The course “Science and Technology Policies of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Persian Gulf States”

From November 20 to November 27, 2023, PIR Center and MGIMO University will hold an advanced training course on the topic “Science and Technology Policies of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Persian Gulf States”.

The participants of the program will learn about the science and technology policies of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Gulf States in the field of high technologies within cybersecurity, nuclear energy, rocket engineering and space, emerging technologies, biotechnology, etc. Together with the lecturers, they will examine the current state of cooperation between these countries and Russia in the high-tech sphere and the prospects for its enhancement. They will also provide their own recommendations for improving Russia’s strategy for cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa and the Gulf States in the realm of science and technology policy.

Upon attending all sessions and successfully passing both interim and final assessments, program participants will receive a certificate of professional development from MGIMO University.

To participate in the program, you need to fill in the registration form. The program is implemented within the consortium of MGIMO University and PIR Center, established to carry out the joint project “Global Security, Strategic Stability, and Arms Control” (a strategic project “Global Studies for a Global Russia” within the framework of the Priority-2030 Strategic Academic Leadership Program).

GRS/AFR; GRS/GULF