MPEI Rector meets the ministers of the Eurasian Economic Commission

On April 19, 2022, Members of the Board (Ministers) of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) visited MPEI.

From the EEC side, the meeting was attended by the Minister for Customs Cooperation Mamytkanov M.S., Minister for Energy and Infrastructure Asanbekov T.I., Head of the Tax Policy Department Mambetaliev N.T., Assistant Minister for Customs Cooperation Turabayev B.M., Assistant Minister for Energy and Infrastructure Baltashev M.S.

From MPEI side, Rector Rogalev N.D., Vice-Rector for International Relations Tarasov A.Y., Professor of the Department of Robotics, Mechatronics, Dynamics and Machine Strength Duishenaliev T.B., Director of the Directorate for the Development of Integration Policy Mashkova A.M. and Deputy Head of the International Relations Department Osipova M.S took part in the meeting.

Within the framework of the meeting, an excursion was organized to the Department of Hydropower and Renewable Energy Sources, to the classrooms and laboratories of the Institute of Electric Power Engineering. EEC ministers also got acquainted with the center activities of the National Technology Initiative "Technologies for the transportation of electricity and distributed intelligent energy systems".

The meeting discussed issues of cooperation between MPEI and the EEC. The possibility of using the experience of resource centers and the Russian-Kyrgyz Consortium of Technical Universities (RKKTU) to train highly qualified personnel for the needs of the energy industry of the EAEU countries was considered.

An agreement was reached to establish a steering committee chaired by the EEC and MPEI to support and develop the proposed model of continuous training of personnel, as well as to introduce the concept of resource centers in other countries of the Eurasian region.

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) is a permanent regulatory body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Started operating on February 2, 2012. The main purpose of the Eurasian Economic Commission is to ensure the conditions for the EAEU functioning and development, the creation of proposals for the further successful integration.