INRTU signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan
Prospects for cooperation within the framework of the signed document were discussed by Rector Mikhail Korniakov, Vice Rector for International Affairs Stepan Bykov and representative of the Tajikistan community Muriwat Malikshoev.
Murivat Malikshoev handed over to the rector of INRTU a letter from Minister of Industry and New Technologies Sherali Kabir, who was educated in Russia. The minister expressed confidence in the prospect of cooperation with Irkutsk:
"We highly appreciate the results of the work carried out and the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Centre for Project Development of New Industrial Technologies under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Irkutsk National Research Technical University of the Russian Federation.
Within the framework of implementation of the accelerated industrialization of the country, the Republic of Tajikistan attaches great importance to improvement of human resources potential in the country. Given the significant potential of INRTU, we are extremely interested in training personnel in all areas of industry."
Vice-rector for international activities Stepan Bykov said that this year about 40 applicants from Tajikistan have applied for admission to INRTU. The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies sent six applicants.
"The main problem of Tajikistan children is their poor knowledge of the Russian language. For the next academic year, we will be giving students applying to major programmes the opportunity to take a Russian language course free of charge.
We held talks with the Deputy Minister of Industry and New Technologies, who expressed a sincere interest in developing cooperation, focusing on training for the mining industry," Stepan Bykov said.
Rector Mikhail Korniakov proposed that the Ministry of Industry of Tajikistan organize presentations by leading companies in the country for students who study at Irkutsk universities. The rector also considers it important to use a tool such as targeted training of students, when an enterprise chooses a promising sophomore and concludes a contract with him or her. The student receives a scholarship from the company and a guarantee of future employment.
According to Murivat Malikshoev, the Association of Tajikistan Students of Irkutsk Region will be established soon and a conference supported by the governor.
The representative of the Tajikistan diaspora presented the staff of INRTU with letters of gratitude from the Committee on Youth Policy.
It should be noted that the memorandum provides for cooperation in the field of training, retraining and advanced training of personnel, exchange of teachers and students of educational institutions and organizations subordinated to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan.
The parties intend to hold joint scientific conferences, exchange publications and educational and methodological materials. In addition, joint research and development activities on topical issues of mutual interest in science, engineering and technology are planned.
