February 9, 2012 the National University of Food Technologies Rector, Prof. Sergiy Ivanov received the Turkmenistan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Ukraine Nurberdy Amanmuradov.

The Dean of NUFT Pre-University Department V. Kudina and the International Integration Projects and Academic Mobility Department Head, Prof. Y. Zasjadko were present at the meeting.

Rector, Prof. S. Ivanov informed the Ambassador about Turkmen students studying at our University. Our guest showed great interest in the technical and technological specialties, as there are no Food higher educational institutes in Turkmenistan.

The honorable guest was pleased to learn about excellent results of Turkmen students such as Ramon Reimov and Bahtiyar Ishankuliev.

 The International Integration Projects and Academic Mobility Department Head, Prof. Y. Zasjadko mentioned our traditional close ties with Turkmenistan student Community in Ukraine. He also proposed to celebrate Turkmenistan national holidays at the University premises on behalf of NUFT Rectorate.

The parties have decided to hold brokerage events along with the information sessions for the NUFT prospective students in Turkmenistan with the Embassy support. The Ambassador informed about the President and Turkmenistan delegation’s visit to Ukraine on March, 2012.

After the Rector’s reception, the Ambassador met the Turkmenistan students.
He told about Turkmenistan Embassy support to the students. He also told about President Election in Turkmenistan on February 12, 2012 and asked students to take an active part in this event.

November 18, 2011 NUFT International Integration Projects and Academic Mobility Department hold the Seminar with the representative of IFA (Integrating Food Science and Engineering Knowledge Into the Food Chain Association) Board, Prof. Saverio Mannino (The University of Milan, Italy) participants.

The seminar took place in the Rectorate Meetings Hall where our guest presented the information about IFA activities. He reported about Association’s Special Interest Groups directions:

• Food Structure and Physical Properties;
• Bionanotechnology;
• R and E Programmes

The platform for international cooperation and mobility, on-line courses, webinars were also the questions to discuss during the Seminar.
The Seminar was opened by the NUFT Research Department Head, Prof. V.L. Zavyalov. The representatives of all NUFT Faculties took place in the work of the Seminar.

November 18, 2011 the meeting of our University students and representative of IFA (Integrating Food Science and Engineering Knowledge Into the Food Chain Association) Board, Prof. Saverio Mannino (The University of Milan, Italy) took place.
The meeting was organized by the Chair of Foreign Languages and International Integration Projects and Academic Mobility Department. Our students listened the lecture about the University of Milan, its curricula with great interest. After the lecture Prof. Mannino answer the students’ questions about studying in Italy. Students wanted to know about mobility programs, entering exams, grants, courses for foreign students, conditions of studying and living in Italy. Our guest noted the good level of English of NUFT students.