 by the Government of the Russian Federation, which is considered as the University's founder.

The National University of Science and Technology MISiS has a proud and distinguished history, having celebrated its 80th anniversary in June 2010. It originated as the Department of Metallurgy in the Moscow Academy of Mines, which the Soviet government established in 1918, and in the following decades it went through several transformations before achieving its current designation.

The history of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation traces its roots back to 1934. It was established to teach and train the diplomatic and consular staff of Soviet foreign service. In 1939, the institution was regrouped into a Higher Diplomatic School and in 1974 transformed into the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and after 1991 was renamed to Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Today it is one of the largest and the most prominent centers in the world for the training of professional diplomatic staff, specialists in international relations, international economy, international law, public administration and management with the knowledge of several foreign languages.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

 

Anatoly Torkunov –  Rector of Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO), Chairman of the Organising Committee

Viktor Sadovnichiy – Rector of Moscow State University (MGU), co-chairman of the Organising Committee

Vladimir Filippov – Rector of People’s Friendship University of Russia (PFUR), Co-chairman of the Organising Committee

Alevtina Chernikova – Rector of National University of Science and Technology (MISiS), Co-chairman of the Organising Committee

Evgeny Bazhanov – Rector of The Diplomatic Academy, Co-chairman of the Organising Committee

Artem Malgin – Vice-rector for general affairs, Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO), Deputy Chairman of the Organising Committee

Sergey Shilov – Assistant to Rector of Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO), Executive Secretary of the Organising Committee

Nina Dymshitz – Head of Media Planning Department

Viktoria Kalashnikova – Communications Manager

Maria Slonskaya – Head of Department for Work with Participants

Artem Fomin – Coordinator for Work with Brazilian Participants

Anita Mujumdar – Coordinator for Work with Indian Participants

Viktoria Pavlenko – Coordinator for Work with Chinese Participants

ABOUT BRICS

Russian Federation’s Presidency in BRICS,
official web site:

en.brics2015.ru

BRICS is an informal group of states comprising the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa.

It was the Russian side that initiated the creation of BRICS.

On 20 September 2006, the first BRICS Ministerial Meeting was held at the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of a UN General Assembly Session in New York. Foreign ministers of Russia, Brazil and China and the Indian Defence Minister took part in the meeting. They expressed their interest in expanding multilateral cooperation.

On 16 May 2008, Yekaterinburg hosted Meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers on the initiative of Russia. After the meeting, a Joint Communique was issued, reflecting common stances on topical global development issues.

Another important step was taken on 9 July 2008, when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao on the margins of the G8 Summit in Toyako, Japan, on the Russian initiative.

On the Russian initiative on 16 June 2009, Yekaterinburg hosted the first BRIC Summit. BRIC Leaders issued a joint statement after the Summit. The document set forth the goals of BRIC "to promote dialogue and cooperation among our countries in an incremental, proactive, pragmatic, open and transparent way. The dialogue and cooperation of the BRIC countries is conducive not only to serving common interests of emerging market economies and developing countries, but also to building a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity." The document outlined a common perception of ways to cope with the global financial and economic crisis.

The growing economic might of BRICS countries, their significance as one of the main driving forces of global economic development, their substantial population and abundant natural resources form the foundation of their influence on the international scene.

In 2013, BRICS accounted for about 27 percent of the global GDP (in terms of the purchasing power parity of their national currencies). The total BRICS population is 2.88 billion (42 percent of the entire global population), and the five countries cover 26 percent of the planet's land.

Relations between BRICS partners are built on the UN Charter, generally recognised principles and norms of international law and the following principles, which were agreed by member countries at their 2011 Summit: openness, pragmatism, solidarity, non-bloc nature and neutrality with regard to third parties.

BRICS work is based on action plans approved during annual summits since 2010.

MEDIA

 

For accreditation to attend the summit, please fill in the form.

To learn more, request video and photos from the Summit please contact our Communications team:

Nina Dymshitz
+7(916)075-17-18
n.dymshitz@inno.mgimo.ru

FAQ

Frequently asked questions
  • What is BRICS GUS?
    BRICS Global University Summit is one of the official events during Russia’s presidency in BRICS in the years 2015–2016. The idea of the summit stems from the Global University Summits that take place every year since 2007. The Summit will be the forst event of such format; with a goal for a discussion between academia of the BRICS countries on the current issues of cooperation as well as discussing education, science and global problems.
    This year’s summit is focused on the participation of the rectors, directors, professors and researchers from the BRICS countries. The programme also covers speeches by federal ministers and heads of government agencies that will present Russia’s official position on the topics of the Summit.
    Working languages of the Summit are English and Russian.
  • Where will events of the Summit take place?
    The events will be held at the leading universities of Moscow. The official reception will be held on October, 26th, in the Bolshoi theatre (by invitation only), plenary sessions will take place on October 27th in MGIMO and panel discussions will take place on October 28th in MGIMO and partner universities – Moscow State University, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, The National University of Science and Technology MISiS and Diplomatic Academy.
  • How to participate?
    To participate in the Summit you need to submit a registration form and receive a confirmation from the organising committee. We consider every application, although we are unable to admit everyone due to limited capacity.
  • How much does it cost to participate?
    Participation is free.
  • How to get a visa?
    Organising committee helps foreign participants to receive a visa. If you need visa assistance, please contact +7(495)434-91-63 or gusbrics@inno.mgimo.ru.
  • Who pays for tickets and accommodation?
    if your invitation states that organising committee covers your travel expenses, please contact +7(495)434-91-63 or gusbrics@inno.mgimo.ru to provide your preferred itinerary.
  • Who pays for tickets and accommodation?
    if your invitation states that organising committee covers your travel expenses, please contact +7(495)434-91-63 or gusbrics@inno.mgimo.ru to provide your preferred itinerary.

CONTACTS

BRICS GUS Organizing Committee
MGIMO-University
Postal code: 119454
Vernadskogo str., 76, Moscow, Russia
+7(495)434-91-63
gusbrics@inno.mgimo.ru
Prospekt Vernadskogo

REGISTRATION

 

Unfortunately the registration for the summit has been closed.