Russian scientists visit A-4U

Following A-4U institutional visit to Russia in 2011, selected Russian academics have been invited to visit four universities of the Alliance.

During the week of 15-19 of October. five academics from the fields of Humanities, Mathematics, Engineering, and Chemistry visited UAB, UAM, UPF and UC3M where they met professors and researchers from the respective areas of knowledge, and visited various departments and research facilities.

The aim of the visit was to strengthen existing collaboration, establish new contacts and identify areas of interest for joint iniciatives.

The members of the Russian delegation were:

Alexandr Aptekarev, Professor of Mathematics, Moscow State University, Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow.

Oskar Koifman, Rector, Ivanovo State Chemistry Technology University, Ivanovo.

Boris Kudryashov, Professor, Saint Petersburg University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Saint Petersburg.

Igor Mednikov, Director of Iberian Studies Centre, Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow.

Faina Solovyeva, Leading Researcher, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk.

The visit was co-financed by Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX), which supports A-4U international activities.