MGIMO and UNDP launched a partnership to engage with next generation of Russian development professionals through an internship programme
28 May 2018
On 24 May, on the margins of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Achim Steiner, the UNDP Administrator, and Anatoly Torkunov, the MGIMO Rector signed a Memorandum on cooperation and the establishment of a joint programme on internships.
UNDP is currently implementing the programme of internships in the framework of the regional project "Knowledge management and capacity building in Russia-UNDP partnership" to facilitate the contribution of students and recent graduates in socio-economic development of the partner countries and the formation of a pool of professionals and young specialists with experience living and working in the partner countries, understanding of local culture and practices in development assistance, thus contributing to Russian international development assistance.
On 24 May, on the margins of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Achim Steiner, the UNDP Administrator, and Anatoly Torkunov, the MGIMO Rector signed a Memorandum on cooperation and the establishment of a joint programme on internships.
UNDP is currently implementing the programme of internships in the framework of the regional project "Knowledge management and capacity building in Russia-UNDP partnership" to facilitate the contribution of students and recent graduates in socio-economic development of the partner countries and the formation of a pool of professionals and young specialists with experience living and working in the partner countries, understanding of local culture and practices in development assistance, thus contributing to Russian international development assistance.