On March 4, at 11:00 (16:00 Irkutsk), a cooperation memorandum between the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and Irkutsk Region Development Corporation was signed.
The parties expressed confidence that this step will mark the beginning of long-term and mutually beneficial cooperation between one of the most prospective Far Eastern regions of Russia and Asian countries.
The meeting was attended by Director General of JSC "KRIO" Lautin Alexander, Head of the Investment Projects Department Alexey Evladov, Head of International Relations and Public Relations Prosekin Anton and Director of the Irkutsk Region Industry Development Fund Yana Shevchenko. President Vitaly Mankevich, Vice President Suzanne Mkrtchyan and Head of the Regional Office in Irkutsk Elena Dydykina took part from the RAUIE side.
The parties expressed interest in scientific and technical cooperation, especially paid attention to the issues of education, both higher and secondary specialized. The first joint event will be a closed meeting "Scientific and technical cooperation between Russia and China as drivers of innovative development in the post-COVID period" on March 11 this year with the signing of a cooperation agreement between the RAUIE and Irkutsk State University.
Vitaly Mankevich: “Our Union as a public organization pays special attention to education and international cooperation in the field of scientific and technical development. We see great prospects for the development of the potential of the Irkutsk region. We are ready to help local universities in establishing partnerships with leading universities in Asia and other educational foreign organizations. "