MPEI graduate, chairman of NPO "Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia" visited his alma mater

19 December, 2022 Zhou Liqun, Chairman of NPO "Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia", Vice-President of the Chinese Alumni Association of the former Soviet Union and the CIS, General Director of the Moscow Greenwood World Trade Center, MPEI graduate visited our university with a working visit.

Mikhail Kiselev, Head of the Department of Electromechanics, Electrical and Electronic Apparatuses, warmly welcomed the Chinese MPEI graduate and gave a tour around modern laboratories and classrooms of the department. Mr. Zhou Liqun was studying from 1989-1993 at the Department of Electromechanics and wrote his dissertation under the guidance of Prof. A. Ivanov-Smolensky, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Electrotechnical Sciences and MPEI Veteran of Labor. Mr. Zhou Liqun warmly recalled his student years, visited the familiar fully re-equipped laboratories and classrooms.

Mr. Zhou Liqun was given a tour of the Institute of Hydropower and Renewable Energy (IHRE) and the Institute of Electrical Power Engineering (IEPE), during which the guest was familiarized with the latest equipment in the laboratories and with the areas of each institute.

As part of the visit, a meeting was held with Nikolay Rogalev, MPEI Rector, to discuss issues of cooperation.

The meeting was attended by Alexander Tarasov, Vice-Rector on International Relations, Elena Gulicheva, Director on International Relations, and MPEI staff.

"MPEI ranks among the top 10 universities in Russia in terms of the demand for graduates by employers. Speaking of statistics, 99% of MPEI graduates are employed upon graduation," Nikolay Rogalev noted.

Zhou Liqun, in turn, expressed his kind words about his student years spent at MPEI, the professors who helped him become a professional in his field, and life in Russia: "Russia is my second homeland, I am very grateful to MPEI and want to contribute to the development of the university.

Both parties discussed the MPEI-Hainan project, within which MPEI is planning to establish a campus on 55 hectares in Wenchang, Hainan Province, and other promising activities between MPEI and universities and organizations of China.

At the end of the meeting, the participants expressed their hope for further cooperation, which will make a significant contribution to the strengthening of cooperation between Russia and China in the educational and scientific sphere.​