Signing of Memorandum of Cooperation between Xi'an Jiaotong University and MPEI

On April 19, 2024 the delegation of Xi'an Jiaotong University headed by its President Zhang Liqun visited MPEI.

On the Chinese side, Zhiwei Shan, Vice-Rector of Xi'an Jiaotong University was present with the personnel of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, School of International Education, International Joint-Research Center of Thermal-Fluid Science and Engineering of MOU.

On MPEI side, Nikolay Rogalev, Rector, Alexander Tarasov, Vice-Rector on International Relations, Elena Gulicheva, Director on International Relations, Anastasia Mashkova, Director on Integration Policy Development, and employees of the Directorate for International Relations took part in the meeting.

The guests were given a tour of the GOELRO Museum, Institute of Hydropower and Renewable Energy (IHRE), Institute of Electrical Power Engineering (IEPE), Centre of the National Technological Initiative "Technologies of Electric Power Transportation and Distributed Intelligent Energy Systems" (NTI).

During the tour, guests learned about the activities of the departments, innovative equipment and technologies used in the educational process and scientific research.

Xi'an Jiaotong University has been MPEI partner for many years. The friendship and cooperation between our universities dates back to the 1950s. In 1954-1956. Prof. Mantrov from our university worked at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), which in 1956 moved to Xi'an and was renamed Xi'an Jiaotong University. Prof. Mantrov made great contributions to the founding of the Department of Electrical Insulation and Cable Network in China and the Faculty of Electrical Insulation. Since 2015, Xi'an Jiaotong University and MPEI have also cooperated under the Universities Alliance of the New Silk Road. MPEI students annually take part in international academic mobility programs of Xi'an Jiaotong University. In summer 2024, students MPEI are also going to take part in the summer school in Xi'an.

Within this visit, a memorandum of cooperation between Xi'an Jiaotong University and MPEI was signed. The memorandum is aimed at establishing and developing partnership relations between the two universities for the purpose of joint research, exchange of experience and knowledge, as well as academic and cultural exchange.

During the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation between Xi'an Jiaotong University and MPEI, both parties expressed their deep confidence in the prospect of this partnership and their commitment to joint efforts in education, science and culture. They reaffirmed their willingness to actively interact and develop cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, trust and understanding. Both parties expressed their hope for the successful realization of initiatives and projects laid down in the memorandum, which contribute to the enrichment of educational and scientific fields, as well as to the strengthening of friendly relations between educational institutions.

Read more about the cooperation between MPEI and China here.

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