From October 29th to November 2nd, HNUST delegation led by President Li Bochao accepted the invitation to pay a five-day visit to Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov, and St. Petersburg Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (Repin Academy of Art), in order to promote education internationalization, strengthen exchanges between HNUST and Russian universities and enhance mutual communication and cooperation on disciplines and specialties.
During the visit, President LI and his two Russian counterparts exchanged in-depth views on school history, characteristics and strengths of school running as well as cooperation intention. Furthermore, HNUST delegation visited studios, creative centers and artworks of graduates of two Russian universities, negotiated with Russian delegates over projects such as teacher exchanges and joint exhibitions.
The visit improved the exchanges and cooperation between HNUST and Russian universities, and promoted the disciplinary development of HNUST, which deepened education reform and diversified teaching modes.
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1. Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov is one of the most prestigious art academies in Russia which inherits art and cultural tradition of Russia during 19th century to early 20th century. And it falls into Department of Painting, Sculpture, Art Theory and History.
2. Repin St. Petersburg State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture is originally Imperial Academy of Arts. As one of the four famous academies in the world and the top art academy in Russia, it has nurtured dozens of world-famous artists. Founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy of the Three Noblest Arts, Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts In 1947, it was named Ilya Repin Leningrad Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and since 1991, it has been called the St. Petersburg Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
(Translated by Chen Meijun)
