The scene of the welcome ceremony for Ms. Zaitseva, the mayor of Taganrog, Russia, and her entourage at our college
Li Yunzhi, a member of the college Party committee and vice - president of the college, delivered a welcome speech
Zhang Yu'an, the secretary of the International Education College, presided over the welcome ceremony
Ms. Zaitseva gave a speech
Vice - President Li Yunzhi and Ms. Zaitseva exchanged souvenirs
Both sides took a group photo
Ms. Zaitseva, the mayor of Taganrog, Russia, delivered a speech in the lecture hall
Ms. Zaitseva interacted with students and answered their questions
On the morning of September 27th, Ms. Zaitseva, the mayor of Taganrog, Russia, and her entourage visited our college for exchanges and friendly interactions, aiming to deepen cultural exchanges between China and Russia. The visit was accompanied by leaders from the Foreign Affairs Office of the city. Li Yunzhi, a member of the Party Committee and vice - president of the college; Zhang Yu'an, the Party branch secretary of the International Education College; Li Ru, the vice - dean of the International Education College, and other leaders attended the welcome ceremony and participated in the talks. The event was presided over by Zhang Yu'an, the Party branch secretary of the International Education College.
At the welcome ceremony, Li Yunzhi, the vice - president of the college, delivered a welcome speech first. He mentioned that Shandong Polytechnic College is a provincial - level characteristic higher education institution in Shandong Province. In recent years, the college has adhered to the development concept of "a global perspective and international standards", and actively expanded foreign exchanges and cooperation. It has successively established friendly cooperative relations with dozens of universities in countries and regions such as Australia, the United States, and Germany. The college has achieved significant breakthroughs in foreign academic exchanges, cooperative education, and talent exchanges, and its international development process has been accelerating.
Vice - president Li Yunzhi mentioned in his speech that Taganrog is a major heavy - industry city in southwestern Russia with large - scale enterprises. Our college is a polytechnic - based vocational institution, and there is great potential for cooperation with your city in areas such as cooperative education and teacher training. In addition, Taganrog is the hometown of the famous writer Chekhov, while Jining is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius. Both places have a profound cultural heritage, providing a good foundation and broad space for cultural exchanges. Mayor Zaitseva and the leaders of the Foreign Affairs Office choosing to hold a lecture in our college is an affirmation of our college's development. On behalf of the college, I express my gratitude and welcome! After the speech, everyone watched the English - version feature film of Shandong Polytechnic College together.
Ms. Zaitseva, the mayor of Taganrog, mentioned in her speech that after watching the film, she could see that the college has developed very well. There is also a polytechnic vocational college in Taganrog, which is distinctive in majors such as information security, IT, radio engineering technology, and automotive engineering. She hoped that this visit could promote exchanges between the two cities and the two colleges.
Subsequently, Mayor Zaitseva delivered a speech in the academic lecture hall with the theme of "Russian Studies on China and the Dialogue of Civilizations". In her speech, she mentioned that Taganrog and Jining have many similarities. Both cities have a profound cultural heritage, and the Russian people admire Confucius' thoughts and Chinese culture. She said that this was her first visit to China and hoped that it would be a good start. At the same time, she also expressed a strong desire for cooperation and invited everyone to visit and study in Russia. After the lecture, Mayor Zaitseva invited students to interact and introduced Russian traditions, cuisine, and culture to everyone. She also invited students to visit and study in Russia, and the students responded with warm applause!
(Text: Ming Ling, Yan Rui; Photos: Li Yan, Zhang Xiaoyu, You Yuebao)
