To deepen educational cooperation with Russia and expand cross-border exchange networks, South China Normal University attend the 2026 China-Russia Sports Development Forum and the China-Russia Sports University Alliance Annual Meeting, and delivered a speech during the discussion session on October 24.

According to the remarks from SCNU, its department of Russian has built partnerships with leading Russian universities including Lomonosov Moscow State University, Saint Petersburg State University and National Research University- Higher School of Economics. It has developed a dual-track talent training model combining university exchange programmes and government-sponsored overseas study. Besides, faculty and students were also organized to participate in China-Russia cultural and people-to-people exchange volunteer service to advance youth exchanges between the two countries.

Themed Deepening Practical China-Russia Cooperation in Sports and Fostering a New Ecosystem for China-Russia Sports Development, the forum featured keynote presentations and roundtable discussions. Participants conducted in-depth discussions on topics including joint training programmes, collaborative research and innovation, youth sports exchanges, and sports diplomacy.

Co-hosted by the China-Russia sports university alliance and the Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, the event brought together more than 200 leaders, experts, faculty and student representatives from over 40 universities in China and Russia at the University.
Source from Office of International Exchange and Cooperation
Translated by Li Shiyao, Wu Mengqi
Proofread by Edwin Baak
Edited by Li Jianru