Sobraniye 2017: 8 Years of Facilitating Knowledge Exchange

On 18 September, 2017 an event, Sobraniye 2017 was organized by RUS Education in collaboration with Embassy of the Russian Federation in The Republic of India. The Sobraniye is an annual event which is held by the RUS Education from the past 7 years as a pre-departure ceremony for the Indian medical students who are going to Russia. The event is organized to infuse a rave within the students for their bright academic future. Delhi witnessed the 8^th anniversary of this event on Monday, September 18, 2017.

Sobraniye 2017

The guests of honours for the event held at Kamani Auditorium were representatives from the leading Russian Universities and the Education Head of the Russian Center of Science and Culture.

The other people who graced the event and inspired the students for their upcoming academic session were Shri Manoj Tiwari – President, Delhi Bharitya Janta Party; Shri. G.V Srinivas - Joint Secretary, Eurasia Division; Ministry of External Affairs; Mr. Anatoly Kargapolov, Charged’ Affairs of Russia in India; Mr. Fyodor Rozovsky - Director, Russian Center of Science & Culture and Embassy of Russian Federation in India.

Shri Manoj Tiwari said during the event, “Russia and India have stood strong with each other and will continue to do so. When our students come back after gaining rich experience, we will take another step towards the progess of india.”

Mr. Washim Syed, Director, RUS Education said, “India’s diplomatic ties with Russia have been going strong. This is giving both the nation’s an opportunity to facilitate knowledge exchange. Russia offers a pool of opportunites and landscape to learn. This is a great opportunity for Indian students to gain knowledge and experience and bring that back to also contribute to the Indian fraternity.”

The program consisted of many activities for the students and their parents which also included speeches by the luminaries followed by the Indian alumni of the Russian universities. They shared their experiences with the fresh batch of students to give them insights and acquaintance with the journey they are going to experience in upcoming time.

The program began at 5 p.m. in the evening by addressing the top officials, students and parents from all over India. It was followed by many events and activities which were specially planned for the students. Around 600 people took part in the event which will for sure depict its success story over the years.

After the success this year, Delhi is for sure awaiting to witness another astounding event at a substantial level, next year.