Network projects
🏛 University of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO University, USCO)
Year of foundation: 2007
Initiator: President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin (SCO summit in Bishkek)
Mission:
The SCO University was created to train highly qualified specialists in priority areas of strategic interest for the social and economic development of the SCO member countries, as well as for the development of integration processes in the fields of education, science and technology.
Participating countries:
- Russia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- China
- Tajikistan
- Belarus (associate member)
- Candidates for membership: India, Pakistan
Number of universities: 77 universities
Priority areas of training:
- Nanotechnology
- Information Technology (IT)
- Pedagogy
- Regional studies
- Ecology
- Economy
- Energy
Planned new directions:
- Medicine
- Agronomy
- Jurisprudence
- International Journalism
Administration:
The Rectorate of the SCO University is headed by the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), the Rector is V.M. Filippov.
🤝 Network University of the Commonwealth of Independent States (NU CIS)
Year of foundation:
- 2008 - initiative to create from the Russian side
- 2009 — signing of the Agreement on the establishment of the Consortium
- 2020 — official signing of the Agreement on the establishment of the CIS Council of Heads of Government at the level of the CIS Council of Heads of Government
Mission:
The CIS SU is an equal association of leading universities of the Commonwealth countries, implementing joint educational programs for training masters, strengthening academic mobility and cooperation in the field of science and education.
Participating countries:
- Azerbaijan
- Armenia
- Belarus
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Moldova
- Russia
- Tajikistan
- Ukraine
Number of universities: 44 universities are part of the Consortium
Areas of training:
More than 30 Master's degree programs, including:
- Economy
- Management
- International relations
- Tourism
- Philology
- Physics
- Chemistry, etc.
Formats:
- Joint Master's Degree Programs
- Academic mobility
- Joint research and applied projects
🌍 Orhun Exchange Programme
Year of foundation: 2017
Organizer: Turkic University Union (TÜRKÜNİB), within the framework of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)
Mission:
The Orkhun program is aimed at deepening cooperation between universities of Turkic-speaking countries through academic mobility of students and teachers, supporting cultural exchange and developing a common educational space.
Participating countries:
- Türkiye
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Azerbaijan
- Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan (in partner status)
- Hungary (observer status)
Participation formats:
- Semester training of students
- Teaching Internships
- Joint scientific and academic events
Key areas:
- Education and Pedagogy
- Linguistics
- International relations
- Tourism
- Economy
- Right
- Information technology, etc.
Peculiarities:
- Free tuition at the host university
- Mutual recognition of learning outcomes
- Coordination at the level of TÜRKÜNİB
Eurasian Network University (ENU)
Year of foundation / Initiative:
- The Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union was signed on May 25, 2022, at the Eurasian Economic Forum in Bishkek by the rectors of leading universities in the EAEU countries.
- ESU operates as a scientific and educational consortium.
Mission:
- Development of human and intellectual capital of the EAEU.
- Promoting global competitiveness and long-term prosperity of the economies of the EAEU countries.
- Formation of a unified educational space, support for promising research and innovation projects between universities of the EAEU countries.
Participating countries/member universities:
- Members of the EAEU: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia.
- Universities from Uzbekistan and the Pridnestrovian Republic also participate as observers/additional members.
- Number of universities: according to various sources, ~19 universities at the start (2022); as of January 2024, there are already 32 universities.
Priority areas/projects:
- Launch of the first Master's program in Eurasian Integration.
- Training of personnel required by the EAEU countries in key sectors.
- Scientific and educational interaction, digitalization of education, online formats, and barrier-free educational services between countries.
Administration / Management:
- The consortium is managed jointly by the leading participating universities and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
- There is no information about a specific rector of the "university"; ESU is a network project in which different universities participate, so the leadership is distributed.
Features/Format:
- Network format: consortium of universities, joint programs, academic mobility, research collaboration.
- It is planned to recognize diplomas and educational results between the EAEU states.
- Participation of member universities is expanding (new universities are joining)