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Final of III V.Trediakovsky French Oratory Competition

April 7th, the final stage of the third Vasily Trediakovsky Oratory Competition in French took place. The first prize was awarded to Daria Nazarova, a 4th year student of the School of International Journalism. MGIMO Rector, Co-chairman of the Russian-French Trianon Dialogue A.Torkunov and the Ambassador of France to Russia P.Levy gave welcome speeches to the contestants, the members of the jury and guests of the event.

French Order of Academic Palms Awarded to M.Ogorodov and L.Chitakhova

April 7th, MGIMO hosted a ceremony during which the Head of the department of the French language M.Ogorodov and Associate Professor of the department L.Chitakhova were decorated with the Order of the Academic Palms of France. Bestowed on behalf of the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports of France, the awards were presented in a solemn atmosphere by the Ambassador of France to Russia Pierre Levy.

Israeli National Security College Students at MGIMO

April 6th, a meeting took place with the participation of MGIMO experts and students of the Israeli National Security College. The parties discussed geopolitical and economic processes in different regions of the world, analysed topical issues on the international agenda and considered ways to develop bilateral and multilateral cooperation.