USTC Holds Round-table Conference of Sino-Russian Youth Forum of ‘Yangtze River-

On June 10,the round-table conference of the
4th Sino-Russian Youth Forum of ‘Yangtze River-the Volga’ was
successfully held in USTC. The conference was co-organized by USTC
office of International Cooperation and the School of Public Affairs
(PAS).

Conference
attendees were GUO Qiang, Chief of Anhui Daily Press Group; SUN Yong,
government official of Ma’an Shan city; JIANG Jiajie, Deputy Director of
USTC office of International Cooperation; SONG Wei, Dean of PAS;WU
Feng, Associate Professor of the School of Computer Science and
Technology; and more than 100 members of the Youth Forum.
Mr. GUO
Qiang gave a speech titled ‘Cultural self-confidence is media workers’
mission’.The main topic of the forum was culture, Mr. GUO quoted Fedor
Ivanovich Tyutchev’s poem to explain the characteristics of Russian
culture and also shared ways of enhancing cultural self-confidence. He
said Russia and China will both win global attention by frequent
cultural exchanges.
A delegate from the Republic of Moldova
introduced the country’s education system, culture, and related
policies. She also shared the history, facilities, discipline and
international cooperation of Mordovian State University. The delegate
delivered gratitude to USTC for providing an opportunity to learn more
about China. She wished that more Chinese students could get to know
Moldova through this forum. In addition, she expressed her hopes that
China and Russia can deepen their friendship.
Mr. SUN Yong reported
how Ma’an Shan made progress in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
construction and future plans. He talked about the connection between
the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Volga Economic Belt and how both
sides are benefiting each other. He concluded by saying that youth is
the mainstay of cultural and education exchange and invited Russian
students to visit Ma’an Shan. He hoped for a long-lasting relationship
between Chinese and Russian youth.
A delegate from Bashkir State
University,the Republic of Bashkortostan, made a presentation titled
‘Scientific and Innovative Development of Bashkir State University and
Cooperation with China’. He listed the University’s structure, education
programs, research centers, international cooperation etc. He
emphasized the Institution’s partner-universities in China, expecting
more Chinese students to apply for exchange programs in Bashkir State
University.
Associate Professor WU Feng demonstrated USTC’s
Intelligent Robot R&D by introducing the programs various
achievements, characteristics, reputation, and the public service robot
KEJIA along with its platform. He showcased robots KEJIA and JIAJIA
through a video clip which attracted the audience’s attention.
Two
student representatives from JIANG Xi province spoke about the abundant
natural and tourism resources in JIANG Xi. They detailed the university
Russian language program, Russian language center and international
exchange in JIANG Xi.
Last but not least, Dean SONG Wei presented a
lecture about the One Belt One Road initiative and Chinese tea culture.
He addressed the development and issues of One Belt One Road. He
analyzed the tea production and trade along One Belt One Road route
countries, which accelerated China’s tea export. He shared a number of
activities organized by PAS which involved international students. In
order to stimulate development of the One Belt One Road initiative and
to ensure long-lasting friendship between Russia and China, PAS welcomes
Russian students to obtain a higher degree at our school.
During
the Q&A section, all participants communicated actively. As the main
bridge between China and Russia, youth from the two countries shared
their common goals and duties. The round-table conference, as well as
this forum, was a precious platform which assisted in reinforcing
Sino-Russian cooperative projects. All participants strongly believe in a
bright future for both Russia and China.

Background introduction:

In
May, 2013, the cooperative program of Sino-Russian “Yangtze River-the
Volga” was officially started, it places emphasis on promoting economic
and trade cooperation and cultural exchange between the two regions.
The
Sino-Russian Youth Forum of “Yangtze River-the Volga” is a supporting
activity affiliated with the Cooperation Council of Sino-Russian
“Yangtze River-the Volga”. The 4th Sino-Russian Youth Forum of “Yangtze
River-the Volga” will be held in Anhui from June 6th to 17th of this
year. In addition to USTC, six other Anhui universities will participate
in the activity. The opening ceremony was led by the Russian
delegation, the Education Department of Anhui Province, the Foreign
Affairs Office and other units. The secretary of USTC, Mr. Xu Wu and
school leaders of four other executive universities were also present.

School of Public Affairs, USTC