The RAFU collective booth at the educational exhibition in Morocco

The "RAFU Days" started in Casablanca, Morocco. The event is organized by the coordinator of RAFU - Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

The delegation of the consortium includes leading Russian universities:

• Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University,
• Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod,
• St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine,
• Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia,
• St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design,
• Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University.

The main venue for the "RAFU Days" was the 34th International Student Forum in Casablanca (Le Forum International de l'Étudiant). It is one of the largest educational exhibitions in Morocco and the region, annually gathering over 200,000 visitors and more than 800 participants from around the world. This year, 25 countries are participating in the exhibition.

At the joint RAFU booth, six Russian universities are presenting their educational programs to Moroccan applicants, showcasing the opportunities and advantages of studying in Russia within the framework of the Russian-African Network University. The RAFU booth was visited by the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Casablanca, Dmitry Mezhaurov.

The joint RAFU booth was visited by the Director of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Casablanca and Advisor to the Russian Embassy in Morocco, Vladimir Sokolov. He highly appreciated the presentation of educational programs by Russian universities and confirmed the Russian House's interest in further facilitating the development of academic exchanges between Russia and Morocco.

Working at the RAFU booth there are also graduates from the consortium's member universities. Among them - representatives of the SPbPU Alumni Association in the Kingdom of Morocco, Omar Sabri and Ahmed Shinaf, representatives of the RUDN Alumni Association. They advised exhibition visitors in Arabic and French, shared their personal experience of studying at Russian universities, and talked about career paths after graduation.