TOBB ETÜ UGI and Kazan Federal University Hold Academic Cooperation Meeting

An online academic meeting was held on October 22, 2026, between the Department of International Entrepreneurship (UGI) at TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TOBB ETÜ) and Kazan Federal University (KFU), located in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The meeting focused on the language education program planned for the spring semester of the 2026–2027 academic year. The participants discussed the existing agreements between the two institutions, educational arrangements, and the academic procedures related to the implementation of the program.

The meeting also addressed ways to improve students’ language skills and help them benefit more effectively from the educational process. The participants exchanged views on enhancing the quality of education, adapting teaching processes to students’ needs, and ensuring the more effective implementation of the program. In addition, they discussed the development of existing cooperation, the assessment of new academic arrangements, and the scope of potential agreements in the future.

Kazan Federal University was represented by Aigul Mindygalievna Irgalina, Director of the Logos Continuing Education Center; Konstantin Aleksandrovich Fedotov, Head of the Cooperation Development Unit at the Department of External Relations; Natalia Viktorovna Gabdreeva, Head of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language; Anastasia Aleksandrovna Korshunova, Senior Lecturer in the same department; and Veronika Alekseevna Garder, First-Category Specialist in Educational and Teaching Methodology at the Logos Continuing Education Center.

The Department of International Entrepreneurship at TOBB ETÜ was represented by its Head, Prof. Dr. Burcu Fazlıoğlu, and Department Coordinator Daryna Kut.

The meeting is expected to contribute to strengthening academic cooperation between the two universities, further developing the language education program, and supporting students’ international educational experiences.