Colorado State University – Pueblo Signs Agreement with Rostov State University  
 
Pueblo- Following a Fall visit by Galena Pshegusova, chair of the English Language Department at Rostov State University in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Colorado State University – Pueblo has signed a mutually benefit agreement with Rostov State. The University signed a similar agreement in September with the Hiroshima College of Foreign Languages in Hiroshima, Japan.

Pshegusova spent two months at CSU-Pueblo researching the American higher education system as her country’s educational system transforms from a broad, mostly theoretical knowledge to a competence-based approach. The agreement between CSU-Pueblo and Rostov State University involves academic exchanges in various areas of education, research, and extension. The institutions will coordinate the exchanges of faculty, scholars, students as well as educational, research, and extension materials. The agreement remains in effect for five years and renewable for five-year terms upon mutual consent.

“During Galena’s visit, we found similar fields of common expertise and interest, but also realized we had much to learn about other systems of higher education internationally,” said CSU-Pueblo President Ron Applbaum. “This agreement is reflective of CSU-Pueblo’s commitment to diversity and our willingness to learn from cultures, people, and institutions that are different from our own. It will provide a framework for what I see as a continuous improvement process for both institutions.”

Rostov State University is the oldest in Southern Russia. Its history dates back to 1869 when the Russian Emperial University of Warsaw was founded and later evacuated to Rostov-on-Don in 1915. With an enrollment of more than 20,000 students, Rostov State houses 18 departments and 10 scientific-research institutes and and employs more than 4,000 individuals, including 20 Distinguished Scientists of the Russian Federation and 18 National Prize laureates. The Rostov Region is one of the largest centers of industry and agriculture, science and culture in Southern Russia. With a population of 1.2 million people, Rostov-on-Don is both a river and sea port, often called the “Gateway to the Caucasus.”

Each year, approximately 250 Rostov State staff members and students depart abroad on different programs and around 200 foreign specialists and students are hosted at their University.

 
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