This year, the international students came to Naberezhnye Chelny State
Pedagogical University from Africa, South America and Europe. They will study
Russian for a year and a half. The biggest number of students is from Egypt,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; also from Colombia, Nigeria, Turkey and France.
Naberezhnye Chelny State Pedagogical University is one of the universities which
has a quota for training international students allotted by the Ministry of Education
and Science RF.
“Currently, we have 92 students but the number is constantly changing. We are
expecting more students,” informed us Radik Galiullin, the Head of NCSPU
Preparatory Department.
The Rector of Naberezhnye Chelny State Pedagogical University Alfinur
Galiakberova met with the international students to tell them about the advantages
of studying at NCSPU. The international students come to Russia to study Russian
to later continue their education at Russian universities. But the practice shows that
the students of the preparatory department stay in Chelny to get higher education
here.
“Our university is ranked high; we have excellent professors and you surely know
many of them as you are trained here. I have already noticed that you speak
Russian very well,” stated Alfinur Galiakberova.
An 18 year-old Forero Forero Laura Daniela arrived in Chelny from Colombia.
Now she can speak Russian fluently. She is planning to see the New Year in at the
dorm together with other students. Laura told us about her plans for the New Year
celebration,
“I plan to follow Colombian superstitions: you should eat 12 grapes: each has a
wish. I hope next year I can find love (smiling) at home, in Colombia. The New
Year is also marked there: we lay the table, there is lots of food. But the New Year
Tree we decorate only for Christmas.” said she.
Alfinur Galiakberova congratulated the students on the coming New Year. Ded
Moroz (Father Frost) and the Snow Maiden joined her wishes. They gave the
students the New Year gifts. This is a tradition in Russia: to bring joy. This is whatunites us!
You can find pictures here:
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