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On May 19, 2016, NVSU held an information workshop on studying in Europe, this time devoted to Denmark and Finland. The workshop was attended by the members of JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Jyvӓskylӓ, Finland) and University College South Denmark (Aabenraa, Denmark). The workshop was a part of the series of workshops devoted to European education and also the final event of international seminar “Building capacities of international units and departments" within the project "Bridging the cooperation gap: Nordic-Russian Network for International Relations in Higher Education”.

On April 26 - May 6, 2016, Prof. Mark Ruiz-Zorrilla, Coordinator of International Programs of the University of Barcelona, paid another visit to Nizhnevartovsk State University. During his visit, Prof. Marc Ruiz-Zorrilla took part in the seminar “Joint and double degree programs: Russian and international experience", where he introduced NVSU members to the peculiarities of the joint programs implemented in the University of Barcelona and made an overview of summer schools offered by UdB in 2016.

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.

On April 19-21, 2016, NVSU took part in a meeting within Tempus IV project “Evaluation of Quality of Cooperation in Education Ecosystem as a Mechanism for Building Professional Competencies - E3M” held by Artesis Plantijn University College (Antwerp, Belgium). The meeting welcomed the representatives of the project partner institutions – JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Jyväskylä, Finland), Artesis Plantijn University College (Antwerp, Belgium), Nizhnevartovsk State University (Nizhnevartovsk, Russia), Academy of Labor and Social Relations (Moscow, Russia), Voronezh State University (Russia), Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (St. Petersburg, Russia).

Oksana Yakovishak, NVSU International Office Project Manager, has recently returned from an internship in the United States taken within the Russian International Education Administrators (RIEA) Program. She became one of 8 Russian Fulbright grant awardees. The program lasted 3 months, from mid-January to mid-April 2016. The program is geared towards individuals who facilitate international exchange programs, including hosting international students, professors and visiting guests as well as providing information support to Russian students, faculty and administrators traveling abroad for academic study and research.

On April 21, NVSU held an information seminar on “Issuing the European Diploma Supplement”. The agenda of the seminar included general presentation of the European Diploma Supplement to be issued, its structure, benefits, and application procedure. Starting from 2016, NVSU is launching the issue the European Diploma Supplement to its graduates. The European Diploma Supplement is an official document accompanying a higher education diploma, providing a standardized description of the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies completed by its holder.

On March 17-18, 2016, Nadezhda Nemchinova, Head of NVSU International Offie, took part as a Bologna process expert in the workshop on Joint Programmes and Double Degree Programmes: Strategy, Management and Implementation held in the University of Novi Sad (Serbia). Joint programs are the hallmark of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) designed to enhance the mobility of students and university staff, promote mutual learning and cooperation opportunities, and develop high-quality programmes.

On February 29 - March 02, 2016, JAMK University of Applied Sciences welcomed the participants of the kick-off meeting on the project Bridging the cooperation gap- Nordic-Russian Network for International Relations in Higher Education. The project was approved for funding within 2012-2015 Call for proposals of the Nordic-Russian Cooperation program.

On January 20, 2016, NVSU held an information workshop on studying in Europe, this time devoted to Belgium. The seminar was attended by the members of Artesis Plantjin University College (Antwerp, Belgium). The seminar was a part of the series of workshops devoted to European education. The seminar started with a welcome speech from Denis Pogonyshev, Vice-Rector for Licensing and Accreditation, who spoke on the development of academic mobility as one of the priorities of the university’s international activities. Student mobility promotes cultural and academic exchanges and cooperation, increases personal capital and helps acquiring new skills for successful career and social life after graduation.

On January 18-21, an official delegation from Artesis Plantijn Univeristy College (Antwerp, Belgium) visited NVSU. The delegation included Peter Partoens, Coordinator in Research and Internationalization, Hilde Hoefnagels, International Coordinator, and Inge Verhaegen, International Coordinator. NVSU started its collaboration with Artesis Plantijn Univeristy College in 2013, within Tempus project "Evaluation of Quality of Cooperation in Education Ecosystem as a Mechanism for Building Professional Competencies - E3M".