A delegation led by General Director Mr Dmitry Vladimirovich Bakanov of Russia’s state space corporation, Roscosmos, held discussions at universities in Myanmar and attended the opening of a space-themed art competition.

The group, which arrived on 25 February, included cosmonaut Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Hero of the Soviet Union and a Hero of the Russian Federation. They delivered lectures on space science and human spaceflight at Naypyitaw State Polytechnic University, Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University and Yangon Technological University.

Academics and students attended the sessions, where discussions covered potential academic cooperation and scholarship programmes between Myanmar institutions and Roscosmos partner universities.

The delegation also joined the opening ceremony of a space-themed painting, cartoon and poster competition at Yangon’s People’s Square, organized by the Yangon Region government, the Myanmar Space Agency and the Space Museum (Yangon). More than 6,000 basic education students are taking part.

They later viewed space technology exhibitions, met young Myanmar researchers and toured entries in the competition. The delegation also paid visits to the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Maravijaya Buddha Image.

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