On 17 August, an Agreement on the “China-Russia University of Advanced Technologies” (CRUTech) Consortium establishment will be signed at the 4th International Forum “SPROUTS: Russia and China – Mutually Beneficial Cooperation”. The ceremony will take place at 14:00 at the Kazan Expo IEC. The Consortium will serve as a platform for joint educational programmes, research, and technologies commercialisation.
The Consortium is being created in furtherance of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan Federal University, the Shandong Provincial Government, and Shandong University on the establishment of the China-Russia University of Advanced Technologies, signed on 20 May, 2026, during a meeting between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, timed to coincide with the opening of the cross-year of Russian-Chinese cooperation in education.
CRUTech will operate as a network of Russian and Chinese universities, research organisations, and other types of organisations. Its goal is to transform educational and scientific cooperation between the two countries from isolated contacts into a system of projects. This primarily involves the development of educational programmes, including double degree programmes, research collaborations and development, and technology transfer and commercialisation.
New educational and scientific organisations will be able to join the consortium. Participants will retain organisational autonomy, and coordination of joint work will be carried out through the Consortium Council and the CRUTech Secretariat, which will be located at the flagship university.
The Agreement on the establishment of the China-Russia University of Advanced Technology Consortium provides for the joint development and implementation of educational programmes (preparatory, undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate), including network and double degree programmes; joint scientific research, development, and technological work; the commercialisation of intellectual property and technology transfer; the organisation of joint events (conferences, forums, summer and winter schools); and the development of a unified digital platform for the exchange of educational and scientific resources.
The Russian side of the project is represented by a wide range of Tatarstan universities working in various fields, from engineering and energy to medicine, agriculture, construction, and IT. Kazan Federal University is leading the Tatarstan Consortium, while Shandong University is leading the Shandong Provincial Consortium.
Participants from the Republic of Tatarstan are Kazan Federal University, KNRTU-KAI, Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, Almetyevsk State Technological University “Higher School of Oil”, Innopolis University, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan State Agrarian University, Kazan State Institute of Culture and Art, and Kazan Innovative University named after V.G. Timiryasov.
Thus, the Consortium combines the expertise of several key economic sectors and creates the basis for closer ties between universities, research organisations, and industrial partners in Russia and China.
A session entitled “Educational and Scientific Cooperation between Russia and China: New Projects and Development Trends” will be held right after the Agreement signing ceremony, at 13:00-14:30. Participants will discuss promising areas of university collaboration, joint research projects, and new mechanisms for cooperation in education and technology.
“The creation of the China-Russia University of Advanced Technologies Consortium marks a shift from isolated educational contacts to systemic collaboration between universities and research organisations. Today, we have the opportunity to combine the expertise of Tatarstan universities and our Chinese partners, create joint programmes, develop research, and bring scientific developments to practical application. It is particularly important that this collaboration is focused on advanced technologies and training specialists who will be in demand by the economies of both countries,” noted Lenar Safin, Rector of Kazan Federal University (KFU).
The Consortium is being created in furtherance of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan Federal University, the Shandong Provincial Government, and Shandong University on the establishment of the China-Russia University of Advanced Technologies, signed on 20 May, 2026, during a meeting between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, timed to coincide with the opening of the cross-year of Russian-Chinese cooperation in education.
CRUTech will operate as a network of Russian and Chinese universities, research organisations, and other types of organisations. Its goal is to transform educational and scientific cooperation between the two countries from isolated contacts into a system of projects. This primarily involves the development of educational programmes, including double degree programmes, research collaborations and development, and technology transfer and commercialisation.
New educational and scientific organisations will be able to join the consortium. Participants will retain organisational autonomy, and coordination of joint work will be carried out through the Consortium Council and the CRUTech Secretariat, which will be located at the flagship university.
The Agreement on the establishment of the China-Russia University of Advanced Technology Consortium provides for the joint development and implementation of educational programmes (preparatory, undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate), including network and double degree programmes; joint scientific research, development, and technological work; the commercialisation of intellectual property and technology transfer; the organisation of joint events (conferences, forums, summer and winter schools); and the development of a unified digital platform for the exchange of educational and scientific resources.
The Russian side of the project is represented by a wide range of Tatarstan universities working in various fields, from engineering and energy to medicine, agriculture, construction, and IT. Kazan Federal University is leading the Tatarstan Consortium, while Shandong University is leading the Shandong Provincial Consortium.
Participants from the Republic of Tatarstan are Kazan Federal University, KNRTU-KAI, Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, Almetyevsk State Technological University “Higher School of Oil”, Innopolis University, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan State Agrarian University, Kazan State Institute of Culture and Art, and Kazan Innovative University named after V.G. Timiryasov.
Thus, the Consortium combines the expertise of several key economic sectors and creates the basis for closer ties between universities, research organisations, and industrial partners in Russia and China.
A session entitled “Educational and Scientific Cooperation between Russia and China: New Projects and Development Trends” will be held right after the Agreement signing ceremony, at 13:00-14:30. Participants will discuss promising areas of university collaboration, joint research projects, and new mechanisms for cooperation in education and technology.
“The creation of the China-Russia University of Advanced Technologies Consortium marks a shift from isolated educational contacts to systemic collaboration between universities and research organisations. Today, we have the opportunity to combine the expertise of Tatarstan universities and our Chinese partners, create joint programmes, develop research, and bring scientific developments to practical application. It is particularly important that this collaboration is focused on advanced technologies and training specialists who will be in demand by the economies of both countries,” noted Lenar Safin, Rector of Kazan Federal University (KFU).