Russian Minister-Counselor visited ECNU

   On December 16, 2014, Yevgeny Tomikhin, minister-counselor of the Russian embassy in China visited East China Normal University. Professor Ren Youqun, deputy party secretary and vice-president of ECNU, met with Tomikhin at the university’s Russian Studies Center. The two sides reviewed the progress made by ECNU in seeking cooperation with various Russian universities, and discussed such issues as the cultivation of talented youth and the role of cultural exchanges in promoting international understanding. Participants in the discussion also included Professor Feng Shaolei, Dean of SAIAS and Director of the Russian Studies Center, and Mr. Dmitry Dmitriev, deputy consul at the Russian Consulate in Shanghai.