【结好时间】天津市与俄罗斯伏尔加格勒州于2020年2月7日签署加强友好交流合作备忘录。

【城市特色】伏尔加格勒州旧称斯大林格勒州，位于伏尔加河下游，首府伏尔加格勒市，是俄罗斯欧洲部分东南水陆交通要冲。工业半数以上集中在伏尔加格勒市，以电力、冶金（钢铁和炼铝）、机械制造（拖拉机、电机、船舶等）、石油与天然气的开采和加工、化工为主。

【合作领域】目前，天津外国语大学与伏尔加格勒国立社会师范大学保持良好合作，并共同建设孔子学院。

【Established Date】Tianjin and Volgograd Oblast, Russia signed a memorandum on strengthening friendly exchanges and cooperation on February 7, 2020.

【City Characteristics】 Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad, is located in the lower reaches of the Volga River. It’s the capital city of Volgograd, and a hub of water and land transportation in the southeast of Russia and Europe. More than half of the Oblast’s industries are concentrated in the city of Volgograd, mainly include electric power, metallurgy (steel and aluminum smelting), machinery manufacturing (tractors, motors, ships, etc.), oil and natural gas exploitation and processing, and chemical industry.

【Cooperation Fields】At present, Tianjin Foreign Studies University and Volgograd State Pedagogical University (VGSPU) maintain good cooperation and have jointly built a Confucius Institute.