First Chinese students
were admitted to MPEI in the 1950-ies. Through
the years, MPEI has prepared more than 270 specialists for People's Republic of
China (PRC), among whom there are prominent Chinese scientists who contributed
to the development of science and economy. One of the most renowned MPEI
Alumnus is Li Peng, former Chairman
of the State Council of China, who is an Honorable Doctor of MPEI, as well as Zhang Tong, President of Chinese Industrial
Corporation “Great Wall”.
For the large personal contribution to the development
of cooperation with MPEI, Jiang Peixue,
professor of Tsinghua University was awarded the title “Honorable professor of
MPEI”.
Among the prominent Scientists of China, including Academicians
of the Chinese Engineering Academy, there are many MPEI Alumni.
Presently, 106
students and postgraduates from China are studying at MPEI, and more than 40 Chinese students are studying at
North China Electric Power University on the mutual educational program with
MPEI.
In total, 31 Universities of China signed agreements
of collaboration with MPEI.
MPEI professors were at the foundations of the
Department of High Voltage and Isolation Technologies of Xi’an Jiaotong
University that has been preparing qualified specialists for Chinese Power
Industry for 60 years.
From 2013 until 2015 China was one of the countries
where the events of the project “Time to study in Russia!” were held by Russian
Universities, including MPEI.
Since 2018, a mutual educational program between MPEI
and NCEPU has been carried out. Its main result is the Double-Degree that is
awarded to its graduates. Students are on the Bachelor program in Beijing and
Baoding on the basis of NCEPU while studying Russian with an MPEI staff member.
The top students receive an opportunity to study at MPEI. The result of the
education is obtaining the Double-Degree of MPEI and NCEPU.
In 2020, a joint educational program of Bachelors in
the field of 15.03.01 Mechanical engineering, based on the achievements and
experience of MPEI planned for realization in Tangshan, China, in Russian
language was created.
Chinese applicants that have won the competition can
participate in it. Teaching in China on the coordinated study programs is partially
given by MPEI lecturers. Part of the students by the end of the 2 year can come
to MPEI for finishing the education and receiving double-degree diplomas. The
rest continue studying in China and receive the Tangshan Institute diploma.
Students of MPEI take part in the Summer School
program of the Harbin Institute of Technology and the Summer School program of
Xi'an Jiaotong University.
In the framework of carrying out the Agenda for Years of Youth Exchange in
Russia and China, MPEI is an organizer and member of International Student
Summer Schools.
Since 2009, MPEI has been part of the International
Network University of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization that provides the exchange of students of Russia,
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The USCO includes 15
Universities, and NCEPU is its coordinator for Chinese Universities in the
Power Engineering branch.
On the basis of USCO the Intellectual Power
Engineering centre of Shanghai Cooperation organization which extends the ways
of collaboration between Universities-members of the Power Engineering field of
the USCO was created. The centre contributes to development of scientific
research and professional consultations including the development of the Power
Industry structure and ties between the States-members of Shanghai Organization
of Cooperation.
MPEI is a coordinator of the International Thematic
group of Power Engineering of the BRICS
Network University. The partnership of MPEI in the framework of the group
is set with the Chinese Universities such as Hohai University, North China
University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hunan University.
22 December 2020, at MPEI the Russian National
Committee of Organization on Development and Cooperation of the Global Energy
Association GEIDCO. The Chairman of
the National Committee is MPEI Rector Nikolay Rogalev.
MPEI is part of ATURC (Association of Technical
Universities of Russia and China), which is an efficient platform in the field
of professional higher technical education in the framework of the program
“Commission of Humanitarian Collaboration of Russia and China”. In 2020, during
the Russian-Chinese year of science and innovations the International Online
School ATURC “Ecologically pure energy and sustainable development” was held. The
event was dedicated to strengthening and extension of collaboration and
humanitarian and educational ties among the universities of two countries and
exchange of the top-level technologies and educational resources. MPEI
professors have been chosen as lecturers in the “Power Engineering” field.
Since 2015, MPEI has been part of the Executive
Committee of the New Silk Road
University Alliance.
In 2016, MPEI became a member of the University Union
“One Belt - One way”, that was created on 17 October 2015 in the framework of
approved by Russia, China and Korea and other countries “Dunhuang Consensus”.
MPEI took part in the International Educational Forum
for development of Electric Power Technologies ADEPT.
For 15 years MPEI has been organizing an Open Olympiad
n Russian as a Foreign Language for foreigners of Technical Universities, that
is well attended by the Chinese students from a number of Russian Universities.
Annually, MPEI maintains the exchange of specialists
and students with Jiaotong University, as well as North China Electric Power
University and Shanghai University of Electric Power.