Governor of Irkutsk Oblast Dmitry Mezentsev accepted Irkutsk State Universitys offer to become a professor at the Department of Theory and Practice of Journalism. He plans to give 1 2 lectures a month for students, discuss life in the region with young people, and develop cooperation between leading universities of Irkutsk Oblast, Moscow and St Petersburg.
Governor of the Irkutsk Region Dmitry Mezentsev accepted the rectorate’s offer of the Irkutsk State University to take the position of professor at the Department of Theory and Practice of Journalism.The head of the Irkutsk Region, Dmitry Mezentsev, accepted the rectorate’s offer to take the position of professor at the Department of Theory and Practice of Journalism.
"I am looking forward to communicating with representatives of the younger generation about life in the Irkutsk Region, and I hope that these meetings will be mutually beneficial for us," Dmitry Mezentsev noted.
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In addition, the head of the region noted the need for cooperation between the best universities of the Irkutsk Region and educational institutions in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
"In the near future we can organize a conference with representatives of the country’s most prestigious universities on higher education issues: the development of master’s and bachelor’s programs, employment, and advanced training for graduates," Dmitry Mezentsev said.
Dmitry Mezentsev said that he intends to give 1-2 lectures a month at the Faculty of Philology and Journalism of Irkutsk State University, since he himself worked in journalism for a long time and has been a member of a professional creative union since 1988. The governor will receive 0.25 of a salary rate. He will also retain remote leadership of the Department of Political Psychology at St. Petersburg State University.