TOMSK, Aug 14 – RIA Tomsk. The Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation in Malaysia Mr. Teoh Seng Lee visited Tomsk State University (TSU), one of the results of the visit will be a joint educational program on software engineering with several Malaysian colleges, the press service of the university said on Tuesday.
According to the press service, TSU was visited by the Honorable Consul of the Russian Federation in Malaysia Mr. Teoh Seng Lee and the director of the office of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Medan (North Sumatra, Indonesia) Muhammad Fauzi, during the visit they became interested in the "Software Engineering" direction.
"At the meeting with the teachers of Software Engineering were discussed issues of cooperation in the recruitment of Malaysian and Indonesian students. For students interested in this specialty it was decided to start a joint educational program with several Malaysian colleges", – is said in the report.
With reference to Mr. Teoh Seng Lee it is noted that the system of foreigners recruiting is at a high level at TSU. "I want to tell students of Malaysia about the advantages of studying here ... I will try to attract Malaysian students with all my might to study in Russia, at TSU", – the press service quotes his words. Also guests were pleasantly surprised by the low cost of accommodation in the "Parus" dormitory."The priority of TSU is given more to the Asian direction: China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Indonesian partners are extremely positive about Russia, Russian culture, Russian language. Malaysia – is a dynamically developing country, it also has good relations with Russia", – the Vice-Rector of TSU for International Affairs Artyom Rykun is quoted in the message.
It is added that the issues of interaction in the sphere of education between TSU and the office of the Governor of North Sumatra were also discussed at the meeting. TSU plans to offer North Sumatra educational programs in the field of agriculture and information technology.