September 25th and 26th of 2025, the 13th annual meeting of the Association of Sino-Russian Economic Universities (ASREU) was held at Saint Petersburg State University of Economics (UNECON). This event was timed to coincide with the 95th Anniversary of UNECON and was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
South Ural State University has been a member of the Association of Sino-Russian Economic Universities (ASREU) since 2015.
The meeting under a motto of "Partnership between Universities for the Economic Development of China and Russia" was organized by the Association's Russian Secretariat at UNECON jointly with the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
This meeting gathered more than 60 representatives of the leading economic universities from China and Russia. Among them was Deputy Director for Academic Affairs of the School of Economics and Management, Associate Professor of the Department of Economic Security Egor Golovanov, who presented a report on "China and Russia: New Opportunities for Integration of Industry and Education".
As part of the two-day program, the participants discussed the strategies of development of research studies, modern approaches to training personnel for the bilateral cooperation, as well as the issues of strengthening the cultural and humanities ties between our two countries.
Russian universities participating in the ASREU meeting included:
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Saint Petersburg State University of Economics;
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Baikal State University;
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Far Eastern Federal University;
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MGIMO University;
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Plekhanov Russian University of Economics;
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Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation;
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Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management;
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Siberian Federal University;
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Russian Foreign Trade Academy;
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Southern Federal University;
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South Ural State University;
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RUDN University:
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Institute of International Economic Relations;
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M. Tugan-Baranovsky Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade.
Among the Chinese universities, members of the Association, were:
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University of International Business and Economics;
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Harbin University of Commerce;
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Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics;
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Zhongnan University of Economics and Law;
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Central University of Finance and Economics;
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Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics;
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Guangdong University of Finances and Economics;
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University of Sanya.
This meeting confirmed the status of the Association as an important platform for development of new educational and scientific projects. The next ASREU meeting is planned to be held in one of Chinese universities, members of the Association, in 2026.