Rector of ESCEG visits RANEPA

On November 6th and 7th, the Rector of the Higher School of State and Government Cadres (ESCEG) visited the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), at the invitation of its Rector, Alexey Gennadievich Komissarov, to speak at the plenary session "Global Trends and International Best Practices in Public Administration" as part of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "Science for Public Administration in Russia," organized by the Russian Presidential Academy. The event opened with a plenary session entitled "Public Administration at the Intersection of Sciences," during which participants were welcomed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Vladimir Yatskin, First Deputy Chairman of the United Russia parliamentary group in the State Duma Dmitry Vyatkin, Vice Chairman of the Russian Academy of Sciences Viktor Rudenko, and Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy Alexey Gennadievich Komissarov. They emphasized the timeliness and relevance of the conference and the Academy's significant contribution to the development of Russia's public administration system. The plenary session focused on the theme of administration as an activity at the intersection of many sciences. Discussions addressed the future of education in the age of artificial intelligence, new approaches to fundamental research analysis, and the socioeconomic situation of the Russian population. The plenary session included speeches by the Rectors of Presidential Academies from countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Armenia) and the Rector of ESCEG. The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Russian Federation was also present. Of particular importance was the meeting with the Rector of the Presidential Academy of Russia and the agreements reached to strengthen the fruitful collaboration, which also included the participation of the Cuban Embassy. The Rectors of ESCEG and RANEPA highlighted the 65th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic and friendly relations between Cuba and Russia, and the fruitful cooperation between ESCEG and RANEPA since 2019, which includes annual courses, seminars, week-long roundtables, exchanges, and in-person and virtual visits between the two institutions, resulting in over 900 graduates. The Rector of ESCEG mentioned the shared motto between ESCEG and RANEPA: “RUSSIA AND CUBA – TOGETHER FOREVER!” and the expression “heart to heart,” which is always present in our exchanges. Both rectors expressed their gratitude for the courses offered by RANEPA at ESCEG from June 16 to 20, 2025, entitled “Global Trends and Priorities in the Development of Public Administration in the 21st Century,” to 20 state and government officials. They also highlighted the importance of the courses to be offered at ESCEG from November 24 to 28: RANEPA’s Course on the Selection, Evaluation, and Development of Managers for Cuban officials, and ESCEG’s second edition of the Public Administration course for RANEPA students. The Rector of ESCEG congratulated the Rector of RANEPA because the Presidential Academy obtained the undisputed leader with the highest score (100 out of 100) in a new ranking of universities in the field of Public and Municipal Administration.