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3rd International Translation Model UN MSLU
A 3rd International Translation Model UN MSLU was held on May 16-18. This year’s agenda was ‘Effective Responses to Global Crises: Developing Multilateral Dialogue among Civilizations for International Peace and Security’.

MSLU as a Russian Delegation Member in Cuba
On May 17th, Havana hosted a meeting of the Russian-Cuban working group on cooperation in the field of education. At the meeting MSLU was represented by Sergey Pilipenko, Pro-Rector for Development and Digitalization, and Irina Shokina, head of the Department of International Cooperation and Internationalization.

MSLU students will spend 8 weeks in Oman
From April 26 to June 23, a group of students from MSLU Faculty of Translation and Interpreting is undergoing an internship at Sultan Qaboos College for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers at Sultan Qaboos University. It is located in the city of Manah, Ad Dahiliya province, in the central part of Oman. This is the first internship for students with Arabic in several years.

Meeting of Rectors of MSLU and Allameh Tabataba'i University (Iran)
On April 26, on the eve of the VI VI Forum of Rectors of the Universities of the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, MSLU Rector Irina Kraeva welcomed President of Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU) Abdollah Motamedi, as well as Vice-President for Research of the Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages of ATU and Counselor of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Delegation of the Republic of Cuba at MSLU
On April 24, MSLU Rector Irina Kraeva, Vice-Rector for Science Olga Iriskhanova and Head of the International Cooperation and Internationalization Department Irina Shokina hosted a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Universities of the Republic of Cuba.

MSLU Hosts 6th International Conference ‘Authentic Dialogue Between Russia and the Francophone World’
On April 20-22, the Moscow State Linguistic University held its sixth international academic conference ‘Authentic Dialogue Between Russia and the Francophone World in the Cultural, Linguistic and Literary Space’.

International Conference on ‘Armenology in the Context of Languages and Cultures’ Held at MSLU
MSLU held its annual international academic conference on ‘Armenology in the Context of Languages and Cultures’ on April 18-19.

Ambassador of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Visits MSLU for the First Time
The MSLU leadership held their first meeting with His Excellency Luciano Nkogo Ndong Ayekaba, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the Russian Federation.

MSLU Delegation in Brazil
The official delegation to Brazil was headed by MSLU Rector Irina Kraeva. The two-week visit included a series of fruitful negotiations culminating in a number of landmark agreements sealed.

Director of the Latin American Department of the Russian MFA at MSLU
On March 16, Alexander Shchetinin, Director of the Latin American Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, spoke at MSLU to our students studying Spanish and Portuguese.

Strengthening Relationships with Africa
On March 19-20, as part of the preparations for the Second Summit and the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, under the auspices of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the second International Parliamentary Conference "Russia-Africa in a Multipolar World" was held in Moscow, designed to strengthen the interaction of the Russian Federation with countries of the African continent.

Expanding cooperation with Mexico
On March 9, Eduardo Villegas Mejias, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States to the Russian Federation, Natalia Fortuny, Education and Cultural Advisor, and Ana Isabel Lopez Estrada, Second Secretary of the Embassy, visited our univesity, and met with by Irina Kraeva, MSLU Rector, Sergey  Pilipenko, Vice-Rector for Development and Digitalization, Irina Shokina, Head of the Department of International Cooperation and Internationalization, and Yan Burlyai, Director of the Center for Iberoamerican Programs.

MSLU’s Associate Professor Maksim Demchenko Wins Prestigious Hindi Samman Award
On February 7, India's Foreign Minister Dr. Subramaniam Jaishankar presented Maksim Demchenko, an MSLU Associate Professor of Linguistics and Professional Communication in Media Technology, with the Vishwa Hindi Samman Award for his outstanding contribution to the worldwide promotion of the Hindi language during the 12th World Hindi Conference in Nadi, Fiji.

Uruguay: A New Area of Cooperation
On March 1, MSLU rector Irina Kraeva, Head of the Department of International Cooperation and Internationalization Irina Shokina and Deputy Director of the Institute of Information Sciences Alexandra Vanichkina visited the Embassy of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay in the Russian Federation at the invitation of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Daniel Castillo Gomez. Consul Florencia Del Co participated in the meeting.

MSLU Rector and students visit 8th SUN GA in Dubai
MSLU Rector Irina Kraeva attended the 8th General Assembly (GA) of the Silk-Road Universities Network (SUN) in Dubai in company with the students of the university’s Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, Elizaveta Polyudova and Nikita Panichev.

New forms of cooperation between Russia and Latin America
February 10, MSLU hosted an international workshop "New Forms of Cooperation between Russia and Latin America", which was attended by students and faculty of the university and representatives of 12 embassies of Latin American countries, including eight ambassadors.

Daniela Rizzi conferred Honoris Causa Doctorate by MSLU

MSLU Meets Representative of the the University of Informatics Sciences of Cuba
On January 31, Beatriz Aragon Fernandez, Head of the Events Department of the University of Informatics Sciences (UCI, Cuba), visited our university.

Rector of MSLU Irina Kraeva at UAE Embassy’s reception on International Day of Human Fraternity
On January 31, Rector of MSLU Irina Kraeva and Vice-rector Innara Guseinova visited UAE Embassy’s reception on the occasion of International Day of Human Fraternity. This celebration established by UN General Assembly is held on February 4 due to the meeting between Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayyib, which took place that day in 2019 and resulted in the signing of the declaration “Human fraternity for world peace and living together”.

MSLU Joins Academic Program by Wordfast
MSLU has become a proud member of a partnership program run by Wordfast, one of the world’s leading providers of translation memory software. Wordfast supports language and translation education, which are known to broaden people's minds and foster peace and understanding among people.