Dr. Chavi Bhargava Sharma, Dean, FMS, MRIU attended the BRICS Conference at People’s Friendship University (PFU), Russia
The Conference was an eye opener in terms of the possibilities that exist and can be created for a different world order. There were 30-35 participants mainly from Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa. South Africa had the largest representation and from India Dr. Chavi was the sole representative. The participants shared their thoughts on the education sector’s opportunities and challenges in terms of expansion, employability of students. The participants also shared their University’s best practices.
The participants were given a tour of the high-tech labs including state-of-the-art space lab. They also took a tour of the University including their medical college. Dr. Chavi had a meaningful interaction with the University’s Dean of Management, Dean of Economics and Dean of Hotel Management department. They discussed Internationalization as a key academic strategy to improving the quality of teaching, learning, and research