MOU signed between TNU of Ukraine and TUASTEE of China

On March 18th (10:30 am Kyiv time), the President of Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine, Dr. Volodymyr Kazarin, met with the President of Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment (preparatory) by videocall, Professor Chen Guoying, a member of the University Committee led by Vice President Zhang Jingli.

In this meeting, the presidents of both sides signed a memorandum of cooperation between the two universities. 

The event was jointly initiated by Risen International Culture Exchange Center (NPO,RICEC) in Ukraine and the International Education and Research Center of Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine. It will promote two-way interactive cooperation between Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine and Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment in environment, ecology, energy and other disciplines, and cooperation in teaching, scientific research, practice, employment, and industrial cooperation to benefit the teachers and students of the two universities.

Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment is China’s first full-time university in applied ecological technology. In the future, it will become China’s largest ecological vocational education base. Professor Chen Guoying, the president of the university, said in the meeting: “Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment and Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine are based on honesty and reciprocity, relying on the original university environment and experience of the two universities, with the aid of the scientific management model, it will realize the co-construction and sharing of resources, complementary advantages, and leapfrog development, forming a unique and distinctive feature of ecological education. This will become the highlight of Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment and is the university’s first new business card. Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment will take this cooperation as an opportunity to work hard together to cultivate a group of professionals in the new era of ecological environment with an international perspective and international cutting-edge technologies. This cooperation is a new starting point. We hope that the two sides will go hand in hand and work together to make innovative contributions to the China-Ukraine cooperation in the universities.” Finally, President Chen Guoying extended a sincere invitation to the President of Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine, and welcomed Mr. Volodymyr Kazarin to visit Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment.

Dr. Volodymyr Kazarin, the president of Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine, said to the Chinese president and members of the university committee during the meeting: “It is a great pleasure to meet my friends from China here. Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine is a century-old university with a profound teaching background and a rich history. It plays an important role in the history of Ukrainian education and scientific development. Two professors have won the Nobel Prize, and many professors have left a shining mark in the history of Ukrainian education. This time, with the help of Dr. Kevin Liu from Risen International Culture Exchange Center in Ukraine, the two universities have been united, giving us the opportunity not only to cooperate in biology, environment, energy and other disciplines, but also to cooperate in the fields of practice, employment and industrial cooperation. This will bring well-being to the teachers and students of the two univresities. We look forward to the success of the cooperation between the two universities. When the environment permits, I will accept the invitation by President Chen Guoying to visit Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment in China. President Chen and members of the university committee are also welcome to visit Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine.”

The meeting was held in a friendly and warm atmosphere between the two parties. The speeches of the two presidents also won rounds of applause from the meeting’s participants. After the signing of the contract, Ms. Mariia Kulishova, head of the Science and Innovation Department of Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine, also gave a speech on “Ecological Economy at Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine” for the meeting participants. During the meeting, Mr. Zhang Jingli, Vice President of Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment, Ms. Elena Zheng, Head of Risen International Culture Exchange Center (NPO) in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Dr. Kevin Liu, Director of International Education and Research Center, Vernadsky Taurida National University of Ukraine all offered their faithful blessings for the cooperation between the two universities. There were more than 20 people who participated in the meeting, including Mr. Yang Fuchun, Honorary Chairman of the Preparatory Committee of Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment, Mr. Zhigang Lu, the former project leader of Tianjin University of Applied Science and Technology in Ecology and Environment, and Ms. Ling Tong, Vice President.