THE FIRST FORUM OF THE BRICS NETWORK UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The first Forum of theBRICSNetworkUniversitywas held at the initiative of the Russian Ministry of Education at theUralFederalUniversityinYekaterinburg,Russiaon the 6-9 April, 2016. The Forum included representatives of the Ministries of Education and Science and 44 universities fromRussia,India,China,BrazilandSouth Africato form an effective collaboration within the framework of the most ambitious BRICS project in the sphere of education and research -BRICSNetworkUniversity. The project aims to create a unified educational environment, the enhancement of academic mobility and training of highly-qualified professionals in the top priority areas of the member states development.