UNILORIN, RUDN to expand academic, research collaboration
By Tajudeen Babamale
The University of Ilorin is set to benefit from expanded academic, professional and research opportunities following discussions on a new collaboration with the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow.
The discussions involved the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, and a delegation of Nigerian university leaders during a working visit to the Faculty of Philology of RUDN University on the sidelines of the Third Russia–Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum in Moscow, Russia.
Prof. Egbewole signed the inter-university agreements with the RUDN University, on the sidelines of the 3rd “Russia–Africa” Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum, which took place in Moscow from October 28 to 29, 2026.
Under the proposed collaboration, the University of Ilorin will benefit from professional retraining programmes, summer schools and winter schools to be organised by RUDN University’s Centre for Additional Professional Education (APE).
The initiative will provide UNILORIN staff and students with opportunities for specialised training, international academic exposure and professional development.
The meeting also explored scientific cooperation through joint conferences and collaborative research, which will provide opportunities for UNILORIN academics to engage with their Russian counterparts, exchange knowledge and strengthen their research capacity.
RUDN University disclosed that its APE Centre had trained 3,650 personnel from 35 Nigerian higher educational institutions over the past three years, adding that the proposed partnership is expected to strengthen UNILORIN’s international academic relations, enhance staff and student development, and expand its participation in global research and knowledge exchange.
