Volgograd State Medical University

1.07.09 10:00 The official visit of the delegation of Terengganu State (Malaysia) to Volgograd State Medical University

On April 23-24, 2009 the delegation of the representatives of Terengganu State (Malaysia), which is one of 13 states of the Federation of Malaysia, paid an official visit to Volgograd State Medical University (nowadays 22 students from Terengganu State are getting their tertiary education at our University). Vladimir I. Petrov, Chancellor of VolSMU received the delegation of the senior officers in the areas of education and health service of Terrengganu state. During the meeting the parts discussed the issues of teaching and accommodating Malaysian students, prospects of recruitment оf Malaysian citizens with the aim of getting by them higher medical education at Volgograd State Medical University and also they signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Education between Terrengganu Foundation, Malaysia and Volgograd State Medical University. The representatives of Terrengganu Foundation expressed the intention to give grants to the best school-leavers of Terrengganu state for their further studies at Volgograd State Medical University. On completing the negotiations, the guests were told about the history of our University, they got acquainted with the methods of teaching and system of education applied at our University.