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Source: Saint Petersburg State University –
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Vice-Rector for International Affairs of St Petersburg University Sergey Vladimirovich Andryushin greeted the members of the delegation on behalf of the Rector of the University Nikolay Mikhailovich Kropachev. Emphasizing the friendliness between the University and its Chinese partners, the Vice-Rector recalled the words of Confucius that the arrival of friends from afar is a great joy.
Thanks to the China International Education Foundation, a direct cooperation agreement between St Petersburg University and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Russian Federation, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in St Petersburg and all those who participated in this work, we have managed to increase the volume of our cooperation with Chinese partners over the past few years and maintain the highest level of our school of Sinology. It is not without reason that the rector of St Petersburg University Nikolay Kropachev says that the University can rightfully be called "the strongest center for the study of China in Russia."
Vice-Rector for International Affairs of St. Petersburg State University Sergey Andryushin
As part of cooperation with partners from the PRC, more than six thousand people at St Petersburg University received the opportunity to learn the language of this country, almost seven thousand people passed the HSK test, more than one hundred students received a scholarship to study in China, more than two hundred students took part in a summer school of the Chinese language at the Capital Normal University in Beijing, and 24 joint international conferences and 150 major events with the participation of young people and experts from Russia and China were held.
In 2019, a ceremony was held to award the honorary doctorate of St. Petersburg State University to the Chairman of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.The event was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and St. Petersburg State University Rector Nikolay Kropachev.
The University has about a hundred educational programs with a Chinese component, within which it is possible to study not only the language, but also economics, culture and other subject areas related to China. At St. Petersburg State University, about one and a half thousand people study Chinese and more than two thousand citizens of the PRC are students of the University.
Academician Yan Wei emphasized that he was pleased to have the opportunity to visit Saint Petersburg State University, a distinctive feature of which he considers to be the optimal combination of fundamental education and academic freedom.
In China, we have heard a lot about St. Petersburg since childhood; many places and names that are significant for us are associated with this city: the cruiser Aurora, Nevsky Prospect, the scientist and encyclopedist Lomonosov, who studied at St. Petersburg University and initiated the creation of Moscow State University.
Chairman of the Board of the China International Education Foundation, Academician Yang Wei
According to the Chinese guests, many leading universities in China are interested in cooperation with St. Petersburg State University. Academician Yan Wei noted that the St. Petersburg State University School of Sinology has the highest level of scientific research, and expressed hope that with the support of the University's leadership, sinological endeavors will continue to develop successfully.
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The basis for teaching Chinese studies at St. Petersburg University is the additional educational program “Confucius Institute at St. Petersburg University”, the main focus of which is the study of the Chinese language, testing in the Chinese language, participation in exchange programs with Chinese universities, holding joint events, and translating literature.
The Confucius Institute at St. Petersburg State University is implemented with the support of the Chinese State Committee for the Promotion of the Chinese Language Abroad, the Capital Normal University (Beijing) and the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in St. Petersburg. The agreement on the establishment of the scientific and educational project was signed in July 2005.
The delegation of the China International Educational Foundation also met with teachers of the Department of Chinese Philology of St. Petersburg State University, professors Alexey Anatolyevich Rodionov, Alexander Georgievich Storozhuk, head of the additional educational program "Confucius Institute at St. Petersburg State University" associate professor Dmitry Ivanovich Mayatsky, associate professor of the Capital Normal University of the People's Republic of China He Fang and teacher Liu Limei.
At the meeting, Dmitry Mayatsky introduced the guests to the DOP "Confucius Institute at St. Petersburg State University", and also told the guests about important aspects of educational activities, which include Chinese language courses, exams to determine the level of Chinese language (HSK, HSKK, YCT, BCT), Chinese language competitions (including regional competition "Chinese Language Bridge" for students of universities of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region), events of the Chinese Culture Student Club and joint summer schools of the Chinese language at the Capital Normal University.
As part of cultural and educational activities, events are regularly held at which university students and residents of St. Petersburg can become acquainted with the traditional and modern culture of China: film festivals, arts festivals, exhibitions, Traditional Chinese Holidays.
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The University staff are also actively translating works of Chinese classical and modern literature, write and publish scientific monographs, textbooks, research Chinese written monuments stored in the library collection of St. Petersburg State University. It has become a good tradition to hold an annual event at the University scientific conferences Andwriters forums.
Chairman of the Board of the China International Education Foundation, Academician Yang Wei, highly praised the work of the teachers of St. Petersburg State University and expressed deep gratitude to them for their selfless work. “St. Petersburg University is a unique example and model that other Russian universities should follow,” noted Mr. Yang Wei. “The University has become a unique bridge of humanitarian cooperation between Russia and China.”
A lively dialogue took place between the members of the delegation of the China International Education Foundation and the University's teachers, during which current issues and prospects for cooperation between the foundation and St. Petersburg State University were discussed. The Chinese partners expressed their readiness to continue to provide comprehensive support to the university's endeavors.
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