The Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia maintains its international activity at a high level. It has signed around 170 joint cooperation documents (agreements and other accords) worldwide and already introduced several joint degree programs with European universities. One of the factors, which have contributed to that, is the implementation of the ECTS credit system at the university. Being the experimental institution for Bologna principles implementation the University has established a Quality assurance department and is actively involving the students in the university governance system.
The University is a member of international associations, unions and organizations operating in the field of education, among them the International University Association (IUA), European University Association (EUA), European Association for International Education (EAIE), Reseau n+i Engineering Institute, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE). PFUR actively cooperates with the Council of Europe in implementation of the Bologna principles; it organized joint projects with the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees and participates in the European Training Foundation programs, especially in Tempus projects. In 2006 PFUR also participates in Tempus Tacis SCM project “Tuning educational programmes in Russian Higher Education Institutes” as the member of consortium.
