The Chinese-Russian Innovations Park of Interregional Cooperation was opened in Qingdao, China. At the start-up ceremony, the Chinese and Russian sides signed 11 agreements and memoranda of cooperation and understanding related to the aerospace, scientific, research, cultural, artistic and other fields. In particular, a Memorandum on Strategic Cooperation with the Derzhavin University was signed.

The agreement on scientific and technical cooperation with the company VinDaka Technology Inc. is the first step to attracting Chinese business and investment for the development of fundamental and applied science in Tambov State University," said Vladimir Stromov, rector of TSU. – “Our interaction with Chinese partners will create a laboratory on the basis of the Uuniversity that will be engaged in research in the field of artificial intelligence, information technology, the Internet of things and other areas.”