February 12, 2019, rector of Odessa National Maritime University prof. Rudenko Sergii and Head of International Relations Department Glovatska Svitlana visited the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Odessa. The purpose of the meeting was to formally congratulate representatives of the consulate with the Chinese New Year. Also, during the visit, were discussed ways of further cooperation between the ONMU and the Consulate General in the field of education, culture and science.

December 17, 2018 in the ONMU announced the Competition of students’ works on China studies, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the PRC.

The list of main areas of researching to the Competition of students’ works on China studies:
1. The trend of social policy in China.
2. China: the new format of globalization.
3. The role of Ukraine in the process of building “the Belt and Road”.
4. The role of Odessa in the process of building “the Belt and Road”.
5. China development-creation of ecological civilization.
6. Models of globalization in the 21st Century: the Chinese factor.
7. Chinese-Ukrainian social development and social transformation.

December 10, 2018 Odessa National Maritime University visited the Consul-General of the People's Republic of China in Odessa, Mr. Song Liqun. During the meeting of the Consul-General and the Rector of ONMU, Prof. Sergii Rudenko issues of further cooperation and the holding of events with the participation of ONMU and the Consulate General of the PRC in Odessa in 2019.

During the meeting, Mr. Song Liqun visited the Center of China Studies at the ONMU, created jointly with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Research center of social development of «the Belt and Road» along countries, created together with the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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