Presentation of the second phase of the Program in Russian regions in 2024

Venue: Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Auditorium of Faculty of Economics, Main Building

Address: 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St.

Date and time: December 21, 2023, beginning at 16.00, gathering of guests at 15.00.

Participants: Guests of honor, professors and students of Patrice Lumumba RUDN University, MGIMO University under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation, regional universities-participants and universities of India, Brazil and South Africa (online), students of Moscow schools, friends and partners of the University and RPO "BRICS. World of Traditions".

Organizers: Regional Public Organization "BRICS. World of Traditions" and Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) named after Patrice Lumumba

At 15.00:

The foyer is decorated in the colors of BRICS countries flags (flags, flowers, banners, posters)

RUDN students from different countries in national costumes welcome the guests following BRICS countries traditions of hospitality.

The guests visit the exhibition "Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi: a Unique Heritage", revealing the famous correspondence between the two non-violence apologists.

The organizers are holding a quiz on the knowledge of BRICS countries, life and activities of their Great Teachers

The prizes will include colorful and informative books about the BRICS countries, provided by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Participants of the meeting will be given thematic booklets of the Program and flags.

The meeting starts at 16.00:

Guests of Honor:

1. Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow

2. Sergey Alexeyevich Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Russia's Sherpa in BRICS

3. Mr. Rodrigo de Lima Baena Soares, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Russian Federation

4. Mr. Pawan Kapoor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Russian Federation

5. Mr. Zhang Hanhui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation

6. Mr. Mzuvukile Maketuka, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus

7. Mr. Subrata Das, Minister of Education, Embassy of the Republic of India to the Russian Federation

8. Mr. Vladimir Ilyich Tolstoy, Counsellor to the President of the Russian Federation on Cultural Affairs

9. Mr. Dmitry Valerievich Polikanov, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo, Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation

10. Mr. Sergey Sergeevich Nosov, Director of the Department of Asian, African and Latin American Countries of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Russian Federation.

11. Mr. Denis Evgenievich Gribov, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation

12. Mr. Konstantin Ilyich Mogilevsky, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

13. Mrs. Lyudmila Nikolaevna Skakovskaya, Member of the Council of Federation from Tver Oblast - participant of the 2024 Program

14. Mr. Anatoly Vasilyevich Torkunov, Rector of MGIMO University under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Speeches on the subject on the Russian Program:

1. Natalya Akexandrovna Kiseleva, deputy head of the Department of education and science of Moscow

2. Zhanna Andreevna Tolstikova, "TV BRICS" director general

3. Sunita Tanwar, Delhi Public School, Dwarka, principal and manager (online)

4. Dmitry Mikhailovich Kurbatov, analyst, Center for Science Diplomacy, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University, coordinator of the humanitarian track of the Program "BRICS People Choosing Life"

5. Dr. Snehal Taware, Director, Snehavardhan Research Institute, Pune

6. Himadrish Suwan, Chairman, Confederation of Young Leaders, New Delhi, India

7. Alessandra Scangarelli Brites, Editor-in-chief, media journal "Revista Intertelas" Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (online)

8. Manpreet Singh, President, Indian Chamber of International Business, Mumbai, India

9. Anagha Bhat-Behere, Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India (online)

10. Victor Vladimirovich Minin, Board Chairman, International public organization "Association of Heads of Cyber Security Services" (ARSIB)

11. Atul Upadhyay, director, Stars Overseas LTD., partner of the Program (online)

12. Gagan Patwardhan, Director, "Union Exports", Pune, India, member of the Supervisory board of RPO "BRICS. World of Traditions" (online)

13. Akil Mohammad, President, International Youth-Edu Skills Foundation, Noida, India

14. Andrey Victorovich Korneev, member of the Supervisory board of RPO "BRICS. World of Traditions", partner of the Program

The Treaty of Agreement in the Program "BRICS People Choosing Life" between the University and the Regional Public Organization "BRICS. World of Traditions" 

The meeting will end in the foyer near a young tree (a sapling planted in a barrel of earth) in honor of the great teachers of BRICS, on which the participants tie multicolored ribbons.

In spring this tree will be planted on RUDN territory.

Approximate duration of the meeting: around 130 min.