Russian-German Competence Center on the Problem of Infectious Diseases as a new structural division of the Siberian State Medical University

• Main Author: O. I. Urazova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk) 2009-06-01
• Series: Bûlleten' Sibirskoj Mediciny
• Subjects: russian-german cooperation; siberian competence centre; koch—metchnikov forum; medical education; academic exchange; infectious diseases
• Online Access: https://bulletin.tomsk.ru/jour/article/view/1829

The article contains information about Koch-Metchnikov Siberian Competence Centre which deals with the problem of infectious diseases. It is a new structural division of Siberian State Medical University which was founded in 2008 on the initiative of the university administration together with a German social institution — Koch—Metchnikov Forum. The article describes backgrounds of the foundation of Siberian Competence Centre, its main aims, tasks, the most perspective areas of Russian-German cooperation in the sphere of fundamental and practical medicine, results of the joint scientific-educational activity as well as outcomes of implementation of the program of experience and knowledge exchange in the network of professional trainings, international conferences and seminars.