To Russia, with love
A new centre established at the International University of Management in Windhoek, the Russian-Namibian Center for Culture and Education, will assist students to achieve major successes in Russia.
Yanna smith
Namibians students wishing to pursue an international qualification have just come one step closer. The International University of Management (IUM) has an agreement with two Russian centres of higher learning, The People's Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) and the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Service under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA).
Both of these agreements will allow Namibian students to pursue a new, higher degree of excellence in education but IUM has taken it one step further. RusNam, the Russian-Namibian Center for Culture and Education at IUM, will create the bridge for these students to allow them to effortlessly integrate into their new Russian surroundings.
Namibian students pursuing degrees in Russia is nothing new. The Russian government has extended fully paid scholarships for Namibian residents for almost 28 years. However, the concern was the high dropout rate of these students due to cultural and language barriers. Many are unable to complete their education, not due to financial constraints, but rather, a lack of cultural and language preparedness.
IUM has stepped up to the plate in this regard through the recently concluded partnership. RusNam, is the brain-child of Diana Kemp, a Russian expatriate who has been living in Namibia for almost 20 years and the founder of IUM, Dr David Namwandi. After having identified the need for such a centre, and following discussions and rigorous planning, the centre will see its official launch on 9 November 2018.
From her perspective, Kemp told The Zone that she was concerned about the difficulties Namibians in Russia face. “We will prepare them to study and live in Russia comfortably,” Kemp said.
“It is one thing to study in Moscow that has a high representation of foreign nationals but studying in a smaller town might pose additional challenges to Namibian students, particularly pertaining to the environment. This situation has necessitated year-long foundation courses prior to the main disciplines. But even the foundation courses have not adequately addressed these challenges, especially pertaining to the language barriers.
From a broader perspective, the programmes at the centre will be beneficial not only for students who wish to pursue further studies in Russia, but also the larger public who aspire to study the Russian language for communication purposes. Classes for school-going children will also be accommodated at the centre.
While the centre will be managed by IUM, well-qualified lecturers from RUDN will periodically deliver the courses at the centre, assisted by lecturers from IUM.
Russia has its pride of place as a country that provides quality education with more than half of its citizens holding a university degree. One of the main goals of the centre is to prepare individuals to maximise their learning opportunities in Russia.
RusNam will offer not only language courses for beginners, intermediates, and professionals but also specific subject base courses needed for pre-study preparation to enter Russian universities.
IUM signed the two agreements in an effort to foster the internationalisation of tertiary education and promotion of international collaboration.
“The first agreement was signed with RUDN with the aim of collaborating in the fields of research, development, education, and training, transfer technology, and dissemination of knowledge. This agreement will promote faculty-based cooperation between the two universities covering various fields of knowledge as well as to facilitate, amongst others, the exchange of undergraduate and postgraduate students, exchange of faculty and staff, joint research projects, mutual assistance in establishment of new programmes, and organising conferences and workshops.
The RusNam centre will play a pivotal role in this.
The second agreement was signed with the Russian Academy of Economy and Public Service under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA) to collaborate in the organisation of international academic exchange, development and implementation of educational programmes for training of Information Technology managers and information security managers (IS) as well as implementation and coordination of joint projects in the field of education, science, forums, conferences and summits.
Currently, preparations are in full swing for the 9 November launch. The Zone will be in attendance of the official opening and will bring you all the necessary information you may need to be part of this project.
Namibians students wishing to pursue an international qualification have just come one step closer. The International University of Management (IUM) has an agreement with two Russian centres of higher learning, The People's Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) and the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Service under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA).
Both of these agreements will allow Namibian students to pursue a new, higher degree of excellence in education but IUM has taken it one step further. RusNam, the Russian-Namibian Center for Culture and Education at IUM, will create the bridge for these students to allow them to effortlessly integrate into their new Russian surroundings.
Namibian students pursuing degrees in Russia is nothing new. The Russian government has extended fully paid scholarships for Namibian residents for almost 28 years. However, the concern was the high dropout rate of these students due to cultural and language barriers. Many are unable to complete their education, not due to financial constraints, but rather, a lack of cultural and language preparedness.
IUM has stepped up to the plate in this regard through the recently concluded partnership. RusNam, is the brain-child of Diana Kemp, a Russian expatriate who has been living in Namibia for almost 20 years and the founder of IUM, Dr David Namwandi. After having identified the need for such a centre, and following discussions and rigorous planning, the centre will see its official launch on 9 November 2018.
From her perspective, Kemp told The Zone that she was concerned about the difficulties Namibians in Russia face. “We will prepare them to study and live in Russia comfortably,” Kemp said.
“It is one thing to study in Moscow that has a high representation of foreign nationals but studying in a smaller town might pose additional challenges to Namibian students, particularly pertaining to the environment. This situation has necessitated year-long foundation courses prior to the main disciplines. But even the foundation courses have not adequately addressed these challenges, especially pertaining to the language barriers.
From a broader perspective, the programmes at the centre will be beneficial not only for students who wish to pursue further studies in Russia, but also the larger public who aspire to study the Russian language for communication purposes. Classes for school-going children will also be accommodated at the centre.
While the centre will be managed by IUM, well-qualified lecturers from RUDN will periodically deliver the courses at the centre, assisted by lecturers from IUM.
Russia has its pride of place as a country that provides quality education with more than half of its citizens holding a university degree. One of the main goals of the centre is to prepare individuals to maximise their learning opportunities in Russia.
RusNam will offer not only language courses for beginners, intermediates, and professionals but also specific subject base courses needed for pre-study preparation to enter Russian universities.
IUM signed the two agreements in an effort to foster the internationalisation of tertiary education and promotion of international collaboration.
“The first agreement was signed with RUDN with the aim of collaborating in the fields of research, development, education, and training, transfer technology, and dissemination of knowledge. This agreement will promote faculty-based cooperation between the two universities covering various fields of knowledge as well as to facilitate, amongst others, the exchange of undergraduate and postgraduate students, exchange of faculty and staff, joint research projects, mutual assistance in establishment of new programmes, and organising conferences and workshops.
The RusNam centre will play a pivotal role in this.
The second agreement was signed with the Russian Academy of Economy and Public Service under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA) to collaborate in the organisation of international academic exchange, development and implementation of educational programmes for training of Information Technology managers and information security managers (IS) as well as implementation and coordination of joint projects in the field of education, science, forums, conferences and summits.
Currently, preparations are in full swing for the 9 November launch. The Zone will be in attendance of the official opening and will bring you all the necessary information you may need to be part of this project.
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