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On December 6–7, 2025, students from the Psychology Faculty of the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities of Samara University—Anna Terentyeva, Maria Golubeva, Daria Yevseyeva—along with senior lecturer from the Department of Foreign Languages and Professional Communication Kristina Korobkova, participated in the International Scientific-Practical Conference "Forum of China Studies Scholars 2025: Current Issues in Training Specialists with Chinese Language Skills." The forum was organized by the Association for the Development of Sinology at the VDNH exhibition center in the "Business. Technograd" pavilion.
The Forum of China Studies Scholars is a meeting place for people of science, education, and business!
The forum program included:
• An educational exhibition: studying the Chinese language in Russia and China;
• Lectures on various aspects of China studies knowledge;
• Sessions and round tables on legal aspects of working with China, marketing and promotion platforms, communication, and business cases;
• Sessions and round tables on teaching methodology, textbooks, AI in education, and master classes;
• A job fair for China studies specialists;
• A Chinese language and culture festival;
• A New Year's tree event for China studies scholars.
The students presented reports titled "Art Technologies as a Means of Teaching Character Writing," "Development of Didactic Books for Primary School Students with Kinesthetic Perception of the World in the Process of Learning Chinese," and "Formation of Phonetic Skills in Primary School Students Through Music Technologies." These reports were prepared under the scientific supervision of Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages and Professional Communication, M.I. Varakina.
The participants met a huge number of people. They communicated in all possible languages: Russian, English, and Chinese. "We not only talked about the master's and postgraduate programs at Samara University but also gladly participated in activities organized by other universities: we took calligraphy lessons, tried on national costumes, and listened to fascinating stories. We were especially delighted by the interest of schoolchildren who were considering their future careers—we promoted our home university to the fullest!" shared Anna Terentyeva.
After the forum ended, the students went for a walk in evening Moscow. "How beautiful our capital is! Everything shone with cleanliness and was decorated for the New Year. Red Square was lit up, like a fairy-tale setting!" shared Daria Yevseyeva about her impressions.
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The Association for the Development of Sinology is an association of the Russian professional community of China studies scholars. Since 2018, the association has been organizing specialized international conferences on China studies, creating and maintaining databases for China studies scholars, organizing meetings with renowned experts and professional competitions, conducting regional analytics and research in the field of Russian sinology, and creating specialized resources for scientific and business directions.
Text and photos by Anna Terentyeva, Maria Golubeva, Daria Yevseyeva
