Russian-Spanish relations in the field of education

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to offer a common vision of a significant increase in cooperation in the field of education between Russia and Spain in recent times, as well as the great opportunities that are opening up in this area in the near future. In my two years as an attaché for the Spanish Embassy in Moscow, I saw a great desire from both the Russian and Spanish sides to further expand and develop our relations in the field of education, as well as to promote new initiatives that give in-depth character and stability to our joint projects. Throughout this period, my admiration for the enthusiasm and professionalism with which the teaching of Spanish takes place in educational institutions at all levels of the Russian educational system, as well as the motivation and genuine enthusiasm with which the administration, the teaching staff, students and their families learn the language of my country and more than twenty other countries where Spanish is a state language, grew. I constantly see this during my visits to schools and universities, conversations with students and teachers, and it is obvious - it is not only the interest of a strictly linguistic nature, but only an integral part in the overall context of the great affection for Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries, their culture, geography and history. Without any doubt, other important factors play an important role here, contributing to the fact that in recent years there has been growing interest in the Spanish language, as can be seen from the number of students studying it in Russia.