TSHPU Rector bestowed with UNESCO's golden medal ‘Mercy’
19 March 2009, Thursday
The ceremony of bestowing UNESCO awards was held at Tatar State Humanities-Pedagogical University (TSHPU) on March 19.
TSHPU Rector, Professor Radif Zamaletdinov received the international award – the golden medal ‘Mercy’. Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor, Chairman of the Department of History, Political Science and Law at Kazan State Institute of Finances and Economy, President of ‘Europe-Asia’ International Academy, Engel Tagirov bestowed the medal at the session of TSHPU Academic Panel. Engel Tagirov is an active participant many international scientific projects and programmes of the UNO, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. He is also a UNESCO expert for issues of education, science and culture.
TSHPU university staff received the diploma of a winner of the contest devoted to 60 years of partnership between Russian and UNESCO, the university press-service reports.
The university Rector Radif Zamaletdinov thanked Engel Tagirov for high evaluation of the university staff’s work.
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