INRTU will participate in the BRICS Forum on Innovation in Future Networks
The event is organized by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Shenzhen Municipal Government in cooperation with China Academy of Information and Communication Technology, Shenzhen Municipal Information Technology Bureau and China Office of BRICS Institute for Future Networking.
According to the organisers, the BRICS Forum serves as a unique and effective platform for organisations, businesses and experts in the field of innovation to exchange views. The event is supported at the level of federal ministries and agencies and development institutions of the BRICS countries.
«The BRICS countries are currently striving to get rid of the negative impact of the pandemic, accelerate economic and social recovery and achieve qualitative development. Thus, further deepening BRICS cooperation in information and communications, harnessing the power of future innovation and advanced technology networks, and transforming and modernising industry are vital to realising a shared vision," said the organisers in a press release.
The Shenzhen Forum focuses on «Engaging BRICS Partners, Promoting Quality Development through Networked Innovation» and also aims to explore topics such as «Future Networks Drive Quality Development», «Industrial Empowerment Drive Quality Development» and «Technological Innovation Drive Quality Development».
The programme of the Forum includes an opening ceremony, presentation of the latest research achievements, presentations and a closed session.
Doctor of Science and Mathematics, Professor Alexander Afanasiev will make a report on «Russian-Chinese scientific and technological cooperation in the field of development and implementation of new technologies». The scientist heads the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Laboratory at INRTU.
Rector of INRTU Mikhail Kornyakov emphasises that expanding and strengthening cooperation with BRICS partner countries is one of the university’s priority tasks. It is for this very purpose that Irkutsk Polytechnic established the BRICS Baikal Institute in 2018. The implementation of joint research and educational projects on its basis will help find the best practices for industrial development in developing countries.
«Today, Irkutsk Polytechnic is a leading research university in Eastern Siberia, combining the best traditions of the Russian engineering school in the field of subsoil use, power engineering, aircraft engineering, information technology, architecture and construction. INRTU is among the top 35 universities in Russia and the top 350 universities in the BRICS countries. In addition, we annually strengthen our position in international rankings reflecting the university’s efforts in the field of sustainable development.
Taking into account that the further development of BRICS countries is associated with the introduction of modern technologies, we see a great prospect in establishing cooperation with the BRICS Institute for the Study of Future Networks and hope that this international partnership will allow us to mutually reinforce each other and achieve high success in research and innovation," notes Rector Mikhail Korniakov.
About 18,000 students from 51 countries study at INRTU, including 360 international students from BRICS countries and over a thousand students from developing countries of West, East and North Africa, Central and East Asia.
