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More than 260 students of the Mandalay University of Foreign Languages, located in Myanmar, applied to study in courses of the Russian language, history and culture of Russia, opened at the university by the Altai State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University (ASHPU) with the assistance of the Russian Ministry of Education, TASS reports.
On September, 9, the Center for Open Education in Russian and Russian Language Teaching began its work at the Myanmar university with over 1,500 students. The head of the research department of ASHPU, Mikhail Vlasov, noted an increase in interest in studying the Russian language at the Mandalay University of Foreign Languages.
The organizers of the center expect that in the near future the number of people enrolled in the courses will increase to 300 people. Students named the presence of native speakers as an important advantage in learning Russian.
Lessons have already started, with students and teachers learning various aspects of oral and written communication. They were presented with a special Russian language course for the tourism industry and were introduced to the basics of Russian history and culture.
It is noted that classes are held in Russian using English. A music competition is planned at the center on September, 17.
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