On October 29, 2024, Yu Miaojie, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and President of Liaoning University met with the delegation from St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics at Puhe Campus of Liaoning University, the two sides conducting discussions and exchanges on inter-institutional cooperation. The delegation included Professor Oleg Smeschko, President of St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics and George Varamov, Director of the Office of International Affairs of the university. Professor Xie Mingyi, Director of Office of International Affairs, Professor Wang Weiguang, Deputy Director of the Faculty of Economics, Associate Professor Yin Ruyu, Deputy Director of the Office of International Affairs and other colleagues from the office attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Professor Xie Mingyi, Director of the Office of International Affairs of Liaoning University.

Yu Miaojie welcomed the delegation from St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics. He noted that Liaoning University can be summarized as ‘one university with three campuses in two cities’ and introduced the university in terms of its history, discipline development and scientific research institutions in detail. He added that Liaoning University is committed to making continuous efforts in student training, teacher development, international cooperation, social influence and think tank building to enhance its influence at home and abroad. He noted the cooperation between Liaoning University and other universities in Russia and expressed his desire to further cooperate with St. Petersburg University of Management Technology and Economics.

Oleg Smeschko provided thanks to Liaoning University for its warm hospitality. He noted that St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics developed from humanities education and now operates nine schools including economics, accounting and law. He warmly invited Professor Yu Miaojie to attend the celebration ceremony of the university’s 35th anniversary next year. He introduced the successful practices such as Double Degree Programs, student exchanges, student seminars, summer camps and other activities between the university and other universities. Closing his speech, he put forward ideas about teacher exchanges, student exchanges, scientific research cooperation and joint publication of monographs and papers with Liaoning University.    

Yu Miaojie and Oleg Smeschko jointly signed an inter-institutional agreement, marking the start of the cooperation between the two universities.