The Beijing Administration Institute (BAI) and the Vladimir Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economics and Public Administration collaborated on a seminar on urban governancein the afternoon of November 3, 2022.

In the opening remarks,Zhang Jun,vice president of the BAI,reviewed the cooperation betweenthe BAI and the Vladimir Branch since 2014.Alexander Efimovich Illarionov,vice president of the Vladimir Branch,emphasized that the successful academic outcomes attained by both parties would not have been possible without prolonged efforts. He alsonoted that the“3+3” studentexchange program was a highlight of the two parties’ collaboration and expressed his commitment to strengthening the partnership and fostering more academic exchanges.

Professor Dong Wu, director of Public Administration of the BAI chaired the seminar. Yang Ni, associate professor and director of Urban Governance, Public Administration Department of the BAI and Oleg Lazarevich Goyger,associate professor and director of Strategic Development Center of the Vladimir Branch, made keynote presentations on the lean management of mega-cities and urban development strategies respectively. Students and teachers from both institutions also attended the seminar.

Written by Zhang Xi