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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2005

Contact: Eric Gerber
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RUSSIAN DELEGATION VISITS UH TO SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP
WITH MOSCOW CITY UNIVERSITY

A delegation of Russian officials will visit the University of Houston Thursday, Oct. 13, to formalize a preliminary agreement for academic collaboration between UH and Moscow City University of Psychology and Pedagogics.

This memorandum of understanding paves the way for possible programs in instruction, research and faculty development among the faculty of both institutions as well as a student exchange arrangement.

Moscow’s First Deputy Mayor, Lyudmila Shvetsova, will speak at a lunch hosted by UH President Jay Gogue and his wife, Susie. President Gogue will offer welcoming remarks.

In addition to the deputy mayor, the Russian delegation will include Vitaliy Vladimirovich Roubtsov, president of the Moscow City University of Psychology and Pedagogics, and Leonid Govorov, president of the Moscow Chamber of Trade and Industry.

The delegation also is scheduled to tour NASA, the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the Port of Houston and the Museum District.

WHAT: Signing of Agreement between Moscow City University of Psychology and Pedagogics and UH

WHEN:

11:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 13
WHERE: Shamrock Ballroom
University of Houston
Entrance No. 1

WHO:

 Russian Delegation and UH President Jay Gogue

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