Cooperation with Chinese universities. RUDN University participates in the creation of the Union of journalistic education of Chinese and Russian HEIs

The creation of the Union was announced in July at Chinese People’s University at the Forum of humanitarian and social sciences 2016: Journalistic education and mass media development in China and Russia. At the Forum RUDN University Philological faculty representatives agreed to strengthen cooperation in research and academic exchange with a number of Chinese universities.

“Talking about journalism we have agreed to organize student and professors’ academic exchange and joint publications. We are planning to start work this year”, said Victor Barabash, Dean of the Philological faculty.

Professor Barabash noted that research themes include very challenging topics like “Forming media images of Russia and China in global and national mass media”, “Research of media market of SCO states”, “Info security of Russia and China”, etc.

“The Union of journalistic education of Chinese and Russian HEIs” was timed to the Years of Chinese-Russian mass media exchange (2016-2017). The project forms a platform for communication and cooperation, info exchange on media education and research. It helps establish close links between universities. The Years of mass media exchange are strategically important for China and Russia in the fields of journalism, culture and international agenda. The Union already comprises dozens of HEIs of Russia and China.