From November 29 to 30, Prof. Tao Yitao, director of the China Center for Special Economic Zone Research (CCSEZR), Shenzhen University (SZU), a key research base of humanities and social science under the Ministry of Education, dean of the Belt and Road Research Institute of Shenzhen University and also dean of the Belt and Road Research Institute (Shenzhen) for International Cooperation and Development (BRRIICD), attended the ceremony marking the 95th Anniversary of Armavir State Pedagogical University in Russia, accompanied by Associate Professor Li Fan, director assistant of the CCSEZR, Li Zhuangzhi, secretary-general of the Belt and Road Artist Alliance and associate professor of Department of Fine Arts of Normal College of Shenzhen University, and Andrei Petunin, an international doctoral student of the CCSEZR.
On November 29th, director Tao Yitao and her party were warmly welcomed by vice president Sergei Pelevin as well as teacher and student representatives of Armavir State Pedagogical University. Vice president Sergei Pelevin introduced the basic information of the school library, e-reading room, art design studio and school of economics. Director Tao Yitao sent books including the Special Economic Zones and China’s Path (by Tao Yitao and Lu Zhiguo) and Annual Report on the Development of China's Special Economic Zones (with Tao Yitao as the chief editor and Yuan Yiming as the executive chief editor) (English version) to the Armavir State Pedagogical University Library. The two sides also exchanged ideas and reached preliminary intentions on matters regarding training of international graduate students and doctoral students in Theoretical Economics, application and assignment of postdoctoral researchers, academic research on special economic zones and jointly-held international academic conferences. Director Tao Yitao was also arranged to meet with exchange students from Shenzhen University in Armavir State Pedagogical University.
On November 30, Director Tao Yitao attends the ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of Armavir State Pedagogical University. Director Tao Yitao delivered a speech at the ceremony and expressed warm congratulations on the 95th birthday of the Armavir State Pedagogical University. She said she hopes that the two universities will continue to develop further cooperation in Theoretical Economics.
