Educational cooperation within BRICS
The decision on creation of League of universities and BRICS Network University was made
The second meeting of Ministers of Education of Russia, Brazil, India, China and Republic of South Africa – countries that are members of the BRICS association - took place on the 2nd of March
One of the goals of the meeting was also the discussion of actual problems of staff training in the association countries taking into account modern aspects. Signing of the declaration of the ministerial meeting was the result of the collaborative work.
The basic provisions of the document are the common approach of countries to implementation of decisions of the 6th BRICS meeting in
The participants in detail discussed questions concerning the exchange of the best practices in the fields of vocational training and staff training. They also mentioned problems of the labor market access of the qualified young specialists. The parties noted the importance of holding within BRICS such competitions in working professions as WorldSkills International and expressed readiness to support the Russian demand for holding this championship in
As for the higher education the parties came here to an agreement to strengthen the process of the international integration and the academic mobility of students, researchers and higher education teaching personnel.
The decision on creation of League of universities and
Furthermore, the parties discussed the harmonization of data acquisition and analysis systems of standard for calculation social indicators of education and also mentioned the development of joint methods, which are based on approaches of equality, inclusivity and quality.
In general, following the results of the meeting, it is possible to note a positive attitude of the Ministers of the countries on the activation of joint actions within an educational dialogue of BRICS countries for ensuring continuous development of staff training in all directions.