Memorandum of understanding signed with Guangzhou College of Technology and Business
The meeting on 13 November featured Vice-Rector for International Affairs Timirkhan Alishev and Dean of the Preparatory School for International Students Airat Mukhametov on KFU’s side; vice-presidents Lin Qiang and Li Lexing and International Project Specialist Ma Mengyin on GCTB’s side.
The Vice-Rector welcomed the guests and talked about KFU’s 2,000 Chinese students and cooperation with Chinese universities.
“I am glad that you have come to the second Russia-China Forum ROSTKI, as this year there are a lot of events devoted to education on the agenda. About 10 major universities in Russia will take part in the forum. I hope that tomorrow we will be able to discuss important issues in education together,” said the Vice-Rector..
Dr Alishev emphasized that one of the objectives of Kazan University is to create a network of preparatory departments of the university in the People’s Republic of China.
“We are interested in having the best young people from China enter our university,” the Vice-Rector emphasized.
Lin Qiang said that yesterday representatives of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business visited the Preparatory School of Kazan University.
“We saw that the work is organized very well, and there are many Chinese students studying there, who have a good level of training. We are sure that the branch of the preparatory course in our college under your supervision will also work successfully,” Lin Qiang said and added that KFU is one of the best universities in Russia and in the world.
He expressed hope that joint projects with Kazan University will be successfully implemented.
Further, the sides discussed issues related to cooperation in education.
After the signing ceremony, the Vice-Rector said that the Chinese college, which has about 30 thousand students, implements only bachelor’s degree programs.
“We agreed to open a preparatory department there, and we will prepare students for admission to KFU. In addition, the meeting was about selecting the best graduates of the college to study at KFU’s master’s programs in English. I told that we have such programs in management, economics, digital technologies, and other areas of training,” Dr Alishev informed.
In addition, the Vice-Rector informed that today’s meeting at KFU was preceded by another one, “The previous meeting was with the delegation of the Chinese Alliance for Quality Development of Future Education. This organization is engaged in improving the quality of education in schools in China, and about 3,000 schools are under its management. Our task is to popularize Kazan University and our educational programs in these schools, and together we open preparatory departments in them, where we teach Russian language and subjects in Russian. In this way we prepare youngsters to enter Russian universities, first of all Kazan Federal University. The Alliance is an important partner for us. Tomorrow at the ROSTKI forum we will sign a memorandum of understanding with them, and the next step will be to sign agreements on specific educational programs.”
Just two weeks prior, KFU representatives visited the Sanshui campus of GCTB in Foshan, Guangdong, where a presentation of the universities and a tour of the campus were held for Russian guests.