TOMSK, May 25 – RIA Tomsk. The
Estonian higher education institutions are interested in cooperation with Tomsk
universities, in particular, in the sphere of philology, history and
ethnography, the ambassador of Estonia in Russia Arti Hilpus reported at the
meeting with representatives of Tomsk State University.
The ambassador of Estonia
works in Tomsk on May 24-27. Meeting with the governor Sergey Zhvachkin, visit
of higher education institutions and museums of Tomsk, and also a trip to the
Estonian villages of Beryozovka and Liliyengofk are in the program of his
visit.
"For us it is important
to keep channels of the academic communication. Our time, maybe, is not the
best to develop the economic relations, but I don't see any obstacles in the
field of culture and education. We hope that this visit will serve as a good
impulse. <…> (For example) history, philology and ethnography are areas
of interest for Tartu Iniversity (one of the leading universities of
Estonia)", – Hilpus told.
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According to him, cooperation
in respect of training programs for students and the academic mobility is also
possible. He noted that representatives not only diplomatic corps are part of
the delegation, but also the Estonian higher education institutions, for
example, professor of Tartu University Aadu Must who just supervises
historical, philological and ethnographic projects.
In turn the rector of TSU
Eduard Galazhinsky emphasized that there are already contacts with Tartu
University, however Tomsk scientists would like to cooperate also with other
higher education institutions of Estonia. Besides, TSU is interested in
exchange of experience on the questions concerning impact of higher education
institution on the region.
"The exchange of
practicians in this area would also be important: as the university can effect
development of the region, country how to measure this influence", – the
rector of TSU added.