On the afternoon of April 16th, the signing ceremony of the 2+2 double bachelor’s degree program cooperation agreement between Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) and Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) Russia was held online. BUCT Vice President Wang Feng, KNRTU Vice President SULTANOVA Dilbar and other staff attended the signing ceremony. The signing ceremony was presided by Feng Jianghong, Deputy Director of BUCT International Exchange and Cooperation Department.
On behalf of BUCT, Wang Feng delivered a speech and extended his warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to the guests present online. He said that Russia, as a key nation along “the Belt and Road”, has a long and lasting friendship with China, and that BUCT attaches great importance to the communication and cooperation with Russia.
He said that the undergraduate 2+2 double degree program was an essential innovation regarding the joint international talent cultivation mode for both sides and the program also played a significant role in cultivating international talents, improving international development level, and promoting the Belt and Road Initiative for both sides. In 2022, BUCT and KNRTU signed their first undergraduate double degree program agreement and then the first batch of students from Kazan to BUCT arrived in September 2023 to participate in the 2+2 program. They worked hard and performed outstandingly, laying a nice foundation for further cooperation between both sides. It is hoped that the two universities will continue their strong cooperation and cultivate more high-quality international talents over the field of mechanical engineering so that both can provide international talents who can meet the requirements of the industry to jointly promote the Belt and Road Initiative and upgrade the cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and Russia to a new stage.
On behalf of Kazan National Research Technological University, SULTANOVA Dilbar delivered a speech. She first reviewed the cooperation with BUCT. She mentioned that last year a delegation from KNRTU headed by President Yury Kazakov visited BUCT and she was deeply impressed by the learning and living atmosphere of students from Kazan in BUCT. During the visit, both sides agreed to sign the undergraduate double degree cooperation agreement in the field of mechanical engineering and great significance was attached to the wide cooperation established between KNRTU and BUCT. In the end, SULTANOVE Dilbar extended her gratitude to BUCT for providing opportunities for students in Kazan to study.
During the meeting, under the witness of both sides, Wang Feng and SULTANOVA Dilbar and related representatives from China and Russia jointly signed the 2+2 Double Degree Program Cooperation Agreement between Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) Russia.
The signing of this agreement is another important milestone for the cooperation between the two universities, establishing a good platform for educational cooperation between BUCT and KNRTU. It is also a significant approach to improving the international communication level in higher education between China and Russia and promoting cultural and people-to-people exchanges and the Belt and Road Initiative. It also lays a solid foundation for both sides to cooperate in the fields of talent cultivation and academic communication in the future.
Those who attended the signing ceremony include: Li Qifang—BUCT CPC Branch General Secretary of School of International Education, Feng Jianghong—Deputy Director of BUCT International Cooperation and Exchange Department, Wang Weimin—Dean of BUCT College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Tan Jing—Deputy Dean of BUCT College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, SUKHRISTINA Anna—Director of KNRTU International Department, and ALESKSEY Burmistrov—Dean of KNRTU Institute of Mechanical Engineering for Chemical and Petrochemical Industry.