A delegation from Southwest Forestry University, China, has paid an official visit to South Ural State University. The program included meetings with students and signing of a new agreement to expand our partnership.
The SUSU Rector Alexander Wagner welcomed the guests:
"It is an honour for us to welcome you at South Ural State University! Today, a wealth of opportunities awaits us, and we are glad that the development of joint research projects and the implementation of academic programmes have been identified as priorities. We are ready to actively promote new formats of collaboration between our universities in these areas."
The Chinese university delegation included Vice-Rector He Xiahong, Deputy Secretary of the College of Machinery and Transportation Chen Jifei, Dean of the Graduate School Cheng Xiping, Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Sun Weiwei, and Coordinator of the International Cooperation Department Wang Linqi.
Joint work of SUSU and Southwest Forestry University had begun in 2016. Back then, agreements had been signed to implement joint academic programmes in the following areas: construction, mechatronics and robotics, transport, and electric power generation. The goal of the current visit is to further develop this cooperation. The parties also signed a networking agreement.
"Today is a significant event for us: we have signed an agreement under which more than 200 students from Southwest Forestry University will simultaneously become students at SUSU. Our leading faculty will continue to teach at the Chinese university. We also agreed to expand our cooperation and explore new joint programmes in a similar format. Our partners are particularly interested in Master's degree programmes and training of highly qualified researchers," noted Marina Potapova, SUSU Vice-Rector for Education.
Our guests from China were taken on a tour to the cutting-edge laboratories of the Faculty of Mechatronics and Robotics, a joint educational project between SUSU and the Chelyabinsk Forge and Press Plant. Later, the delegation visited the Supercomputer Simulation Laboratory and the "Construction" Educational Scientific Centre. The delegation particularly focused on meeting with Chinese students taking training at SUSU. The students shared about their experience of studying and living in Chelyabinsk, about their future plans, and discussed their participation in university projects.
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"We are delighted to visit South Ural State University, and it has been especially gratifying to see our students taking training here. They note the high level of education and share only positive impressions of their studies at SUSU. We also look forward to expanding joint research and strengthening cooperation between our universities," noted He Xiahong, Vice-Rector of Southwest Forestry University.
The visit of the Southwest Forestry University delegation marked an important step in strengthening China-Russia relations in education. New agreements will enable students and researchers from both universities to conduct joint research, develop intercultural dialogue, and discover new opportunities for scientific and educational collaboration.