From May 4th to 26th, postgraduate students Liu Weijian and Zhang Jinyang completed a three-week exchange program in The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Vladimir Branch. This is the first time that BAI sends students to RANEPA Vladimir Branch. Students took part in various kinds of activities during the program, including lectures, scientific conference, enterprise visits and city excursions.

In their academic study, students attended altogether 14 lectures given by Russian professors, which covered a wide range of subjects including economics, law, public administration, international relationship, etc. Students also took part in the international scientific conference held on May 15th and gave speeches on the topic of regional economics.

In their practical study, students visited several enterprises and cultural sites in cities of Vladimir region. They went into a factory in city Vladimir that produced Russian wines, a garment factory and a mattress manufacturer in city Kovrov and a glass factory in city Gus-Khrustalnyi. Museums, churches and cathedrals in Vladimir, Suzdal and Murom were also on the list of their schedule. Through their visits, they learned about the history and cultural background of each city.

Besides, the two students had communications with Russian students in Vladimir Branch. They gave presentations about Chinese chess and Palace Museum to Russian students and answered questions. Our students participated in a marketing course of management major students on May 17th, where they were impressed by the teaching method and atmosphere of Russian university class.

RANEPA Vladimir Branch is BAI’s second cooperation partner of student exchange program. So far in 2019, one out of five BAI postgraduate students could have the opportunity to study abroad, which demonstrates the improvement of quality of BAI’s postgraduate education.