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The International Forum "SPROUTS: Russia and China – beneficial cooperation"

The International Forum "SPROUTS: Russia and China – beneficial cooperation" which was held in Kazan became one of the main events of the year for development of Russian-Chinese business. The program brought together different universities, scientific institutes and government representatives in order to discuss the future of education and science.

The event hosted about 100 events in 17 areas, including the plenary session, 70 business sessions and the presentation of the international award to the young leaders of BRICS and SCO. The main topics of the Forum were economy, industry, education, culture, finance, investments, development of transport corridors, agriculture and tourism.

During the session "Educational and Scientific cooperation between Russia and China: new projects and development trends" the speakers touched upon new projects, academic mobility and the best practices of interuniversity cooperation.

Prof. Sergey Dmitriev presented NNSTU at the Forum and noted in his report importance of Russian-Chinese cooperation for development of science and education.