BSTU named after V.G. Shukhov was visited by the chairman of the board of the center for Russian-Chinese humanitarian cooperation and development, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences  Mr. Yin Bin. The purpose of his visit was to discuss possible points of interaction and consider the issue of cooperation between Weifang University (China) and a flagship university.

At the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, representatives of 20 higher educational institutions of Russia, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain discussed the prospects for scientific and educational cooperation, as well as the preparation of the III Forum of the Federation of rectors of Russian and Arab universities. The co-chairs of the meeting at the pivotal university of the Belgorod region were the chairman of the council of rectors of universities in the Belgorod region, the rector of BSTU named after V.G. Shukhov-prof. Sergey Nikolaevich Glagolev and Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities Professor Amr Ezzat Salama.

At the campus  of the flagship university of the Belgorod region, an international architectural plein air started for the sixth time, which was attended by 10 artists from Syria, Egypt, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The sculptural compositions created will join the works of past years and will decorate the territory of the university student campus.