On April 28, 2016, NVSU held a seminar “Joint and double degree programs: Russian and international experience” joined by the heads of university departments and teachers of NVSU. The agenda of the seminar included issues of developing and implementing joint educational programs, their goals and schemes, European approach and quality standards, recognition procedures etc.

The seminar participants were welcomed by Denis Pogonyshev, Vice-Rector for Licensing and Accreditation, emphasizing the fact that joint educational programs are an essential tool of integrating NVSU into the European research area and international higher education space.

Members of the NVSU International Office made reports on the current state of joint programs, challenges in their implementation, cooperation prospects, local and legal educational framework and experience gained by Russian HEIs in developing and implementing joint educational programs.

The seminar also included a presentation of an American model of implementing dual degree programs with foreign HEIs. 

The visiting Professor Marc Ruiz-Zorrilla made a report on the peculiarities of joint educational programs implemented in the University of Barcelona, and introduced the participants to the academic mobility programs offered within the UdB International Summer Schools in 2016.

 Marina Stepanova, Head of the Department of Linguistics and Translation Studies, reported on the European approach to evaluating the quality of joint postgraduate programs.