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MGIMO-UNIVERSITY – ST.EDWARD’S
UNIVERSITY STUDENT VTC EXCHANGE
SEMINARS IN INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONSDr. Sharyl Cross, St. Edward’s University
Dr. Igor Okunev, MGIMO-University
World Russia Forum 2015
Russian Cultural Center, Washington, DC
March 25, 2015
BACKGROUND Dr. Sharyl Cross first US-Russia students
VTC seminars during her work at MGIMO-University
IPSA Research Committee on Geopolitics
International Conference on Geopolitics in Moscow, MGIMO, 2010
RELIGION, WAR, PEACE, & SECURITY IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY Joint sessions with students in Moscow
and Austin on March 18th and April 18th, 2014 to discuss the situation in Crimea, and also issues regarding the role of religion in United States and Russian Foreign Policy.
FORUM ON UKRAINIAN CONFLICT On October 28-29, 2014, the Kozmetsky Center of
Excellence at St. Edward’s University convened a forum of eight international academic and policy leaders to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and identify potential opportunities for cooperation and de-escalation of the conflict.
Kozmetsky Center organized a video seminar with students at MGIMO-University and Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, Germany. Several students of Kiev-Mohyla Academy also participated in the exchange from the site at Friedrich-Schiller University. Twelve St. Edward’s University students contributed to the roundtable discussion with students abroad sharing views on the Ukranian conflict from each country.
JOINT COURSE Geopolitics: security and values
Two perspectives, two geopolitics schools of analysis
Stress on discussion: proactive participation of students, joint projects
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COOPERATION MODEL TO MULTIPLICATE Step 1. Academic dialogue – forming
common language for cooperation
Step 2. Student VTC seminar on specific issue
Step 3. Series of VTC seminars/conference between faculty and students
Step 4. Faculty/students exchange visits
Step 5. Joint VTC course
MGIMO-UNIVERSITY – ST.EDWARD’S
UNIVERSITY STUDENT VTC EXCHANGE
SEMINARS IN INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONSDr. Sharyl Cross, St. Edward’s University
Dr. Igor Okunev, MGIMO-University
World Russia Forum 2015
Russian Cultural Center, Washington, DC
March 25, 2015
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