IKBFU Signs Memorandum of Understanding with University of Brasília

On 16 October, as part of the Forum of Rectors of Universities of Russia, Brazil, and Belarus, IKBFU Acting Rector Maxim Demin and Professor Virgilio Pereira de Almeida, Secretary for International Relations of the University of Brasília, signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the two universities.

The University of Brasília is one of the top five universities in Brazil and one of the fifteen best universities in South America according to Times Higher Education, as well as one of the top 800 best universities in the world according to the QS World University Rankings.

The aim is to foster cooperation between the universities through academic exchanges, joint research, and international projects, including congresses and symposiums.

	Maxim Demin, IKBFU Acting Rector:
	Partnership with the university of the largest South American country is an important event for IKBFU. Dozens of Brazilian international students are currently enrolled at our University, primarily studying medicine, physics, and the Russian language. We wish to expand our cooperation through academic exchanges, joint scientific research and development, and scientific conferences. The University of Brasília is renowned for its leadership in biomedical research, engineering, social sciences, which could prove as areas for fruitful cooperation. In 2026, the new world-class campus will open its doors to thousands of new students, and we hope that students from Brazil will be among them.

Maxim Demin, IKBFU Acting Rector:

Partnership with the university of the largest South American country is an important event for IKBFU. Dozens of Brazilian international students are currently enrolled at our University, primarily studying medicine, physics, and the Russian language. We wish to expand our cooperation through academic exchanges, joint scientific research and development, and scientific conferences. The University of Brasília is renowned for its leadership in biomedical research, engineering, social sciences, which could prove as areas for fruitful cooperation. In 2026, the new world-class campus will open its doors to thousands of new students, and we hope that students from Brazil will be among them.

The IKBFU Research and Education Centre “Smart Materials and Biomedical Applications” has been collaborating with the Physics Institute of the University of Brasília since 2019. As part of this partnership, Brazilian physicists have delivered lectures to IKBFU students. Ongoing joint projects include the development of innovative water and air purification devices, alongside co-authored publications on the morphostructural and magnetic properties of ultra-small nanoparticles.

Forum of Rectors of Universities of Russia, Brazil, and Belarus is being held in Moscow for the first time. More than 80 rectors and representatives of the most important educational and scientific institutions of the three countries are taking part. The event is being organised by the Russian Union of Rectors, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The forum will become a communication channel between the leading academic and scientific communities of these countries.

In addition to meeting with the delegation of the University of the City of Brazil, Maxim Demin held talks with the Rectors of Brest and Grodno Universities (Belarus).

Mentioned persons

Maxim Demin

Acting rector