The Mayor's Office of Rostov on the banks of the Roston River in Russia recently announced that the city is working closely with the Jinan Municipal Government of China and plans to sign a new cooperation agreement on friendly relations.

The city of Rostov on Don revealed this information in a press release and thanked the president of the local university, Don State Technical University, Besarion Messi. It is reported that in April 2022, Messi issued an initiative to establish friendly relations between Rostov on Don and Jinan, which received positive responses from relevant institutions in both cities.

The establishment of a close relationship between the two cities stems from educational cooperation. In 2019, Dunhe National University of Technology and Shandong Jiaotong University jointly established the first Sino foreign cooperative education institution in Jinan - Shandong Jiaotong University Dunhe College. The students of this college have the academic status of two universities, and after passing the graduation thesis defense, they can obtain the academic qualifications and degree certificates of both universities. At the same time, students have the opportunity to receive higher-level learning in Rostov on Don. With the assistance of educational cooperation, the exchanges between Rostov on Don and Jinan have been continuously deepened. In September 2023, during the visit of the Rostov on Don delegation to Jinan, the two sides signed a cooperation intention agreement. In May 2024, under the framework of the Rostov Oblast in Russia and the China Economic and Trade Cooperation Development Forum, the two cities signed a memorandum of cooperation in Beijing. Rostov on Don is the capital of Rostov Oblast, the largest state in Russia.

The city has a history of 275 years and is an economic and cultural exchange center in southern Russia, earning the reputation of being the "capital of southern Russia". This place has a pleasant climate and is also the hometown of famous novelists Chekhov, Nobel laureates Sholokhov, and Solzhenitsyn. Dunhe State Technical University was founded in 1930 and is a well-known comprehensive high-level university in southern Russia that integrates teaching and research.

As an important city in Rostov, Russia, the cooperation between Rostov on the river and Jinan, China, is not only a vivid interpretation of the friendly relationship between the two countries, but also a profound reflection of the positive significance of local cooperation under the "the Belt and Road" initiative. Through education as a bridge, the hearts of the people of the two cities are more closely connected, jointly writing a new chapter of friendship between China and Russia. I also firmly believe that the prospect of China Russia joint development is broader.(This article is from the official website of Jian Dao: www.seetao.com. Reproduction without permission is prohibited, otherwise it will be prosecuted. Please indicate Jian Dao Net+original link when reprinting.) Jian Dao Net Strategy Column Editor/Li Na