On the 16th of May, the agreement on the collaboration was signed by NTUU “KPI” and the Harbin Institute of Technology (PRC). It is the basic document which predetermines the development of cooperation and defines its main terms and conditions. It has provided a logical development for the traditions of partnership of the both universities originating from 1987.
The education establishment, the delegation of which has visited NTUU “KPI”, belongs to the group of the nine best universities of People’s Republic of China (RPC). Its faculties, schools and laboratories comprise the whole range of training of specialists for the work at real economic sectors. The university is especially proud of the subdivisions which conduct trainings of the future specialists who will work at the peak of scientific and technical progress, in particular, the best Space Exploration School in China. The Institute has also two branches.
Currently, more than 46 thousand of students study there, including the ones from the other countries.
The delegation, which was headed by the vice-principal of the Harbin Institute of Technology responsible for the international bonds, Zheng Nanzu, consisted of representatives of the several faculties and the head of the Center of training of foreign students of the institute.
The party of NTUU “KPI” in the meeting of the delegation of the Harbin Institute of Technology was represented by the vice-principle responsible for international bonds Sergiy Sydorenko, the deputy of the vice-principle Yevgen Polishchuk, the director of the Center of the International Education of NTUU “KPI” Borys Tsyganok and the heads and representatives of seven faculties and institutes of KPI, the directions of the activities of which correspond to the directs of the activities of the main educational and scientific subdivisions of the Chinese establishment.
The participants of the meeting have shared the thoughts concerning the directions of the development of common activities of the two universities and the forms of such work. Sergiy Sydorenko informed the guests about the strategy of the development of cooperation with the universities of PRC, which KPI is now sticking to. It includes creation of the Ukrainian and Chinese educational centres, of the foothold concerning the development of the common innovational activity; promotion of the development of personal contacts of the Ukrainian and Chinese youth, in particular, organization of the included education, preparation of common scientific and research activities, participation in cultural events, etc.
The final agreement on collaboration was signed by the vice-principle of NTUU “KPI” Sergiy Sydorenko and the vice-principle of the Harbin Institute of Technology, Zheng Nanzu.