On 28th of May,2021, the acting Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation, Executive Secretary of the Muslim International Forum Damir Mukhetdinov met with the Supreme Mufti of Uzbekistan Usmonkhon Alimov at the residence of the Muslim Board of the Republic of Uzbekistan

On 27th of May, Acting Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation, Rector of the Moscow Islamic Institute, Executive Secretary of the Muslim International Forum, Professor Damir Mukhetdinov, who was on a visit to Almaty, spoke at the plenary session of the international conference "The Role of Religious Education in Strengthening National Spiritual Unity", dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Nur-Mubarak University and conveyed congratulations on behalf of the religious leader of Russian Muslims, Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin.

On 26th of May, 2021, Acting Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation (RBM RF), Executive Secretary of the Muslim International Forum, Doctor of Theology Damir Mukhetdinov visited the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, where he had a meeting with the Chairman of the Board – Rector of KazNU, Professor Zhanseit Tuimebayev.

On 24th of May 2021, at the invitation of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Kazem Jalali, the Acting Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation, Executive Secretary of the Muslim International Forum, Damir Mukhetdinov, visited the Embassy of Iran. The subjects of the conversation were Russian-Iranian relations and, in this context, the development of joint scientific and educational projects between the Muslims of Russia and Iran.

The Moscow Islamic Institute of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation has received a license to implement master's degree programs in the field of "Theology" (according to the order of the Federal Service for Supervision of Education and Science of 14.05.2021). Thus, from now on, the university implements bachelor's (48.03.01) and master's (48.04.01) educational programs in Islamic theology, as well as programs of additional education for children and adults and additional professional education.