Within the framework of the European Union’s program “Horizon 2020,” the Director of the Department and Vice-rector for Internationalization and International Cooperation, habilitated doctor of technical sciences Talant Ryspaev, arrived to Germany by the invitation of three universities of Earth Science North Rhein-Westphalia to discuss cooperation issues. At the same time, his visited Technical University of Applied Sciences named after Agricola in Bochum, the University of Bonn and the plant "Siebtechnik" in Mülheim. This plant manufacture the very high-quality machinery and equipment for mining, metallurgy, as well as processing of industrial and domestic waste. Its machines and equipment operate in the number of enterprises in Russia, China, the European Union and other countries.

During the visit of the plant, the  preliminary agreement was reached to hold an exhibition of their cars in the EKSTU within one month. At the same time, the possibilities of sending EKSTU’s student for internship at this plant through the University named after Agricola. And at the University of Bonn, issues of cooperation for the new educational program of the EKSTU "Precise Farming" were discussed.

Vitaliy Grabazey