INRTU Scientists Take Part in Expert and Industry Meeting in China
On October 23, the city of Heze hosted the event “HOME Program Experts in Heze 2026: Key Industry Talent Matchmaking Meeting and Shandong Provincial Experts Serving Grassroots Activities”. The event focused on attracting foreign specialists, developing scientific and technological cooperation, and strengthening links between science and industry.
Six INRTU representatives took part in the meeting: Professor Alexander Afanasiev, Zhanna Afanasyeva, Samad Noeiaghdam, Professor Konstantin Suslov, Igor Bobarika and Ilia Shushpanov. Among the invited participants fr om Moscow were Leonid Daryan, Yuri Monakov and Antonina Karlina, as well as technical entrepreneur and inventor Andrey Borodin.
The organizers were the Shandong Provincial Center for Overseas Expert Affairs and the Heze Association for Science and Technology, with participation from city and regional organizations involved in talent development and specialist recruitment.
Heze holds the status of a base for China’s HOME Program (Haizhi Plan), which attracts foreign scientific and technical specialists. In recent years, the city has been developing cooperation with foreign experts, improving support measures for specialists, and using an “industry + university” collaboration model to attract qualified personnel.
According to the organizers, 172 requests from enterprises were collected as part of international cooperation, and preliminary agreements were reached on more than 20 projects. During the meeting, a working center for interaction with Russian specialists was also opened at the Heze Association for Science and Technology. Ten foreign experts were awarded certificates as invited specialists of the Association, and experts engaged to work with provincial enterprises received documents confirming their inclusion in expert groups.
After the official part, the Russian delegation traveled to Chengwu County, Heze City, wh ere it visited three enterprises in the electrical engineering sector.
The first was Shandong Runchi Electric Co., Ltd., which produces large power transformers. Participants reviewed the company’s products and noted that equipment with comparable specifications could be offered at a lower price.
The specialists then visited Shandong Alfa Dachi Electric Co., Ltd., which produces enclosed busbars and small-sized transformers.
A tour was also organized at Shandong Dachi Electric Co., Ltd., which offers a wide range of electrical equipment, including oil-immersed power transformers.
Visiting the enterprises allowed the Russian specialists to see the production capabilities of Chinese companies, study the equipment produced, and discuss prospects for professional cooperation.
The organizers noted that developing ties with foreign experts helps connect scientific developments with industry needs. Going forward, Heze plans to continue attracting foreign specialists, develop research and production projects, and promote the introduction of new technologies.
The Russian participants were also invited to the Russian-Chinese Conference on Technological Cooperation in New Materials and High-Tech Electromechanical Equipment.
For the INRTU representatives, the visit to Heze was an opportunity to learn about Chinese industrial enterprises, exchange experience with foreign colleagues, and expand professional contacts in the energy and electrical engineering fields.
Photos provided by the program organizers
