On 14 September a large delegation of representatives from the CPC Committees of Hangzhou (People's Republic of China, Zhejiang province) and a number of its municipalities visited the KPI. The delegation headed the Zhang Zhongkang, head of the organizational department of the CCP Committee of Hangzhou. Representatives of the city of Hangzhou also accompanied the CEO of «Zhejiang Golden Egg Science and Technology Co., Ltd» Lee Lumeng.

The meeting was attended by the rector of the KPI academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Mykhailo Zgurovsky, vice rector for scientific and pedagogical work (international relations) Сorresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Serhiy Sidorenko, vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical work (perspective development) Alexei Novikov, Head of the Department of Automation of Energy Process Designing and Systems of Thermal Power Engineering Alexander Koval, Director General of the Science Park " Kyivska Politechnika " Volodymyr Hnat, Head of the Department of Foreign Economic Activity of the International Department Andrew Rodney cooperation Shisholin and others.

"For the Igor Sikorsky KPI, the visit of the delegation of the city of Hangzhou, which is the capital of the province of Zhejiang, is a visit of friends," said Mykhailo Zgurovsky in his welcoming speech and spoke about the joint projects being implemented at the KPI named after Igor Sikorsky together with the University of Zhejiang and other provincial scientific organizations, which is one of the leaders of China's industrial development.

Detailed information about KPI and his cooperation with partners from the People's Republic of China was given to Sergei Sidorenko. He informed that the university currently cooperates with 21 Chinese universities and research centers under the relevant agreements. Volodymyr Hnat informed the participants about the activities of the Science Park "Kyivska Politechnika".

In turn, Zhang Zhongkang told about the city of Hangzhou, its history, its industrial, scientific and technical potential, and the opportunities for cooperation with Ukraine.

After an exchange of views on possible areas of cooperation and instruments of networking the participants of the meeting signed a Memorandum of understanding. This document specifies that the work should be of educational, scientific and innovative activities, including the commercialization of research results.

The memorandum was sealed by the following: from the Ukrainian side, Mikhail Zgurovsky, rector of the KPI, and Volodymyr Hnat, Director General of the Kyiv Polytechnic Science Park, and from Chinese the General Director of the company «Zhejiang Golden Egg Science and Technology Co., Ltd» Li Lumeng.

After the signing ceremony, the parties agreed to consult in the near future on the definition of specific areas of joint activity, projects and their performers.

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