On 27 February Herzen university welcomed Igor Khovaev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affaires. He visited Herzen university to give a lecture for students of the St. Petersburg Higher School of Translation, institutes of Foreign Languages, History and Social Sciences, and Philosophy. The lecture was devoted to the topic The new world order and specifics of modern diplomacy. Igor Khovaev is an experienced diplomat who represented Russia in many countries of the Asia-Pacific region for many years, and currently works as the Special Representative of the Russian Foreign Minister for settling the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Due to the nature of his professional duties, Igor Khovaev thoroughly understands the processes taking place in world politics now, and it was this vision that he shared with students of Herzen University.
В ходе визита Игоря Ховаева в Герценовский университет также состоялась его встреча с ректором Сергеем Тарасовым, в ходе которой стороны обсудили возможные направления сотрудничества между РГПУ им. А.И. Герцена и МИД России в образовательной сфере. Для высокого гостя также провели экскурсию по Фундаментальной библиотеке имени императрицы Марии Федоровны и Санкт-Петербургской высшей школе перевода.


