On July 24, the RAUIE together with the City Committee of the Communist Party of China in Jinan and the People's Government of Jinan City held the final of the 4th International Competition for Highly Qualified Talents, Innovation, Entrepreneurship. In total, 100 contestants took part in the final, presenting their projects in such areas as big data and information technologies of a new generation; intelligent manufacturing and high quality equipment; biopharmaceuticals and healthcare; modern agriculture and environmental protection. The total fund of the competition was 25.5 million yuan.
Vitaly Mankevich, President of the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, made a welcoming speech at the final opening ceremony: “We hope that in the future, cooperation between Russia and Jinan, as well as Shandong province, will expand in the scientific, technical, trade, economic and investment spheres. Shandong is one of the leaders in cooperation with Russia under the "One Belt - One Road" Initiative. Shandong Province held 5th place in our ranking, which is a very good result. "
Vitaly Mankevich also congratulated the finalists of the competition and wished them success in the future: "I want to congratulate all the finalists, reaching the final of the international competition is recognition of the project, its quality, elaboration and relevance. I want to wish success to everyone who was able to reach the final, this is a high level. "
