2021
Summer online meeting of BRICS NU International Thematic Group on Energy was
held on MPEI Cisco Webex platform on June 30, 2021. The meeting was arranged by
National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Russia. The
meeting was chaired by Prof. Igor. Zhelbakov. The following BRICS NU
coordinators took part in the ITG Energy meeting:
- Prof. Igor. Zhelbakov and Dr. Shirinskii,
National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Russia
- Prof. Rajiv O. Dusane, Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay, India
- Prof. Yonghui Sun, Hohai University, China
- Prof. Irina Obukhova, Moscow Institute of
Physics and Technology (State University), Russia
1. The chair of the
meeting Prof. Zhelbakov thanked Indian universities for a number of events organized
in 2021, the year of India’s BRICS presidency.
2. Dr. Shirinskii from
National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute” (Russia)
informed the audience about Russian NCC draft Concept of academic mobility at
BRICS Network University. The text was delivered to partner universities in
advance and Dr. Shirinskii highlighted key features of the Concept. All partner
universities should send their comments, suggestions and corrections to MPEI in
a week.
3. During the
discussion, a general opinion was formulated on the preferred implementation of
academic mobility: partner universities of ITG Energy are interested in a
short-time academic exchange of PhD-students to take part in ongoing research
projects of host university and make a joint publication of its results. To
start academic exchange program two universities should sign Memorandum of
understanding with main principles of such exchange. For each certain
PhD-student trip a Learning Agreement form could be used specifying details of
such exchange.
4. All coordinators
presented existing types of financial aid in their countries for arranging
academic exchange. Such aid could be released at the governmental and
university levels.
5. Prof. Dusane from
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay presented student’s conference, which
could be organized in the form of webinar series in September involving all
partner universities of ITG Energy. Such webinar should include guest lecture
on selected topic followed by student’s reports. The first call should be in
the early September after summer vacations.