In the framework of the efforts to establish connections between Sri Lankan and Russian higher education establishments Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia, proposed cooperation between the Ural Federal University (UrFU) and the National School of Business Management (NSBM Green University).

As a result, in the course of the visit of the delegation of Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka, Mr. A. V. Koksharov, Rector of the UrFU signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Prof. E. A. Weerasinghe, Vice Chancellor of the NSBM Green University, on 24 January 2023.
Heads of the Universities discussed the projects they could incorporate to contribute to development of educational, creative and business relations between UrFU and NSBM Green University, such as joint research, students and staff mobility, participation in symposiums and summer camps, etc.
The delegation was accompanied by Ms. Anna Makarovskaya, staff member of the Embassy. The Embassy extends its gratitude to Mr. Tilan M. Wijesooriya, Deputy Secretary General of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, for his facilitation to organization of the visit.