MPEI explores new areas of the European Union Program "Erasmus+"

On 25-26.11.2015 MPEI took part in the Open meeting on scientific educational project "Flight Safety and Reliability — the Master Program" that was held on the basis of the Ulyanovsk Higher Civil Aviation School within the international program of scientific researches and developing of the European Union "Erasmus +". 

MPEI started participating in the Program of the EU "Erasmus +" in 2015, having submitted some joint applications with partner Universities from the European countries in the direction «Credit Mobility», and having received positive decisions of the European Commission on financing. This project represents the new important direction of the Program - Joint projects (Capacity Building).

During the meeting there took place a detailed discussion of the interested parties participation in the project. Grant holder and the leading partner is Kingston University (London, Great Britain). The other participants of the project: Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain), Ulyanovsk Higher Civil Aviation School (Russia), Samara State Aerospace University (Russia), National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute” (Russia), Far Eastern Federal University (Russia), National University of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan), Tashkent state technical university (Uzbekistan). The project is planned for 3 years. The initiator MPEI participation in the project is the "Innovative Technologies of the Knowledge-intensive Branches" Department, headed by Vladimir Sokolov. MPEI was presented by Levon Agamirov - professor of "Innovative Technologies of the Knowledge-intensive Branches" Department and Irina Kulik - coordinator of the international programs of International Administration. 

David Campbell - the project manager, Kingston University