Strenghtening Partnership with Chinese University
The Southwest University of Political Science and Law (Chongqing, China) and the HSE - Nizhny Novgorod discussed options for strengthening cooperation, such as the increase in the number of students for academic mobility, teachers’ training and joint educational programmes.
On October 29, 2019, HSE - Nizhny Novgorod hosted negotiations with the delegation of Southwest University of Political Science and Law located in Chongqing, China.
Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL) is considered one of the five best Chinese Universities in the sphere of Law.
During the visit, the delegation headed by the Vice-President of the University, Liu Ge, met Gennady Ryabov, the President of the HSE - Nizhny Novgorod, Valery Zusman, the Supervising Professor, as well as deans and professors of different faculties.
At the meeting, important topics were discussed concerning the cooperation between the two universities, such as the increase in the number of students for academic mobility, the organization of summer and autumn schools and students’ training for conjoint education. A deep interest was also expressed in establishing a further partnership for short-terms visits, teachers’ training and joint research projects.
In the past five years, Southwest University of Political Science and Law and HSE - Nizhny Novgorod have productively cooperated in the field of law, implementing student exchange and joint short programmes.
During the negotiations, partners from SWUPL confirmed their interest in continuing the cooperation with the Faculty of Law of HSE - Nizhny Novgorod.
Deans and professors of the Faculties of Economics, Management, Humanities, Informatics, Mathematics and Computer Science presented their programmes and explained the future plans concerning scientific research.
Moreover, the possibility of training Chinese students in other faculties of HSE - Nizhny Novgorod was discussed. The Chinese delegation was particularly interested in Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Management, taught in English.