On August 25, 2025, Prof. Natalya Gordina, president of Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, and ISUCT Prof. Tatyana R. Usacheva, along with Prof. Nugzar Zhoraevich Mamardashvili and Prof. Sergey Aleksandrovich Syrbu from the G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, were invited to visit the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials or academic exchange and discussions to explore collaborative opportunities.

First, vice dean Prof. Ding Liping led the guests on a tour of the exhibition room, introducing the institute’s basic profile, development philosophy, and research achievements. During the ensuing meeting, Prof. Fang Yu, Prof. Ding Liping, Prof. Liu Kaiqiang, Prof. Peng Haonan and Assoc. Prof. Liu Taihong reviewed previous friendly visit and academic exchanges and discussed future academic collaboration with Russian guests, and they reached a consensus to initiate bilateral cooperation in other fields starting with fluorescence sensing.