From left to right, representatives of SPbGASU: Svyatoslav Fedorov, Head of the Department of Water Use and Environment; Andrey Nikulin, Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering; Dmitry Ulrikh, Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Municipal services; Elena Aleksandrova, Head of the Division for Curriculum Development and Academic Work; Anna Mikhailova, Dean of the Faculty of Continuing Education; and Sergey Mikhailov, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. Representatives of Henan University of Urban Construction: Sun Yuzhou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs; Zhu Kai, Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Highway Engineering; Guo Jinmin, Director of the Center for Education Quality Monitoring; Jiang Zhongfeng, Dean of the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering; and Liu Xiaoyan, Deputy Head of the International Department.

On 29 October, a delegation from Henan University of Urban Construction (HUUC, Pingdingshan, People's Republic of China), headed by Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Sun Yuzhou, visited the Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. The parties discussed prospects for cooperation, which began in 2017.

Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at SPbGASU Sergey Mikhailov recalled that, starting in 2022, approximately 20 SPbGASU teachers have been annually participating in the bachelor's degree program in "Water Supply and Sanitation" at Henan University of Urban Construction. Professor at the Department of Geotechnics Lidiya Kondratieva, Head of the Department of Water Use and Environment Svyatoslav Fedorov, and Associate Professor at the Department of Water Use and Environment Vladimir Verkhoturov have the status of visiting professors at HUUC.

Joint academic mobility programs for students are being successfully implemented. Currently, a group of 24 SPbGASU students in Pingdingshan are experiencing the culture and education of the People's Republic of China.

Liu Xiaoyan, Deputy Head of the International Department at Henan University of Urban Construction, reported that the Chinese Ministry of Education currently supports educational programs that result in graduates receiving dual degrees from partner universities. The relationship between HUUC and SPbGASU allows for the development and implementation of such a program to begin in 2027.

Sun Yuzhou expressed confidence that the new project would attract even more participants and will contribute to strengthening trust between universities and countries.