The first Sino-Russian university, located in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, plans to enroll its first group of students this year, marking a milestone in educational cooperation between the two countries.

Postgraduate students in nanoscience and ecology will be enrolled in the Shenzhen MSU-BIT University in September after it gets official approval from the Ministry of Education, said Zhao Ping, principal of the university.

The university is going to enroll undergraduates from next year.