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In order to effectively elicit the potential of the experienced and beginner specialists and establish the contact between them, employers tend to use such instruments as coaching and teambuilding. Irina Maksimova, EEC’s HR business partner, tells about these instruments and why universities need to use them as well.

The specialists in education have to constantly upgrade their level of professional competence, improve their qualifications, adapting to the conditions dictated by the world. The proof editor of the Education Export Magazine Alexandra Chigodaeva discusses the FVE system.

In this article, Mikhail Lazarenko, Director for International Marketing in EEC, discusses the highly illustrative case of recruiting students from Nepal to one of the state universities of Russia.

Finding one’s first job is a complicated and exciting process. Everyone wants to find a perfect place — a promising, well-paid, interesting place. HR business partner Julia Maltseva discusses how foreign graduates should behave in Russian labor market.

Nikita Strelchuk, director for academic relations in the EEC, tells how to properly manage the working hours, what to pay attention to and how not to become the “captive” of WhatsApp during the active phase of admission campaign.

Olga Bakumenko from HSE tells how universities are involved in external, internal and digital processes of internationalization.

IThub is an IT college in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Rostov-on-Don. The copywriter Gulnara Doroshkevich and the headmaster Mikhail Sumbatyan tell that the college plans to expand throughout the whole world!

An interview with Dmitry Drobyshev, the head of the Office for International Scientific and Educational Cooperation of Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

As of 2020, Turkey is Russia’s seventh biggest trade partner. Cooperation in the field of education is a prospective direction to develop a university in, says Fuad Mamedov.

According to the Ministry of Education of Chinese People’s Republic, the overall number of Chinese students that studied abroad in 2019 reached more than 700,000 students. Tong Yi, the specialist from QIONGQI consulting company, answers the question why Chinese applicants choose to study in Russia.

The idea to develop domestic tourism for foreign students of Russian universities crossed the minds of specialists from Izhevsk and Novosibirsk in 2020. The article tells how the universities’ international department workers implement the project.

2020 had become a challenge for all educational institutions: everyone felt the necessity to transfer to distance learning as soon as possible. Sergey Odintsov, the assistant of the director of the International Relations Department of KubSU tells about the situation.

CEO of the EEC Dmitri Nersesyan in his column in the Education Export Magazine suggests that universities are the main factors of the “soft power” of a country.

Vladislav Kiselyov, Director general of the International Center for creative hospitality, tells about the specific traits of training and working in this industry.

Nowadays people from Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Kazakhstan, Kygryzstan, Kongo, Marocco, Nepal, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Ecuador, Jamaica study in AmSU. And we plan to expand the geography!

Larisa Taradina, director for international education development and cooperation in RANEPA, recalls the positive events and interesting initiatives of 2021.

Members of the General Council of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly from more than 18 countries attended the event as well as invited guests and partners.

On December 15, the Day of Culture and Cuisine of Sri Lanka was held at the Moscow State University of Food Production.

On December 3, the RED Expo was held for the first time in the Chinese city of Xi'an (Shanxi Province).

EEM Proof-Editor Alexandra Chigodaeva tells the readers of EEM about the current situation in the industry.

Universities definitely stand out among employers in the labor market — this is probably a rare type of organization that first provides education and then can offer a job.

Idea is simple: it is necessary to start collecting leads and applications not 1–2 months before the start of admission campaign, but as early as possible.

In the midst of the admission campaign 2021, Education Export Center conducted an experiment — we asked Mikhail Lazarenko, our Director for International Business Development, to try on the role of a university employee professionally handling applications from foreign students and share his experience with the EEM readers.

Professional community awaited the results of the admission campaign with great attention. Media forecasts ranged from apocalyptic prophecies to hopes of overcoming the crisis. Today it is already possible to analyze the impact of the pandemic on the export opportunities of higher education.

Enrolled students number from the European Union countries has collapsed by unimaginable 59% comparing to last year. The largest decline in the number of EU students is observed in universities in Scotland — a record 64%.

Recruiting international students has never been as easy and affordable as it is today. After a tumultuous 2020, a relatively clear year 2021 has arrived. What was he like?

On November 19, Dmitry Nersesyan, Director of the Education Export Center, made a short working trip to Izhevsk, the capital of the Republic of Udmurtia.

Throughout the season, we have worked to the maximum extent possible to ensure that as many foreign students as possible enter Russian universities. What's results?

On November 24, together with partners the EEC held an information session for Sri Lankan universities, during which the possibilities of the Erasmus Plus program were presented.

Head of international affairs at Udmurt State University talks about how important it is to draw the attention of foreigners to regional universities in Russia.

How can we ensure that universities are trusted — by parents, scientists, authorities, business?

Dmitri Nersesyan, Head of the Education Export Center, together with Yulia Petrova, Deputy Secretary General of the Eurasian People's Assembly, took part in the hearings of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on attracting and accompanying foreign students.

Director of the Education Export Center Dmitry Nersesyan together with the head of the MAS agency Vimashan Sriyanka Vimalaganusekara visited the Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Moscow to meet with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation, Professor Yanita Abivekrema Liyanage.

Alexander Gubert, PhD in Technical Sciences, Head of the Izhevsk State Technical University named after M.T. Kalashnikov — about the university.

To date, the University and the Center have successfully worked together the challenging admissions campaign of 2021. NCFU programs are highly attractive for international students.

First working visit of EEC representatives outside the country since the start of the Covid pandemic took place on October 21st.

Together with the University 2035 of the Russian National Technology Initiative, the Center organized an information session dedicated to cooperation in the field of IT innovations.

NEET-UG is a s ingle entrance exam for over 6 6,000 MBBS and BDS seats throughout India.

The Kurdistan Ambassador answered questions in a rapid-fire interview for Education Export Magazine

Director of the Education Export Center Dmitri Nersesyan together with the head of MAS company Vimashan Vilagunasekara visited the University 2035.

Over the past two years, Covid has made adjustments to the plans of each business. International education is faced with an unprecedented situation. Large recruitment companies employing young passionate people are looking for new solutions and markets.

In October 2021, the EEC invited a delegation from Egypt consisting of the President of Sadat University, Dr. Ahmed Byomi, and his advisor, Dr. Adel Abouzeid, to Russia.

On September 21, 2021, a reception in honor of the International Day of Peace, approved by the UN 40 years ago, was held at the GlavUpDK Cultural Center under the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The meetings were held in Moscow, Tver, Krasnoyarsk, Yekaterinburg, Stavropol and other Russian cities.

Around the world, students face problems in the form of interrupted education, dim job prospects, deteriorating mental health and financial hardship. How does this happen?

The main topic is a new way of old tradition created by digital technologies

Few universities consider 2020 to be a successful year for the implementation of international programs. Some of them have approached improvements so fundamentally that new recruitment practices will have a positive impact on the effectiveness of all processes after the pandemic.

Over the past year, our industry has faced significant challenges. The Schools and Agents project leader shares the facts and notes that the industry is made up of resilient people who don't give up when faced with hardships.

The Director for the Development of International Education and Cooperation of the RANEPA is looking for an answer to the eternal Shakespearean question: "To be or not to be."

Now that Russian universities are completing their 2021 recruiting campaign, it is very interesting to discuss a new format for presenting universities to foreign audiences - virtual student exhibitions and fairs.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Benin to Russia (2012-2016) shared his thoughts on how our country can make a significant step forward in the export of educational services.

The General Assembly of Eurasian Peoples 'was held in Moscow - a general meeting of all members of the International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations "Eurasian Peoples' Assembly".

Aleksandar Bogojevski, National Coordinator for Erasmus + and Study in Europe in North Macedonia, talks about the event.

The Committee on International Education and Partnership of the International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations “Eurasian Peoples' Assembly” was chaired by Dmitry Nersesyan.

The question "Where to go to study?" How to decide on the right direction of your future professional activity, how to choose “your” university so that it is interesting, comfortable, accessible to study there?

Writer, journalist, director of the cultural center "Kniga" Azizulla Aral on the activities of the Center and current socially significant work.

Last year was quite difficult for the entire educational community due to the lockdown. Has PRMU managed to achieve planned results for the recruitment of international students? Was it necessary to make non-standard decisions for this?

A brief history of the unit that made a significant contribution to the training of foreign specialists in the field of medicine, education and science, the formation of a positive image of PIMU and Russia abroad.

SFedU is the largest scientific and educational center in the South of Russia, providing training for the intellectual elite and implementing the tasks of innovative and technological development, preservation, accumulation and augmentation of cultural and moral traditions and values.

Over the past year, our industry has faced, to put it mildly, serious problems. However, if there is one thing that has always amazed me about international education, it is the fact that the industry is made up of such upbeat people who don’t give up when faced with difficulties.

Continuing a series of articles on digitalization of the international department of the university, Nikita Strelchuk considers the introduction of scripts into the work of employees who are engaged in processing applicants' requests.

The International Marketing Director of the EEC immerses the reader in the fascinating world of managing media or multimedia projects of a university or any other international business.

EEC HR expert Yulia Maltseva talks about a vital component of modern business-corporate culture. Many Russian companies and universities often do not attach due importance to it, despite the global trend.

Promoting Russian education abroad, attracting foreign students to study in Russia, developing and strengthening partnerships with representatives of educational organizations — these are the tasks that are set and successfully solved by the EEC.

The Day of Russian Education in the Commonwealth countries was held with the support and participation of the Assembly of the Peoples of Eurasia.

The Russian Education Export Center expands the geography of cooperation: from April 6 to 8, 2021, an international event was held for Asian partners and applicants from the countries of the region.

On March 30, 2021, a round table "Germany — Russia: cooperation in the field of innovation" was held in Moscow.

Director of the Education Export Center delivered a speech at the online seminar of the Russian school for the study of the English language Skyeng, held on March 26.

The Education Export Center held their next international event in Africa on March 24, 2021. Russian universities presented their educational programs at the RED Expo online exhibition, and a B2B session with international recruiting companies was held.

Director and Founder of Alpha for Global Education Services "Ages" about the realities in the Egyptian education system.

The experience of North Macedonia is shared by Aleksandar Bogojevski, National Agency for European Educational Programs and Academic Mobility.

Alisa Sergienko, investment manager of the Yazuan Holding company (China), answers the question of why the number of international students in China is growing up by leaps and bounds.

The University of Cadiz (Spain) and the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly on January 28 signed two important agreements that will contribute to development of international volunteering program in Eurasia.

German Ivanovsky, Head of the Department for Relations with Partners of the Secretariat of the First International Forum "Russia — Africa: What's Next?", based on MGIMO University, talks about the prospects.

Interview with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Prof. M. D. Lamawansa

HR business partners Julia Maltseva and Maria Vasilieva discuss with EEM readers working reality in a new, remote form.

Mikhail Lazarenko, Director of International Marketing at the Education Export Center, talks about why it is more important for a modern university to look its best now than ever before.

Director of Academic Relations of the EEC Nikita Strelchuk shares the secrets of successful using the main tool for processing applications from potential students.

National Technological Initiative (NTI) headed by Dmitry Peskov is the main institution for the development of breakthrough digi- tal technologies. Three years ago the NTI’s University 20.35 was established.

Director General, Rector of University of National Technology Initiative 2035 told us about platform and staff for the digital economy.

Foundation, named after the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer, is the country's largest political foundation.

Olga Bakumenko, an expert on international digital marketing of universities, talks about accelerated digitalization and a secrets of the success of digital transformation.

Margarita Lazarenko, a student of the Foreign Languages Faculty ​​of F.M. Dostoevsky Omsk State University, speaks about the life of foreigners in Siberia.

Successful experience of the Engineering Center shows that the learning process can be successfully transferred to remote mode, if advanced modern formats are integrated into educational programs.

Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation was established in September 2008 in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

Initiative to create a consortium is associated with joining the efforts of top universities to solve problems in a wide list of state policy areas in the field of Russian education export.

Director of the Education Export Center Dmitry Nersesyan looking for an answer to the question is the housing infrastructure ready for the increase of international students number.

Larisa Taradina, Director for International Education and Cooperation Development, RANEPA, reveals the latest education industry trends.

The Schools & Agents CEO answers an important question, why a verified agent is better than two new ones.

Director for the CIS countries of ICEF shared with Education Export Magazine readers the secrets of building successful relationships with recruiting companies.

On March 18, the new issue of Education Export Magazine was published. Contributors discuss leading national projects and their outcomes. China, North Macedonia, Egypt, Iran, and EU are on the agenda while Sri Lanka is presented as a featured country.

On March 17, members of Education Exporters Club discussed actual topics of Russian education during the post-pandemic period.

From March 9 to 11, the Russian Education Export Center held an online exhibition of Russian universities in Latin America.

Ceremony took place at the headquarters of the Assembly in Moscow during online meeting with 114 heads of organizations-partners of the Assembly from 43 countries of the world.

The Education Export Center held a regular meeting of Education Exporters Club which was attended by representatives of 80 Russian, Belarus, and Kazakh universities.

On February 17, the 4th session of Global Day of Russian Education took place online. During the event, the organizers received over a thousand applications for studying in Russia.

Director for academic affairs of the Education Export Center Nikita Strelchuk shares effective tools for students recruitment.

At critical, crisis, revolutionary historical moments, a redivision of society and markets takes place. Olga Bakumenko (PhD Economics, Higher School of Economics) speaks about the current realities in the education.

Education Export Center publishes the first chapter of the legendary Russian analyst's opinion on the current state of affairs in the education.

Head Analyst of Glavexpertcenter (Russian ENIC) Vera Skorobogatova share her opinion about prospects for cooperation with the international community of student recruiters.

Member Board of Director of Pakistan Overseas Community (POC) talks about why Russian education is attractive for Pakistani students.

Advisor to the Embassy of Arab Republic of Egypt to the Russian Federation on Education and Culture has told us about practice in the field of education export.

Vladislav Mishchenko, Head of the Export of Goods and Services Department of the Moscow Export Center, on the export of Russian education.

Success story of the world-class scientific and educational center created in Russia: top-managers of international departments of KuzSTU and REC "Kuzbass" Inna Pevneva and Ivan Skornyakov.

Rector of the Moscow State University of Food Production has shared with Education Export Magazine the secrets of the university's success and the prospects for the development of the industry.

Interview with Andrey Belyaninov, Secretary General, Eurasian Peoples' Assembly for the Education Export Magazine

Director of the Education Export Center Dmitry Nersesyan talks about what new products have appeared in the industry in the challenging 2020.

Of all the possible 2020 scenarios, the one that actually occurred beat anyone’s wildest ideas. Larisa Taradina, Director for International Education and Cooperation, RANEPA, talks about global changes in the industry.

On February 17, 2021, Director of Education Export Center Dmitri Nersesyan took part in the round table “Germany-Russia: cooperation in education and acceleration of IT projects” discussion.

From January 25 to January 27, 2021, Education Export Center held another session of the RED Expo. As part of the event, 9 Russian universities held presentations for prospective students and education consultants.

Director of Schools & Agents shares how the company maintains long-distance business relationships during the covid pandemic.

According to the ICEF CIS Director opinion, the main criteria are: the number of attracted students, the ratio of the number of applications and enrolled applicants, the return on marketing costs, reviews and professional accreditations.

The third issue of Education Export Magazine has been published. The authors of the publication answer questions about how the education industry will live in the era that will come during the post-Covid-19 pandemic.

The Education Export Center held another Day of Russian Education in the MENA region. More than 30 applicants took part in a face-to-face session at the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Cairo.

Education Export Center and Glavexpertcenter have reached an agreement on the creation of a unified register of certified foreign recruiting companies and educational consultants.

Prospects for the export of Russian education: the view of the founder of Venus Business Group Pvt. Ltd. Ana Shrestha, Nepal.

Head of International Relations, Director of Operations of the MAS Pvt. Ltd. Wimashan Wimalagunasekara talks about the specific conditions of the education market and education system of Sri Lanka.

Inspire Now co-founder Laura Patricia Aguirre Beltran in an interview with Education Export Magazine shares her thoughts on the prospects for bilateral cooperation in the field of education export.

The mission of Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University is to create optimal conditions for study, accommodation, self-realization and employment for students and graduates, and to form a friendly and open corporate culture where students and teachers work together to acquire new competencies.

We will remember the year 2020, thanks to the fact that we have got our whole life digitalized. Conventional way of living has changed — and in some moments, the new reality is not so scary while it is even more comfortable and interesting in others.

Head of the NSU Education Export Department, Director of the Novosibirsk Interuniversity Center for International Education Evgeny I. Sagaydak gave a detailed interview to EEM.

Bernice Camilleri, director of Schools&Agents, offers 6 practical tips for choosing a CRM for university.

Director CIS, ICEF, focuses on the benefits of recruiting students through an agents.

The 2nd issue of Education Export Magazine is published today. It focuses on innovative marketing tools in education and the most relevant industry events.

On October 21, 2020, the 3rd session of the presentations of Russian universities – Global RED – took place. It marked the beginning of the exhibition and presentations season in the new academic year.

Bikalp Raj Pokhrel, the Head of Wide Range International, talks about his vision of the education market conditions in Nepal.

In the 1st issue of the Education Export Magazine, director of the Education Export Center Dmitri Nersesyan tells us how to build trust between Russian universities and agents.

Director for International Marketing of the Education Export Center talks about possible alignments in the education market in coming post-pandemic era.

The Schools&Agents Project Manager shared her views on factors to consider in the challenging post-pandemic environment.

In his article for the Education Export Magazine, director CIS, ICEF has told us about why universities need to work with international recruitment companies.

Education Export Center has published the first issue of its new publication, which will inform industry professionals about the main events in international education on a monthly basis.

The publication will become a professional gift from the Center to the academic community. Education Export Magazine is planned to be released monthly.

On July 22, 2020, the Education Export Center held the second session of Global RED, which introduced 7 Russian universities.

The Education Export Center has released the first edition of the Registry of Certified Agents trained according to the specialized program.

On a hot June evening, the professional community of academic international affairs gathered for a regular meeting of the Education Exporters Club.

Global Russian Education Day (Global RED) was held on May 27, 2020 with the support of Eurasian Peoples' Assembly. The partners were the Russia-Africa Youth Forum: What's Next and European Association of Higher Education Teachers — HiSTES.

In cooperation with leading Russian universities, Education Export Center implements a training program for foreign educational consultants and representatives of student recruitment companies on working with Russian universities.

Education Export Center has released the first edition of an analytical digest dedicated to twenty African countries.

Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, Education Export Center will bring together Russian universities with the global community of recruiters of foreign students and potential applicants online.

The meeting was dedicated to the issues of cooperation between Russian universities and student recruitment companies. The discussion was moderated by Dmitri Nersesyan, Director of Education Export Center.

According to the organizers' plan, the Club should become an expert platform for discussing international education issues and, subsequently, turn into an industry think tank.