ICICAM has been working at Ivanovo State University for a few years. The main objective of this centre is the creation of equal opportunities for Ivanovo universities integration into international education system.

Milestones in ICICAM development:

Ivanovo universities have been united under the agreement on Central Russia higher education establishment cooperation.

ICICAM has started functioning on October 1, 1999.

On December 29,2000 an agreement on Ivanovo universities cooperation was signed under ICICAM authority.

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Participants of the agreement

• Ivanovo State University
• Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and technology
• Ivanovo State Power University
• Ivanovo State Academy of Architecture and Construction
• Ivanovo State Academy of Medicine
• Ivanovo State Academy of Agriculture
• Ivanovo State Textile Academy
• Ivanovo Regional Institute of teachers refreshment courses
• Administration of Ivanovo region.

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Main areas of cooperation

• Research conduction in the sphere of international cooperation including net marketing of international market for educational services;
• Organization of joint activities in order to attract foreign citizens to Ivanovo Universities and to facilitate the participation of Russian citizens in educational and research projects abroad;
• Using IT in order to create databases on international educational cooperation as well as to facilitate the exchange of information;
• Preparation and publishing of academic informational and advertizing materials;
• Organization and conduction of scientific-educational seminars, schools, conferences, congresses in Russia and abroad, aimed at international contacts developments;
• Expertise and consultations in the field of international education, scientific projects and programs;
• Coordination of actions, accumulation of efforts and financial means necessary for international ties and using these means for organization of meetings and receptions, for foreign partners, business trips aimed at signing international agreements, purchase of necessary items;
• Importing forms and methods of teaching increasing quality of education of Russian and foreign specialists;
• Other ways of conducting academic, organizational, cultural, publishing, research, economic activities that are legal and not contradicting the principles of work and aims of the both negotiating sides.

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Main activities coordinated by ICICAM:

• Regular sittings of Rectors` Council sector for international cooperation attended by vice-rectors of interuniversities, deans of foreign students;
• Organization of "round tables" on international cooperation; information about main research grants and funds;
• International scientific conferences, joint seminars with German cultural Goethe centre for teachers of German devoted to IT usage at the German language lessons;
• Publications of essential information in media.

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Ivanovo Branch of Foreign Students Association (AIS)

A lot of students from all over the world study at Ivanovo universities. A special Ivanovo branch of Foreign Students Association (AIS) was organized in the year 2000. The head of the branch is Ivanovo State University graduate, PhD David Tadesse Mirakhi.

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