Series of Russian-Chinese meetings "Garden of the Future": "Garden of Education"

01/09/2022 15:01

In the series of Russian-Chinese meetings "Garden of the Future" there was held a meeting under the name "Garden of Education".

The event was welcomed by Sergey Sanakoev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Society, Deputy Secretary General of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly, member of the Russian International Affairs Council, one of the best experts in Russian-Chinese cooperation.

“This is a very important and relevant initiative of the Russian-Chinese public diplomacy, which will help Russia and China form new areas of successful cooperation and strengthen existing ones,”- Sergei Sanakoev emphasized.

“We are creating the future now. To be happy tomorrow, you need to build a happy today.”
Chinese wisdom

The series was co-organized by a member of the General Council, Chairman of the Eurasian Tourism Security Council of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly, author and head of the CIS + WORLD International Program, Confucius Tourism Ambassador (2018), China Happiness Ambassador (2021) Anastasia Pavlova and the Chinese Huaming Corporation in represented by Han Xuemei, General Director of Huaming Solux International Travel LLC, an experienced expert in the field of integrated Russian-Chinese communications.

The Chinese International Investment Corporation Huaming (CMIK Huaming) was established in accordance with the instructions of the leadership of the State Council of China to build and manage the China Business Center in Moscow.

Han Xuemei warmly greeted all the participants of the meeting in perfect Russian and invited them to cooperate.

“Today, when Russia and China are strategic partners in various areas of cooperation, it is high time to speak together and create the Russian-Chinese Garden of the Future. Garden in the broadest sense of the word. May people in this Garden be healthy and educated, athletic, cultured. Let there be delicious treats in this garden. Let new ideas be born in this Garden, new projects are created that will help Russia and China become even closer to each other,” - said Han Xuemei.

Garden of Education

RSUH

The Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU), represented by the leadership of the International Institute for New Educational Technologies (MINOT) RGGU Sergey Kuvshinov and Konstantin Kharin, presented the international research, scientific, educational, cultural, educational and exposition-exhibition project "The Great Silk Road (GSR): history, modernity, prospects for strategic cooperation between Russia and China.

The purpose of the project is to carry out expert monitoring of the world's basic trends, including the international political, trade, economic, energy and humanitarian components of the interaction between the states of the Great Silk Road.

Through the efforts of an international distributed team, including primarily students and teachers from leading universities of the participating countries, to create a modern encyclopedia of a unique multi-dimensional global historical, political, economic and cultural process, which was and will soon receive a new development of the grandiose trade route connecting East and West. The initial base of the project will be a three-dimensional digital relief model of the main routes of the Silk Road, made on the basis of scientific cartography. This model will be associated with a geographic information system (GIS "GSR"), containing in various forms of representation both general information about the GSR, and geographical, historical, political, economic, ethno-cultural, confessional, military-historical, environmental (natural and man-made disasters) and other processes and phenomena that describe the world's transport corridors and the main regions of the Silk Road as fully as possible.

The project is based on three layouts, including:

  • the main transport directions of the "Silk Road";
  • the states that created and supported the activities of these transport directions;
  • time periods of the origin and existence of the "Silk Road";
  • the main historical events that determined the development of these transport directions;
  • trajectories of the main transport directions.

The final version of the "Great Silk Road" project will be a historical, geographical and cartographic encyclopedia that characterizes the development, development and operation of the main Eurasian transport routes.

RSSU

The Russian State Social University (RSSU) was represented by the Rector's Adviser on International Cooperation, professor, expert in the field of work with China, head of the International Cooperation Directorate Natalia Pecheritsa.

“The last few years have been characterized by dramatic changes in the world caused by the years of COVID, the 4D revolution, sanctions and anti-sanctions, special military operation. The world has changed, the global vectors of relations between countries are acquiring new forms and areas. There are completely different players at the global level. All this requires the emergence of new professions, the rejection of old ones, new approaches to training personnel that can not only become competitive in the new labor market, but generally work in completely new conditions and new forms of relationships. Right now, universities are facing unprecedented challenges in the development of new directions in educational activities and the search for teachers who could meet these new requirements.

Chinese language has long been very popular in the world, and Russia is no exception. But the Chinese language is a tool, it is an extremely important addition to the main specialization. China is becoming the number one country in terms of economic development. Cooperation between Russia and China is strengthening and expanding, new joint projects are being developed, and the joint labor market is growing. It is the training of specialists for the new market who speak Chinese and the main profession, whether in the field of economics, finance, IT, engineering, law. This is the main task of all educational institutions,” - said Natalia Pecheritsa.

Dean of the Preparatory Faculty of the Russian State Social University Dmitry Nersesyan spoke about interesting programs for the study of the Russian language by foreign students.

“Today, there are 260 million people in the world who speak Russian. RSSU offers foreign students the opportunity to learn and practice Russian in Moscow! A feature of our Russian language training programs is a significant element of adaptation classes and activities that contribute to a quick immersion in the Russian socio-cultural environment.

Adaptation along with teaching the Russian language to foreign citizens to life and study in Russia is the main task of the preparatory faculty. To do this, a wide range of educational and extracurricular tools for socio-cultural, legal and professional adaptation is used.

We offer the following options for training foreign citizens in the Russian language:

  • Full-fledged preparatory faculty
    Russian as a foreign language plus profile (optional) - biomedical, engineering, socio-economic, humanitarian
    Purpose: to continue studying in higher education programs.
  • Russian language course with professional adaptation
    Russian as a foreign language plus training in the chosen working profession
    Goal: start a working career in Russia and/or continue college education.

The main distinguishing features of our programs in Russian as a foreign language are:

  • identifying the professional predisposition of students, considering cultural and individual characteristics;
  • social and legal adaptation of foreign citizens, including on issues of continuing education, employment and building a career in Russia;
  • inclusion of foreign students in the educational and cultural space of our country”, -

emphasized Dmitry Nersesyan.

REU them. G.V. Plekhanov

REU them. G.V. Plekhanov was presented by Ekaterina Blinova, an expert on China, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Hotel and Tourism Management.

“First Economic”, as our university is commonly called, is today the largest and oldest economic university in the country. This year the university celebrated the 115th anniversary of its founding. To date, 38 thousand students study at the university, eight higher schools operate, and more than 1,700 highly qualified teachers work. Among the graduates of PRUE are the leaders of politics and business of our country.

G.V. Plekhanov University occupies prominent positions in Russian and international ratings. International cooperation is actively developing. Our university has partnerships with 185 foreign universities, successfully implementing 38 double degree programs with foreign partners. More than 1,600 foreign students study at the REU today. Cooperation with Chinese universities is being strengthened year by year. Today G.V. Plekhanov REU has concluded contracts and there is active cooperation in the educational and scientific field with 17 universities of the People's Republic of China. G.V. Plekhanov REU, the Graduate School of Management, the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management are ready to develop and expand cooperation with Chinese partners. We are confident that the numerous programs implemented by the university, including teaching the Russian language, the “Tourist Magnets and Tourism Infrastructure of Russia” program and others, are relevant and will be of interest to new partners from China,” said Ekaterina Blinova.

Valeria Ustinskaya, coordinator of educational projects of the Russian Association for International Cooperation (RAMS) President of the Union "Preschoolers of Russia", spoke about relevant and innovative educational programs for preschoolers.

"Garden of the Future" was welcomed by the Moscow Society of Confucian Experts, represented by the Chairman, Mr. Jiang Yang Bin.

In addition, the initiative was supported by representatives of Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, as well as the Chinese provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Henan, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenzhen.

The series was also welcomed by representatives of the Yaroslavl, Ryazan, Murmansk, Kaluga, Tula regions of Russia, Tatarstan, the Chechen Republic, Dagestan, Krasnodar Territory, Yugra, Yakutia, Altai Territory, Novosibirsk Region, St. Petersburg.

All submitted reports by the Russian participants in the Garden of the Future will be presented to the Chinese co-organizers of the series of Russian-Chinese meetings.