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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — The opening ceremony of the 12th International Youth Conference was held at Heihe University in Heihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on Tuesday, the university’s website reported.
The event, which will last five days, attracted more than a thousand students and teachers from 10 higher education institutions in China and Russia. According to the plan, the first stage of the gathering will be held from June 9 to 11 in Heihe, and the second from June 11 to 13 at Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University.
The holding of various scientific, educational and cultural events has become a good tradition for the Chinese city of Heihe and the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, which are separated from each other by the Heilongjiang River (Amur).
The International Youth Gathering, which first took place in 2010, has gained great popularity among young people in both countries.
The organizers of the 12th International Youth Gathering were the Heilongjiang Provincial Education Department, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Amur Region and other departments. -0-