The Delegation from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Participated in the Global Partnership Forum in India

Delegation from the IKBFU took part in the Global Partnership Conclave 2026, which was held at Chandigarh University in India. The event site brought together representatives of the elite of global education, including delegations from prestigious universities from 17 countries. IKBFU was represented by Anna Budarina, Head of the Institute of Education and Humanities, and Ksenia Scriabina, Head of the Department of Internationalization and International Partnership.

The opening ceremony of the forum was attended by distinguished guests — Denis Alipov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India, and Yulia Aryaeva, Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of India.

The foundations of mutual trust and understanding between Russia and India were laid long before the establishment of official diplomatic relations in 1947. Our documented ties date back to the 15th century and have been strengthened over time by the contributions of great thinkers such as Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi. These deep civilizational and cultural ties, built on human connections, continue to define our relationship today. This solid foundation explains why our comprehensive partnership remains resilient in the face of global challenges and continues to serve as a pillar of stability in international affairs. Today, more than 30,000 Indian students are pursuing higher education in Russia, and this number is growing. Many of the students present in the hall can also continue their education in Russia, in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, or Kaliningrad,

as Denis Alipov emphasized in his welcoming speech.

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University and Chandigarh University was a key event of the event. Commenting on the signing, Anna Budarina, Head of the Institute of Education and Humanities, noted that this document was just the beginning of a great collaboration.

The Memorandum of Understanding marked the beginning of close cooperation in several areas. We have already outlined joint projects and collaboration trajectories in the fields of pedagogical education, linguistics, and the humanities. This includes not only Chandigarh University, but also a number of other foreign universities that we were honored to meet and establish working contacts with during the forum,

Anna Budarina noted.

Anna Budarina also actively participated in the discussion panels on humanities education and scientific collaboration. A trilateral meeting with representatives of the Humanities Cluster at Chandigarh University and the Mariano Marcos State University (Philippines) was particularly significant. As a result, a number of joint projects were outlined, including trilateral collaboration programs.

During the university presentations session, Ksenia Skryabina presented the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. She spoke about the university's extensive experience in organizing summer schools, which cover topics ranging from Russian language studies to compositional materials, as well as the conditions for implementing academic mobility programs and the extensive construction of the Kantiana campus.

The Indian colleagues were particularly interested in the presentation of the future master's program "Functional Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies," which will be supervised by the REC “Polymer and Composite Materials “Smart Textiles”. The representatives of Chandigarh University were interested in the possibility of implementing this program in English as part of a joint educational program.
Ksenia Skryabina held a separate presentation of the IKBFU for students of the Chandigarh University, presenting the university as a potential destination for academic mobility or continuing their educational track at the master's level.

The students of the Chandigarh University showed great interest in our university, particularly in academic mobility programs, summer and winter schools, the study of Russian, and the city of Kaliningrad and the region as a whole. We are pleased to have another strong partner from India, which has enriched our existing academic contacts with this country,
Ksenia Skryabina.

During the business program, the IKBFU delegation established numerous working contacts with foreign colleagues from Malaysia, Hungary, the Philippines, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. During the forum, they reached agreements on cooperation, as well as on implementing joint projects in academic mobility and collaborative research.