On 10 February 2025, the Consul General Vladislav Spasov met the Chancellor of New York University-Shanghai prof. Tong Shijun. They exchanged opinions about the developments of humanitarian studies in Bulgaria and China and discussed opportunities for future cooperation.

NYU Shanghai is China’s first Sino-USA research university. It was established in 2012 by New York University and East China Normal University (ECNU) with the support of the city of Shanghai and the district of Pudong. 2 000 students study at NYU Shanghai, half of whom are from China. Students from the United States and 70 other countries (including 2 students from Bulgaria) comprise the other half.

Prof. Tong Shijun was Chair of ECNU’s Department of Philosophy from 1995-1997, Deputy Dean of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) from 2004-2011, Director of the Philosophical Institute of SASS from 2009-2011, and ECNU’s University Council Chairman from 2011-2019. He became Chancellor of NYU Shanghai in 2020. He has authored more than 10 books and over 100 papers, mainly in Chinese and English.