The major event is being held in Moscow on 10th – 13th April.
Over 350 exponents and 1,000 experts have arrived from 20 countries. The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, Vice-Premier Tatiana Golikova, Minister of Enlightenment Olga Vasilyeva, and Minister of Science and Higher Education Mikhail Kotyukov.
“Russia has set ambitious goals for itself, and the more active we are in our international cooperation, including that with our partners in science and education, the more effective will be our movement towards those goals. We are opening a new page in the history of the Moscow International Education Fair,” Minister Kotyukov said in his address.
Prime Minister Medvedev visited several booths, congratulated students who had won an IT skills tournament, and went to a national open lesson.
50 thousand people are expected to attend the Fair this year.
Source text: Unified Information and Publishing Center
Photo: Olesya Zabavnova
Translation: Yury Nurmeev