SibGIU (participant of the KuZbass REC) and Wenzhou University became partners

The first university of Kuzbass signed a cooperation agreement with Wenzhou University. The partner university is among the 500 best universities in the world in the following areas: engineering, earth sciences, physical and mathematical sciences, chemical technologies, computer science according to the versions of the international ratings Simago IR and ARWU.

SibGIU and Wenzhou University have been cooperating for 6 years. For example, the Department of Natural Sciences named after Professor V.M. Finkel is implementing a joint scientific project with the People's Republic of China "Research of high-entropy alloys obtained using cold metal transfer technology." And Candidate of Technical Sciences Irina Panchenko completed an internship at Wenzhou University and headed the Laboratory of Electron Microscopy and Image Processing at SibGIU.

Today at SibGIU at a meeting of the dissertation council, a public defense of the PhD thesis of a graduate of the partner university, Wang Yanhu, took place. The Chinese scientist chose a topic in the field of metal science and heat treatment of metals and alloys.

"Our young scientists received a scholarship from the President of Russia and twice went to Wenzhou University for an internship. Having signed the agreement, we hope to work together to develop a number of other projects. They are already in folders marked "for signature", and their start is not far away," said Alexey Yuryev, rector of the first university of Kuzbass.

In the plans of universities:

- training at SibGIU of undergraduates and postgraduates recommended by Wenzhou University within the quota for studying in Russia of foreign students in areas of mutual interest;

- development of joint educational programs in the field of materials science and other fields;

- academic exchange of students according to agreed educational programs;

- lectures by leading experts of the parties at the partner university;

- joint management (consulting, reviewing) of final qualifying works;

- exchange of educational materials, joint preparation and publication of educational literature;

- conducting joint research work in areas of mutual interest;

- scientific internships for employees, students and postgraduates;

- participation in scientific conferences, seminars held by universities, and organization of joint conferences;

- preparation of joint applications for competitions within the framework of research funding programs announced by Chinese and Russian scientific foundations.

SibGIU has experience in obtaining funding for joint research projects from Russian scientific foundations and industrial partners. About 40 research projects have been implemented on the basis of scientific laboratories and centers.