Ural Institute of Humanities UrFU Continues to Develop Cooperation with Zayed High Organization for People of Determination (UAE)

10:21, September 7, 2023

In April of this year, a delegation from the United Arab Emirates visited the Ural Federal University, and on June 1, a memorandum on strategic cooperation was signed at the Organization’s central office in Abu Dhabi

As part of the ongoing work, on September 5, a tripartite online meeting have been between UrIH UrFU, Zayed Higher Organization and the Rodnik Center for Adaptive Sports (operating under the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports of the Sverdlovsk Region). At the meeting, cooperation in the field of developing the sports potential of people with determination was discussed, and issues of participation of the university and the Rodnik specialized center in competitions at the international level were also considered.

Teachers and researchers from the Department of Psychology at UrIH UrFU also acted as experts when discussing new methods of working with people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. An important stage of working with colleagues from the UAE is the participation of our teachers in the development of the Russian version of the application for parents whose child has this complex of neurological developmental disorders.

The presentation of the new version of the application will take place online in October with the participation of the first vice-rector of UrFU Dmitry Bugrov, colleagues from Moscow State University and His Excellency AL-HUMAIDAN Abdullah Abdul-Aali Abdullah, Secretary General of Zayed High Organization.