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Evgenia Mikhailova: "The university is always open for cooperation and new ideas"

  • 02 July 2015
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Evgenia Mikhailova: "The university is always open for cooperation and new ideas"

“North-Eastern Federal University cooperates with over 140 universities and research institutes worldwide, 59% of them are Asian universities”, NEFU Rector Evgenia Mikhailova said within the framework of the discussion "Lena meetings: Geopolitics of the East. XXI Century" on May 25.

"There are projects to attract leading world scientists in order to consolidate NEFU efforts and foreign partners for the development of fundamental and applied science. We are proud that within the framework of international cooperation, M.K. Ammosov University closely cooperates with 140 universities and research institutes around the world. The unique geopolitics of the university defines our priorities of cooperation, which primarily include the countries of the Asia-Pacific and Arctic regions", she said.

Evgenia Mikhailova introduced the projects to the guests of the university, which are conducted in collaboration with foreign colleagues. "Joint project on development of the low-temperature lube oils technologies from base oils of the Yakut petroleum has been implemented for three years, led by Dr. Jin Ho Cho, professor of Myongji University. In collaboration with the Graduate School of Natural Sciences of Pusan ​​National University, there is a research in the field of molecular biotechnology to identify stress-adaptive genes of wild plants of the North to produce biologically active substances. Since 2012, there is a Russian-Korean project on study and cloning of mammoths and other fossil animals in cooperation with the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation ".

Let us remember that over 19,000 students from 37 subjects of Russia and 30 foreign countries study at North-Eastern Federal University. "Today's youth doesn’t fear long distances and severe cold of the north. We create a university space filled with kindness, love and positive emotions. We are always open for cooperation and new ideas", the rector said. 

Author: Uliana EVSEEVA, NEFU Newsroom

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