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Nizhnevartovsk State University and University College of South Denmark have exchanged students and faculty members for a number of years. Between 2014 and 2017, 10 NVSU students have studied at University College of South Denmark through academic mobility programmes: Denmark National Study Grant and Erasmus+ scholarships for mobility of individuals. In March 2016, NVSU welcomed first exchange students from UCSYD. In March 2017, NVSU welcomed Kim Hultgreen and Simone Duus, 2nd year UCSYD students, grantees of the Erasmus+ scholarship.

On May 19th NVSU hosted a meeting of Jean Monnet Module coordinators. The Modules were approved for funding by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission in the 2nd call for applications within “Jean Monnet Action” in 2016. The main aim of the meeting was to review the results of the first year implementation of Jean Monnet Modules in NVSU.

On April 24-28, 2017, Nadezhda Nemchinova, Head of International office, Higher Education Reform Expert within the framework of the Erasmus+ program,  took part in the International staff week "Erasmus+ outside Europe (ICM)" organized by the University of Barcelona.

Within the VIII Eurasia Economic Youth Forum held in Yekaterinburg, April 19th, Oksana Kozlova, Professor of the Department for Commerce and Management, gave an open lecture dedicated to the EU Experience of Proprietary Standards. This year the Forum welcomed over 2 000 participants, 47 honorary guests and 299 experts.

First year of Jean Monnet Module “Standardization in Product Quality Management: EU Experience and Cooperation Prospects” is coming to its end. Students have already completed the course and submitted their final assignments. The course covered such topics as International Standards, National Standards of EU, EU directives and harmonization of standards, Quality control in Russia and EU.

On the 4th of April, 2017 Department for Ecology held a research project competition among school pupils and university and college students of the region. The competition was held as a part of Jean Monnet Module “Interaction of environment and human health: Experience of the European Union” activities, 574826-EPP-1-2016-1-RU-EPPJMO-MODULE.