BRICS Academic Forum Opens in Moscow: Key Event to Help Shape Future BRICS Agenda

The BRICS Academic Forum officially opened on May 22 under the motto "BRICS: New Figures at the Global Chessboard," bringing together more than 200 representatives of the expert community from across the BRICS member states. Representatives of more than 10 countries are taking part in the forum. The event's opening ceremony featured a number of prominent speakers, including Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation and Russian BRICS Sherpa Sergey Ryabkov; HSE University Rector Nikita Anisimov; First Deputy Chair of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Federal Assembly and Board Chair of the National Committee on BRICS ResearchVyacheslav Nikonov; and Head of the BRICS Expert Council-Russia, HSE University Vice Rector and Russian W20 Sherpa Victoria Panova.

The BRICS Academic Forum, the key expert track event under Russia's Chairship of BRICS during 2024, is taking place in Moscow on May 22–24. The Forum is organized by the BRICS Expert Council-Russia, established in implementation of the Russian Government's mandate at HSE University at the initiative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. 

Within the framework of the Forum, participants from various countries deliver reports and presentations and discuss the most relevant issues, including those pertaining to the expansion and bolstering of cooperation under the BRICS umbrella, as well as financial and economic mechanisms, and avenues for the further development of multilateral cooperation.

For more information, see the news on the official website of the BRICS Academic Forum.

The BRICS Expert Council-Russia will formulate a set of recommendations based on the results of the Academic Forum for submission to the leaders of the BRICS member states before the 16th BRICS Summit to be held in Kazan on October 22–24.