Kazakhstan to attend SCO Education Week in Ufa

Rectors of the SCO University, reps of the Russian Science Academy, leading scientists, education experts and workers of culture of the SCO member states will attend it, Ufa 2015 SCO BRICS Office Group said. The international forum is organized by the Russian Education Ministry, Federal agency for CIS affairs, compatriots abroad and international humanitarian cooperation, Bashkortostan Government, Ufa 2015 SCO BRICS Office Group and the Akmully State Pedagogic University. The Education Week discussions will focus on development of interstate scientific cooperation, training of highly-skilled experts for the national economies of the SCO University members and teaching staff, realization of joint scientific research programs and projects. Roundtables, exhibitions, presentations will be held on the margins of the forum. Russia will assume the rotating presidency of the SCO this autumn. Next year international summits of the heads of states and heads of government of the SCO member countries will take place in Ufa.