On 6-18 June SCIT was happy to welcome Kirill Kasyanov, UN interpreter and MoU coordinator. Mr. Kasyanov held a series of master-classes in simultaneous interpreting from English and Spanish into Russian. Intensive booth practice in interpreting UN speeches is exactly what the SCIT students need now, with the final exams starting 20 June and UN internship programs at UNHQ and UNOG approaching fast. Moreover, Mr. Kasyanov, together with Irina Alexeeva, SCIT Director, and Vladimir Khodyrev, member, SCIT Board of Guardians, took part in the meeting with Vassiliy Rabosh, Herzen Acting Rector, and Dmitry Boikov, Acting Vice-Rector. The participants discussed the SCIT policies under the Memorandum of Understanding with the UN. Our guest stressed that SCIT dedication to training language specialists for the UN is highly appreciated, and pointed that this cooperation broadens the international scope of Herzen University.

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