Siberian Federal University

SibFU delegation led by Prof. Vladimir I. Kolmakov, First Vice-Rector – Academic Affairs visited the People's Republic of China on December 17-24, 2009.
The official meetings were held in the Russian Embassy in China and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Furthermore, the SibFU delegation also visited Beijing Foreign Studies University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Heilongjiang University. During the visit, representatives of Siberian Federal University and Beijing Foreign Studies University agreed on starting up cooperation both in academic research and teaching fields.
Representatives of Heilongjiang University and Harbin Institute of Technology warmly welcomed the delegates and held the meeting with the staff of international offices and Russian students participating in the interexchange programmes in China. Additional Agreement was signed to foster academic research and teaching exchanges with Harbin Institute of Technology. So all academic exchanges will be primarily focused on chemistry, materials science, metallurgy and IT courses. In 2010, table tennis friendly match is planned to be held between the SibFU and the HIT. The higher educational institutions showed their willingness to collaborate with Siberian Federal University in the fields of science, education, culture and sport.