UK-Russia University links

04/02/2021

Friday 12 February, 13:30-15:30, via MS Teams

Building connections at a time of political tensions matters. Education links help to showcase UK expertise and encourage long-term UK-Russia collaboration. Many of the challenges of our age are truly global and building connections with people in Russia will enable us to work together productively in the future.

Please join the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for this session on UK-Russia university links.

The session will include:

· An outline of the FCDO’s policies on engaging with Russia in the field of education

· An address from the FCDO’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Carole Mundell

· Case studies of UK-Russia university engagement, including benefits and challenges

· An overview of ongoing UK-Russia university links from the British Council

· An overview of Department for Education’s International Engagement Strategy

· Tips on engaging with Russian colleagues

· Advice on cyber security from the National Cyber Security Centre

Agenda item	Lead
Why people-to-people links with Russia are important	Esther Blythe, Head of Policy, HMG Russia Unit
UK-Russia links in Science International Engagement Strategy	Professor Carole Mundell, Chief Scientific Adviser at FCDO Faye Taylor (Asst. Director Int’l Partnerships) and Gemma Turnbull (Head of International Higher Education Strategy, Exports and Engagement), Dept. for Education
UK-Russia university links	Richard Everitt, Regional Director Education and Society, British Council
Cyber risks	FCDO Cyber team
Case study	Professor Robert Mokaya, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement, University of Nottingham
Inter-cultural engagement	TMA World

Action Required

To RSVP please contact Joshua.slatter@fcdo.gov.uk