The opening ceremony of the Sino-Russian Comprehensive University Alliance and  Sino-Russian University Presidents’ Forum was held in Shenzhen on September 13th. At the ceremony, Haijun Huang, Vice President of Beihang University, signed the regulations of the alliance, which meant that Beihang formally became its member.

Guided by the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership, the alliance set the following goals: deepening the systematic exchange and cooperation between universities from both sides, building a platform for information exchange, working on the integration of the teaching and research of basic disciplines and the mutual recognition of diplomas, establishing unified standards in teaching content and requirements, supporting the development and popularization of Chinese and Russian cultures and languages, and facilitating the mutual learning and improvement in strategic development, teaching and research and international cooperation. At present, it has 40 Chinese members and 20 Russian members.

Written by Lingpei Wang

Edited by Qing Wang

Translated by Mingzhu Li