BRICS Ministers Create League of Universities

March2, 2015. (13:00) A meeting of BRICS education ministers was held in the Brazilian capital. Minister of Education and Science Alexei Klimov was the representative of the Russian Federation.

The meeting addressed the issues of improvement of practical methodologies in the field of vocational education and training, and did not neglect the issue of support of qualified young professionals. The meeting supported the necessity of holding WorldSkills International competitions in working professions in the BRICS countries. All participants expressed their willingness to support Russia's bid to host the championship in 2019.

With regard to higher education, it was decided to increase the flow of international exchanges and academic mobility, as well as the exchange of faculty.
The global outcome in the field of education was the approval of the League of Universities and the BRICS Network University. The League of Universities will be a special cooperation structure, and the BRICS University Network will be a cooperation project.

The University League will be a special structure of interaction and the BRICS Network University will be a collaborative project.

In general, as a result of the meeting, we can note the positive attitude of the ministers of the countries to intensify joint activities within the BRICS educational dialogue in order to ensure the continuous development of training in all areas.

Source: ministry of education and science.rf