From September 16 to 20, a delegation led by Chen Gang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of NCIAE, paid friendly visits to Tomsk State University, Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building, and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia. The delegation included key representatives from the School of Aerospace and Astronautics, the School of Electronic and Control Engineering, and the International Cooperation and Exchange Center.

At Tomsk State University, the delegation was warmly received by Vice Rector Artyom Rykun. The two sides held in-depth discussions on cooperative education, a “3+1+1” integrated bachelor’s-master’s program, short-term faculty and student exchanges, and the joint establishment of a “learning center,” reaching broad consensus. Following the talks, the two universities signed a framework cooperation agreement, laying a solid foundation for future collaboration across a wider range of areas.

At Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building, accompanied by Dmitry Petsov, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, the delegation toured key laboratories in structural engineering and building materials, observed faculty-student research demonstrations, and held detailed discussions on disciplinary development, faculty training, talent cultivation models, and graduate career outcomes.

At Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Viktor Krasnoshchekov, Director of the Higher School of International Education, warmly welcomed the returning delegation. Both sides agreed to establish a joint working group on international education cooperation, providing a mechanism to deepen collaboration in areas such as international competitions, joint research, faculty development, and student exchanges.

The delegation’s visit to the three Russian universities marked an important step in enhancing NCIAE’s core competitiveness and international engagement. By advancing in-depth cooperation with high-level Russian institutions in key disciplines, the university aims to achieve new breakthroughs in talent cultivation, scientific research, and people-to-people exchanges.