Qinghai Minzu University delegation pays first visit to KFU

Guests from Xining, Qinghai Province, China, toured museums and two institutes on 26 February.

Qinghai University for Nationalities plays an important role in the development of education and culture in Qinghai Province, focusing on research of and education for ethnic minorities. Its priority areas are ethnology, anthropology, and cultural studies.

The delegation included: Dean of the Institute of International Education of Zhang Haiyun, Dean of the Institute of Ethnology and Sociology Guan Bingsheng, Deputy Dean of the Institute of Ethnology and Sociology Jia Wei, Director of the University’s Human Resources Department Zhaxi Cairang, and Executive Vice-Director of the Tsongkhapa Research Institute Dorje Tseten.

“Your Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication and the Institute of International Relations, History and Eastern Studies and our institutes have much in common in terms of studying the culture and language of ethnic minorities in our countries. We see great potential for cooperation in these areas,” Ms Zhang commented.

“A discussion took place where we discussed the areas of research that both we and our colleagues from China are engaged in. We also talked about further joint projects and student exchanges,” said Vadim Kozlov, Deputy Director for Research of IIRHES.

During the meeting, the parties agreed to develop cooperation in stages. The first step will be a series of thematic events and conferences.

Then the visit continued to the Institute of Philosophy, where the guests were met by Artyom Drugov, Head of the Center for Support of Scientific and International Activities of the Institute, and his colleague Alexander Starshinov.

“We are very pleased with the meeting with our Chinese partners. They looked at our library, model classrooms, additional education center, and creative laboratory. We also discussed possible vectors of partnership,” Starshinov noted. “For our institute, this is an unusual experience, a new opportunity for cooperation, which we would like to actively develop.”

Starshinov also shared his plans for cooperation. These include the development of the Russian as a foreign language program, as well as courses for additional education and advanced training.