MGIMO-UNIVERSITY – ST.EDWARD’S

UNIVERSITY STUDENT VTC EXCHANGE

SEMINARS IN INTERNATIONAL

RELATIONSDr. Sharyl Cross, St. Edward’s University

Dr. Igor Okunev, MGIMO-University

World Russia Forum 2015

Russian Cultural Center, Washington, DC

March 25, 2015

BACKGROUND Dr. Sharyl Cross first US-Russia students

VTC seminars during her work at MGIMO-University

IPSA Research Committee on Geopolitics

International Conference on Geopolitics in Moscow, MGIMO, 2010

RELIGION, WAR, PEACE, & SECURITY IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY Joint sessions with students in Moscow

and Austin on March 18th and April 18th, 2014  to discuss the situation in Crimea, and also issues regarding the role of religion in United States and Russian Foreign Policy.

FORUM ON UKRAINIAN CONFLICT On October 28-29, 2014, the Kozmetsky Center of

Excellence at St. Edward’s University convened a forum of eight international academic and policy leaders to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and identify potential opportunities for cooperation and de-escalation of the conflict.

Kozmetsky Center organized a video seminar with students at MGIMO-University and Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, Germany.  Several students of Kiev-Mohyla Academy also participated in the exchange from the site at Friedrich-Schiller University.  Twelve St. Edward’s University students contributed to the roundtable discussion with students abroad sharing views on the Ukranian conflict from each country.

JOINT COURSE Geopolitics: security and values

Two perspectives, two geopolitics schools of analysis

Stress on discussion: proactive participation of students, joint projects

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COOPERATION MODEL TO MULTIPLICATE Step 1. Academic dialogue – forming

common language for cooperation

Step 2. Student VTC seminar on specific issue

Step 3. Series of VTC seminars/conference between faculty and students

Step 4. Faculty/students exchange visits

Step 5. Joint VTC course

MGIMO-UNIVERSITY – ST.EDWARD’S

UNIVERSITY STUDENT VTC EXCHANGE

SEMINARS IN INTERNATIONAL

RELATIONSDr. Sharyl Cross, St. Edward’s University

Dr. Igor Okunev, MGIMO-University

World Russia Forum 2015

Russian Cultural Center, Washington, DC

March 25, 2015