From April 12 to 19, a delegation from Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov, headed by First Vice-Rector Andrei Pavlovich Mekhovich, is paying an official visit to the People's Republic of China (Shandong Province). The delegation includes Yulia Shamilyevna Salakhova, Head of the International Relations Department, and Evgenia Olegovna Lazakovich, Specialist of the International Relations Department.

On the first working day in Zibo city, the parties held negotiations on promising areas of cooperation and personnel training in arts and music education, IT and design fields. Bilateral cooperation agreements were signed with:

• Zibo Normal College
• Zibo Vocational Institute
• Shandong Vocational Institute of Industry

Vitebsk State University shared its experience in educating Chinese citizens and presented the university's scientific and educational potential.