LMU RAFU in Biomedicine and Biotechnologies Has Started at Kazan Federal University

At Kazan Federal University, the “Summer Multidisciplinary University” (LMU) has started within the framework of the activities of the Russian-African Network University (RAFU).

The event is taking place in the format of a short-term supplementary general development program “Modern Problems of Biomedicine and Biotechnologies” for young specialists from the Arab Republic of Egypt on the basis of the Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology of KFU. The program involves 15 participants from among the teaching staff of the branch of Kazan Federal University in the city of Cairo and medical residents of the main university, as well as Lobachevsky University (city of Nizhny Novgorod).

The educational program of the LMU is built around three main blocks:

• “General Medicine,"
• "Dentistry,"
• “Fundamental Sciences (Physics, Medical Informatics, and Chemistry).”

Welcoming the guests, Director of the Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology of Kazan University Andrey Kiyasov noted:

“We are glad to see talented young researchers at our institute. At the KFU branch in Cairo, training in our educational programs ”General Medicine“ and ”Dentistry“ is already being successfully implemented. I am confident that your participation in the Summer Multidisciplinary University will become an important step for you in professional development and will open up new opportunities for international cooperation. Together with our teachers, among other things, you will participate in the improvement of the educational process—the development of course syllabi and teaching materials. I wish you fruitful work, interesting discoveries, and useful acquaintances!”

Director of the Department of External Relations of Kazan Federal University Olga Vershinina pointed out the significance of the project:

“The Summer University is an important part of a large-scale project—the Russian-African Network University. In the next two years, Kazan Federal University will head this strategic project aimed at strengthening Russian-African interaction in the field of education and science. KFU pays great attention to the development of cooperation with scientific and educational centers of Egypt and sets as its task the development of academic mobility for students and young scientists, the expansion of the program of inter-campus mobility with foreign branches, and the creation of new opportunities for joint research and exchange of experience."

After the official opening of the Summer Multidisciplinary University, the participants visited the leading educational centers and laboratories of the Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology. The young scientists got acquainted with the exposition of the Anatomical Museum, studied the capabilities of the Simulation Center for practicing practical skills, visited the Training Pharmacy of the Department of Pharmacy, and also visited the Training Center for Experimental Medicine (WETLAB) and the behavior research laboratory of the Department of Human and Animal Physiology.

Truly Summer (in Kazan, record warm weather has set in). The Multidisciplinary University will last until September 25. Participants will enjoy a rich educational program: practical classes, familiarization with the infrastructure, and excursions to the laboratories and scientific centers of the university.

Author: Department of External Relations of KFU, photo by the author  Link