ASEAN Centre in MGIMO-University the MFA of Russia

October 15th, the international applied research conference “Russia and ASEAN in the Asia-Pacific Region: Dynamics of Cooperation, Regional Processes and Global Context” started within the framework of the 13th Russian International Studies Association (RISA) Convention to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Russia-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership and the 30th anniversary of their bilateral relations.

October 4th, MGIMO hosted the Brunei Day to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The event had two parts: the round table entitled “The Diplomacy of Art and The Art of Diplomacy”, and the opening of the exhibition by the Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam to Russia His Excellency Haini Hashim.

September 22d, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Russia Dang Minh Khoi visited the University, meeting with the Rector of MGIMO Anatoly Torkunov.

In Moscow's Theatre Square, to the left of the Bolshoy Theatre (Big Theatre) and opposite the Maly Theatre (Small Theatre) there is another theatre, the Theatre for Youth — formerly called the Central Academic Theatre for Children — which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

ASEAN Centre supports a high-scale project by the “Bureau of Creative Expeditions”, a series of exhibitions inspired by Thailand art and culture and presenting art works created by Russian artists during their visits to the country. The events entitled “In the Land of the Emerald Buddha” will be held in 18 Ural, Siberian and Far Eastern cities of Russia, with the final exhibition to be held in the State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow in 2022, the year of the 125th Anniversary of Russia-Thailand relations.

On July 9 New Straits Times published a new article by Victor Pogadaev on the history of Malay Language Studies in Russia and the author’s personal impressions on the study and work with Malay language.