A delegation from the Hainan Vocational Institute of Economics and Trade visited Derzhavin University. The meeting took place within the framework of the First International Summer University Project, organized by Derzhavin University. The Chinese delegation included Deputy Rector Chen Xiuhuan and institute deputy directors of the educational departments. The purpose of the visit is to discuss cooperation between Derzhavin University and the Chinese university in the field of education and culture. As a result of the meeting, agreements were reached on the joint educational programs for Chinese students in the areas of training “Philology”, “Tourism”, “Economics”, “Information Technologies”. This year the “Russian language in tourism” program will be implemented for Chinese students at Derzhavin University for the first time.
“Hainan Province is actively developing as a free trade port, which requires specialists with intercultural communication skills and knowledge of international trade standards,” said Chen Xiuhuan, Deputy Rector of the Hainan Vocational and Technical Institute, “For this purpose, an international educational cluster is being created on Hainan Island, which requires new approaches in the development of higher education, which will be aimed at maximum internationalization. Therefore, cooperation with Russian universities is important for us.”
Hainan Vocational Institute of Economics and Trade has been the partner of Derzhavin University since 2023. Today, Associate Professor of Derzhavin University Irina Popovicheva works at the partner university as a teacher of the Russian language. Hainan Vocational Institute of Economics and Commerce is a public educational institution that trains specialists in the fields of financial management, economics, tourism, and the humanities. It is ranked among the top 100 best professional institutes in the country of the People's Republic of China.