On December 17th, 2024, Svetlana Kovalenko, Deputy Dean of the Graduate School of Economics and Management of Ural Federal University visited Liaoning University, the two sides conducting friendly exchanges on program cooperation between the two universities. From Liaoning University, Xie Mingyi, Director of the Office of International Affairs, Zhao Yan, Dean of the School of Continuing Education, Yin Ruyu, Deputy Director of the Office of International Affairs, Gao Ming, Deputy Dean of Sunwah International Business School, Zhao Lei, Director of International Educational Center of the School of Continuing Education and Ling Xiaohong, Director of General Affairs Department of Continuing Education attended the meeting.

Xie Mingyi welcomed the representative from Ural Federal University by saying that the exchanges between the two sides were fruitful in the early stage and an MOU was signed between the two universities, which laid the good foundation for the friendly cooperation between the two universities. She added that the face-to-face exchange provided a valuable opportunity to further explore the cooperation of mutual interests, which was conducive to promoting the implementation of cooperative programs. She shared the strengths and international cooperation of Liaoning University by saying that Liaoning University had been actively expanded its cooperation with international universities and carried out programs such as student exchanges, teacher exchanges and scientific research with universities in many countries. She noted that Liaoning University and Ural Federal University were highly compatible in terms of disciplines and international cooperation and expressed her expectation to jointly promote the international development of education.

Kovalenko thanked Liaoning University for its warm reception and noted that this visit served as an important step to deepen cooperation between Ural Federal University and Liaoning University. She introduced Ural Federal University on the city where it locates, university scale, global ranking, campus infrastructure and the existing cooperation programs. In particular, she shared the advantages and achievements of the Graduate School of Economics and Management in postgraduate training and international cooperation. She noted that the university was equipped with a strong academic team and was committed to guiding graduate students to carry out high-level scientific research. She also added that the university actively promoted international cooperation by forging close ties with many world-renowned universities and scientific research institutions and conducting extensive academic exchanges and joint research. She expected to accelerate the implementation of cooperation programs with Liaoning University and to achieve more pragmatic results between the two sides.

The two sides conducted in-depth exchanges on the details of teaching language, student size and program development of exchange program and short-term program.