Vladimir Putin
President of Russian Federation
Today, almost 35,000 students from Africa are studying in Russian universities
“The traditional area of Russian-African interaction has been and remains the training of qualified personnel. Today, almost 35,000 students from Africa are studying in Russian universities, and this number is growing annually. The quota for education for Africans has increased by 2.5 times over 3 years and will exceed 4,700 people next year. There are plans to open branches of leading Russian universities in Africa. Close cooperation with African educational institutions is being established within the framework of the Russian-African Network University.”
Valery Falkov
Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russian Federation
Establishment of the Russian-African Network Universitywith an international development vector
contributes to strengthening cooperation in the field of education, science, and economic development between our country and the states of the African continent. In addition, RAFU is a kind of bridge of friendship for students from Russia and Africa
Andrei Rudskoi
Rector of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
RAFU consortium universities are actively developing cooperation with African universities
“RAFU Consortium universities are actively developing not only educational cooperation with African universities, but also beginning to participate in major infrastructure projects with the participation of industrial partners. It is the training of personnel and the joint implementation of such projects in the field of nature management and environmental protection, the development of new management and protection systems for natural resources, the development of “clean energy”, the preservation of cultural heritage and will become the main areas of work of RAFU”