Ibero-American Studies Center was founded by the decision of Academic Council of theSchool of International Relations of St.-Petersburg State University in 2013.
The main objectives of the Centre are:
- organization of scientific cooperation and interdisciplinary studies (particularly in social, economic sciences in the area of history, culture, politics, theory and history of international relations, philology, and the Ibero-American countries, etc.);
- organizing and conducting studies of Latin-American issues and the implementation of research results into the educational process.
The center organizes the work of the Ibero-American seminar for teachers and students of St. Petersburg State University, other universities and students of St. Petersburg schools.
The main directions of studies:
- Political and social history of Ibero-American
- Political panorama of the Ibero-American
- History and modern development of the left movement in Latin America and Spain
- Latin America in International Relations
- Ethno-national problems in Latin America
- Questions of integration and security in Iberoamerica
- Social movements in Latin America