The rector of the South Ossetian State University Vadim Tedeev met with representatives of the North Caucasian Federal University, arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit. The delegation has included the Director of the Institute of Law of the North Caucasian Federal University Dmitry Smirnov and the Deputy Director Maxim Trofimov. The meeting was also attended by the South Ossetian State University pro-rector for academic affairs Stanislav Gobozov, lectures of the faculty of jurisprudence Anatoly Pliev and Madina Alborova.
Vadim Tedeev thanked the guests for their attention to the problems of the country's only higher educational establishment, the willingness to cooperate and expressed hope for efficient and effective work.
In turn, Dmitry Smirnov has noted that the North Caucasian Federal University is ready to provide organizational, methodological and scientific assistance to the South Ossetian University.
"The purpose of our visit is to help you in creating an effective regulatory framework in the field of education and science to promote the efficient work at the educational institutions, "- said Smirnov.
He also expressed the hope for a targeted approach to mutual cooperation between the South Ossetian State University and the North Caucasian Federal University.
"We can help methodically, as well as on a number of scientific problems, personnel training, provide an opportunity for your graduates to study at our graduate school and to assist in upgrading the professional skills of the South Ossetian State University lecturers," - said Smirnov.
The sides also discussed methods to improve the legislative framework regulating the activities of the educational institutions in South Ossetia. Were also discussed the pros and cons of switching to a two-level system of higher education, including a bachelor's and master's degrees.
At the meeting it was also agreed to hold in October, 2013, in Stavropol the meeting of rectors of the South Ossetian State University and the North Caucasian Federal University, during which will be signed the agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation between the two higher education institutes.
The visit of delegation of the North Caucasian Federal University to South Ossetia was held on the state instructions of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation within the framework of the provision of organizational, methodological and scientific assistance by the North Caucasus Federal University to South Ossetia.
