17.09.2020

As part of the 15 September “Russian-Chinese Cooperation in Science and Technology” roundtable event, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Committee for Science and Higher Education and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality. The agreement on signing the memorandum was reached during a visit by the Shanghai delegation to Saint Petersburg in July 2019 and was reflected in the Plan of Events for the Years of Russian-Chinese Scientific, Technical and Innovation Cooperation in 2020–2021.

The Memorandum provides for the promotion of cooperation between Saint Petersburg and Shanghai scientific and educational organizations in the field of academic exchange of teachers and scientists, development and implementation of joint scientific programs and projects, and other joint initiatives.

The roundtable was attended by Representatives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the departments of science and technology of the provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as scientific organizations and universities of Russia and China.