June 26 in the House of Football, representatives of the University of Physical Education and Culture Shandong Sport University from Shandong Province, China.

First Vice-President of the Football Federation of Ukraine Vadim Kostyuchenko congratulated foreign guests in the Football House. Representatives of FFU and guests from China discussed the development of football in the two countries.

"First of all, I want to convey greetings from the president of our national association, Andrei Pavelko, who is also the head of the parliamentary group of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on interparliamentary relations with the PRC. Andrei Vasilievich was impressed by your program for the development of football until 2050 and considers useful the experience of China for the development of football in Ukraine, in particular to update the sports infrastructure, "- said Vadim Kostyuchenko.

Vice-rector of the Chinese University, Mr. Zhang, in turn, talked about the plans and strategies for the development of universities, and also shared options for a possible exchange of coaches to raise the level of football in China.

"Our university this year will be 60 years old. We employ over 700 faculty members and train more than 60,000 students. Recently, the Football Institute has been established on the basis of Shandong Sport University, and we are interested in raising the level of our football with the help of joint projects, giving the opportunity for Ukrainian coaches to work with us.

We are ready to invite your coaches, as well as send your qualifications to Ukraine, "said Mr. Zhang. For his part, Vadim Kostyuchenko spoke about the experience of the Ukrainian Football Institute, which was created on the basis of the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine.

"Now the graduate, finishing this university, immediately receives two specialties - management and football coach. On the fields of STC. Bannikov our young specialists master the theory and pass the practice, dealing with children. Our football association is ready to cooperate with your university, "summed up Vadim Kostyuchenko.

In addition to coaching, the parties agreed to agree on an exchange at the level of the DUFL, so that children from both countries could learn from the experience of a different culture and game features.