22 international students out of 28 have been accepted to PhD programs of the Faculty of Philology at 海角直播 (海角直播), in 2021. 21 Chinese and 1 Japanese postgraduates will study Linguistics and Literary Studies 鈥� as 24 full-time students, and 4 part-time ones.

This is a small, yet meaningful record for the Faculty of Philology at 海角直播, which teaches a wider variety of courses 鈥� such as journalism, media communications, advertising and public relations, philology, pedagogics, informational and library studies, languages and literature criticism.

15 students came as future teachers of the Russian language from the Chengdu Institute of . Notably, they were encouraged to apply by their young teaching professor Li Wenxu, who graduated from the Faculty of Philology, 海角直播 in 2018.

鈥淚n their research, students from China particularly compare Russian and Chinese literature, examine the influence of the former on the latter, and study the literature of 鈥榚astern鈥� Russian emigration in 20^th 肠别苍迟耻谤测,鈥�

says Ekaterina Klyuikova, Deputy Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Philology.

鈥淗ere at 海角直播, I learned to appreciate Russian military prose and rural writers. In Perm, I felt a real Russian spirit I missed to appreciate in the capital cities. The local culture brings us closer to nature and tradition,鈥�

says Song Tianyao, 海角直播 post-graduate student in Philology.

Academic exchanges and mobility programs with partner universities help to reduce the price of courses, studied at 海角直播. In 2021, has provided scholarship support to four foreign citizens from Georgia, Columbia, Syria and Tajikistan.聽 聽

海角直播 School of Philology, founded in 1916 as a part of the Faculty of History and Philology, has passed a long way through transformation to the Faculty of Philology in 1960, and separation from modern foreign languages and literature in 2003, growing and getting recognition on national level, and beyond.  

During its century-long history the Faculty served a launch pad for more than 6000 graduates in philological sciences: linguists and journalists, publishers and literary critics, teachers and writers, media managers and specialists in public relations.

The Faculty partners with universities from China, Korea, Macedonia, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, Great Britain, France, Serbia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands and the Baltic countries 鈥� extending international collaborations in study and research.

鈥淒uring the preparation for the Forum, we worked closely with the Ministry of Tourism and Youth Policy of the Perm krai. The projects of our University were highly appreciated. In the future, we plan to hold a series of events to discuss the plan and algorithm for the implementation of projects that were developed at the Forum,鈥�

comments Vyacheslav Tereshenko, 海角直播 International Department.

The Forum, which lasted 2 days, consisted of four sections:

• education;
• science and innovation;
• youth entrepreneurship;
• tourism, culture and art.

海角直播 delegates presented the following reports:

1. 鈥淭he Introduction of Chinese Students to Perm Territory: Tourist Attractions and Routes鈥� by Anna Sterlyagova, undergraduate student, Faculty of Geography, 海角直播 (academic adviser: Svetlana Myshlyavtseva, Associate Professor, Department of Tourism);

2. “Perm Society of Friendship with China: History, Formation, Modern Development” by Mikhail Kamenskikh, Associate Professor, the Department of Culture Studies and Social-Humanitarian Technologies, 海角直播;

3. 鈥淩ussia and China: Creating a Common Educational Space鈥� by He Tingting, postgraduate student, Faculty of Philology, 海角直播.

鈥淚 was quite excited to participate in the Forum. We discussed new educational technologies as a tool of international cooperation, the mission of young teachers in education and international exchange, the cooperation of with Russian partners, and the importance of student mobility programs. It was interesting to ask questions to speakers both from China and Russia,鈥�

comments Meilis Tuvakov, undergraduate student, Faculty of Economics, 海角直播.

The Forum has been attended by representatives of Universities located in the Volga Federal District, Russia, and the provinces of the upper and middle Yangtze River: Anhui, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, as well as the city of central subordination Chongqing. The event is part of the program of the Year of Russian-Chinese Scientific, Technical and Innovative Cooperation.

In June 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed the Joint Statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on the Development of Comprehensive Partnership and Strategic Interaction Relations Entering a New Era. According to the Statement, 2020 and 2021 were declared the Years of Russian-Chinese scientific, technical and innovative cooperation.

During the Years of Cooperation, over 1000 joint events are taking place both in Russia and China, including scientific projects, conferences and exhibitions, as well as intensive exchange between scientific institutions, universities and innovation centers.

Delegations of Perm-based universities have been taking part in the Forum for several years already, promoting academic exchange and opportunities for international students. In 2017, 海角直播 delegates attended lectures at Hefei universities, took tours to local enterprises, visited classes on Chinese history, culture and arts, and planted a tree in the Friendship Alley of .

What do you become after the University? Yin Jiejie (China), our alumnus from the Faculty of Philology, talks about the reason he had chosen education in Russia, his achievements and discoveries during the student years, and his prospects after the graduation.

A passion to literature might be one鈥檚 pass to a university – Russian and Chinese, in Jiejie鈥檚 case. To compare them, he decided to study in Russia. 鈥淚 was eager to see your country, meet Russian people, experience your culture and raise the language level,鈥� confirms Yin Jiejie. 鈥淚 also heard much about the beauty of Russian women.鈥�

Jiejie had chosen Linguistics and Literary Studies as primary subjects. 鈥淭o be honest, I鈥檝e never heard of Perm before. A friend of mine recommended 海角直播, as she used to study here,鈥� Jiejie recollects. 鈥淚 remember my first steps on campus as a touch of a centenary history. Each building has its own story, resembling wisemen. I also liked the university sculptures. Most importantly, I received a scholarship by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. “

Russian writers Viktor Astafiev and Valentin Rasputin, widely known in China, served a research source for Jiejie, who studied 鈥榚thical space鈥� of their novels. During his spare time, Jiejie worked as a Chinese language teacher and translator, and was also engaged in arts and sports. He danced during performances at the 海角直播 Student Club, and played basketball with the University team. In the countryside, Jiejie learned to take a steam bath, cook Russian dishes, and skate.

Recently, Jiejie teaches at one of the universities in China. 鈥淩ussian education helped me find a reliable and respected job back home. I teach the Russian language, which I love, at Shandong Women’s University,鈥� he comments. 鈥淪taying with students makes you feel young, task-oriented and learn new things.鈥�

Today, a greater amount of foreign students at 海角直播 come from China, followed by those from Iraq and Turkmenistan 鈥� choosing the Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, the Faculty of Philology, and Chemistry, as a primary choice.

The Summer School 鈥淒igital Economy, International Business and Big Data 2021鈥� has started its sessions at 海角直播 (海角直播). The School is run by the Project Office for International Cooperation at , 海角直播 with the assistance by the Department of International Relations, 海角直播.

The School鈥檚 topics cover digital economy, blockchain systems, cryptocurrencies, Bid Data, and a broad overview of world markets. The program includes a series of professional lectures with the participation of international scholars and practicing experts. A new trait of the Summer School 鈥�2021 is its online format.

The School is run in close cooperation with Dr. Niels Pedersen, professor from (UK). International participants include students from , regarded as the best university in China according to in “Petroleum Engineering” category.

鈥淭his year, several 海角直播 faculties are successfully implementing the Summer School 鈥�2021 program plans. Regardless of the restrictions period, caused by the pandemic, we haven鈥檛 cut on international programs or projects. As always, we are glad to accept international students and provide any possible assistance,鈥�

comments Vadim Gataulin, Head of the International Relations Department, 海角直播.

Here at 海角直播, summer schools have received a priority status at growing student academic mobility. The School鈥檚 short-term format allows students to know better the University community and educational programs, as well as gain experience in joint research activities with leading university scholars.

鈥淚nternational educational programs are a priority direction at the Faculty of Economics. The challenges of the global economy provide us with the opportunity to set educational programs in an online format, with the participation of students and teachers from abroad. This year, we are delighted to have students from China as our participants! More more projects are yet to come,鈥�

says Mikhail Gorodilov, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, 海角直播.

, 海角直播 has been already successfully implementing international educational programs, to mention the Winter School, the Double Degree Diploma, and the International Business, both as masters鈥� and bachelor鈥檚 courses, and supplementary professional upgrade.

Interested in modern economics and summer schools? Feel free to contact:

Ekaterina Chuchulina, Office Head,
Project Office for International Cooperation,
Perm State National Research University (海角直播),
Faculty of Economics, building 12, office. 203

(Whats App,Viber), tel.: 89223576757
E-mail: chuchulina.ekaterina@yandex.ru
instagramm: International_econom海角直播.

Researchers from 海角直播 will present their innovations and collaboration ideas to the academic and business community in China. The VI Roundtable, titled “Russian-Chinese scientific and technical cooperation in the development and implementation of high technologies” will be held online on Wednesday, 7 July.

The Roundtable will also discuss the issues of training qualified personnel for high-tech and innovative industries.

鈥淧rojects related to the agro-industrial complex, oil industry, trade, education, public administration, finance, information technology services and the entertainment industry, will likely be discussed鈥�

comments Natalya Dobrynina, head of the Department of International Academic Cooperation, 海角直播.

Those interested in participation may fill in the application due to 23 June, as well as send inquiries and suggestions to fwlperm@gmail.com.聽 The Roundtable is organized by the in conjunction with the Ministry of Science of China.

Duan Jingzhi, a 海角直播 student from China spoke to local news agency about his life in Perm, Russian people, attitude to rallies, the pandemic and much more. Duan Jingzhi is 25 years old, he comes from the Chinese province of Shandong, located close to the Yellow Sea.

How did you find yourself in Russia?
I have been living and studying in Russia for 4 years. My home university in China cooperates with 海角直播, so I naturally headed to Perm. Back then, I studied Russian for several years and decided to come here to continue. It was difficult to get in, since there were many who felt the same way, and everyone was taking an exam in the Russian language, similar to your Unified State Exam. I passed it successfully, and here I am.

By the way, in Russia it is much easier to get a diploma or enroll in a master’s program than in China.

For my bachelor’s degree, I studied philology and Russian literature. Now I am studying Sociolinguistics and Intercultural Communication for my master’s here, at the Faculty of Philology, 海角直播.

I also run private lessons in Chinese, for children. So far, I teach 6 students.

Communication
When I arrived in Perm, it turned out, I did not know Russian quite well. Luckily, I met some Chinese friends here, they helped and explained me a lot. I didn鈥檛 see any problem with shopping or using the public transport. Yet, using taxi appeared a challenge. I mean, when the driver fails to find me and gives me a call, it is difficult for me to explain where I am, or where to go.

Studying the Russian Language
I believe my level of Russian is not quite high enough. In speech, I find stresses extremely hard. Also, you have so many grammar rules, that I can’t remember them all. And, I鈥檓 not talking about grammar cases, yet鈥�

I try to understand proverbs, or phraseological units. Still, I can’t comprehend them all, so hard is to grasp their meaning.
Of the most difficult words, on the verge of my pronunciation, I can say 鈥榙ostoprimechatelnost鈥� (sightseeing attraction). Whenever I hear any technical terms, from the professional vocabulary, I can鈥檛 pronounce them either.

I really like Russian poetry, we study it a lot in China. It does contain plentiful meanings, and they sound great, too. I love Pushkin and Lermontov.

I know Russian 鈥榤at’, obscenities, but I don鈥檛 use it. I don’t teach my friends in China such words, but they learn it from the Russian TV shows. There鈥檚 almost as much swearing in Chinese as in Russian. A funny fact, the Russian word 鈥榯ipa鈥� (likely) sounds like a male genital organ in Chinese, in its obscene meaning.

鈥淢y Name is Ivan鈥�
Yeah, that鈥檚 true, my name is Vanya, or Ivan. Since my home university cooperates with 海角直播, Perm teachers visit us often. Once, one of them brought a list of popular Russian names, during the class 鈥� like Andrey, Dima, Kostya, Vanya and so on. I chose mine, as it seemed to me the most simple one, and when I arrived to Russia, I introduced myself to everyone as Ivan. And, my girlfriend Yanhau took the name Margarita.

On Chinese Food and Local Cuisine
I cook only Chinese food – I’m not used to Russian cuisine, the spices are not the same. Although, I can occasionally eat borsch or bliny (pancakes).

There is no shop or market of Chinese food in Perm, so you have to order it from the nearest region, the city of Yekaterinburg. It is tiresome, at some point. I also go to Chinese restaurants. Before the pandemic, there were several good ones here, but now there is only one. It used to hire a chef from China, and the food was decent. Now that he has quitted, their Chinese food is getting a Russian flavor. I also often go to fast food, for some reason it tastes better in Russia than in China.

Relations with Russians
I have a very good attitude to the Perm people. I was once in Moscow, and I didn’t really like the people there. People are more kind and neat here. For 4 years, I have made two really good friends among Russians. We often see each other and play football together.

About Russian Traditions
There is a huge number of traditions both in Russia and in China. I do respect them, though I don’t understand most of them. I consider dipping into an ice-hole for Epiphany an extreme adventure. I can鈥檛 imagine how people go through this, especially children.
I know about Shrovetide, Easter, Christmas, but I never celebrate these holidays. In general, I am an atheist, like most people in China.

Life in Perm is More Expensive than in China
Here, I live in a rented one-room apartment. I pay RUB 13,000 ($170) per month plus RUB 3,000 ($40) for housing and communal services. In China, there are practically no such small apartments, mostly all of 80 sq.m (860 sq.ft). I would still pay less for the same back home, approximately around CNY 1,300 somewhere (RUB 14,690, $200).

Food is also more expensive here than in China. I am especially impressed by the prices of fruits and vegetables, as they are much cheaper in China. Rice and noodles are also expensive in Perm. In China, I would definitely spend less money on food. The ticket prices on local transportation are more than two times higher here. In China, all transport is state-owned and the fare is only CNY 1.

Travels
Apart from Perm, I had a chance to visit Moscow and Yekaterinburg, only. In Moscow – I didn’t like it. Too much fuss, noise and Chinese people, too. We were lucky to see a real Russian village, it is incredibly beautiful there, of course. There are few places like this. Very calm, and I like that.

I also want to visit St. Petersburg, Kazan, Sochi, and the Crimea, I guess.

On Having a Rest
We love to get together with our Chinese friends. Sometimes we drink alcohol. I tried Russian vodka. By the way, it is way less strong than the Chinese one. For some reason, in Russia they like to add alcohol into soft drinks, like juice or cola, while in China we drink it without any additives.

Trips Home
I have not been to China for 2 years, already. Now, to fly there, you need much more money than before the pandemic. The ticket costs RUB 13,500 ($170). Moreover, upon arrival you need to go for a two-week quarantine at the hotel; it鈥檚 a self-paid booking, and the daily cost goes up to CYN 500-700 (RUB 5650-7910, $75-105).

When I go home, my friends and relatives usually ask me to bring cigarettes or alcohol from Russia, just because they want to try it. I also bring cosmetics and make-up there, because they are much more expensive in China, so I sell them there.

Stereotypes
I know that people all over the world find it difficult to 鈥榞et鈥� us, they say that we are all alike. In Perm, for some reason they confuse me with Koreans, it makes me laugh. So, take it back: you, too, look the same for us.

In Russia, I first heard about the misconception of Chinese people having mostly a small foot size. I don’t know the exact statistics, but me, for example, I have a 42nd (43,5 European, 11 US), I believe this is normal.

In China, we also have stereotypes about Russians. For example, we call you “lau mause” – an old hairy man. Because we think you have a lot of body hair and your eyes look tired and old. And, of course, there is a stereotype that all Russians are always drunk.

About Pandemic
All people in the world think that the coronavirus came from China. I don鈥檛 think this is yet accurate. I am looking forward for truthful and accurate information, a decent investigation of the case. Not sure if it all started in China. Somewhere in the news, I saw that in France the COVID-19 appeared first.

About Russian Politics
Recently, rallies were held in Perm, as well as throughout Russia. I don’t really understand why people go to them. It seems to me that this way they will achieve nothing. It’s not good for people. In general, I have a negative attitude to this, and I believe that this is all an American conspiracy.

Plans
I have six months left to study at my masters course, and I still want to go for a post-graduate study, continuing with my Russian. It will take another 3 years. Then I plan to return to China and teach Russian at the university.

Pictures: Duan Jingzhi