Completed Projects:

• Medical�1995--Exchange of Oncologists between Chelyabinsk, Russia and the Medical University of South Carolina.
• Business�1996--Through a Business for Russia grant administered by the Institute of Public Affairs at USC 14 internships were provided by local businesses for managers and entrepreneurs from Chelyabinsk, Russia.  20 individuals involved in government operations in Chelyabinsk also came to Columbia to study American economics and tax issues.
• Business�1996--Exchange of Credit Union employees between Chelyabinsk, Russia and the  Palmetto Trust Federal Credit Union.
• Business�A trade delegations from Chelybinsk visited Columbia in February 1996 inconjunction with the official signing of the Sister City agreement with Columbia.Columbia at least once.
• Business/Cultural--June 1997--The Sister Cities of Columbia program organized its first official tour of all three of Columbia�s Sister Cities.
• Education�August 1997--The first student from Southern Ural State University in Chelyabinsk, Russia begins studies at USC on a new exchange program established between the two institutes.
• Medical�October 1997--8 cardiovascular surgeons from Chelyabinsk, Russia visit the USC School of Medicine and Richland Memorial Hospital in the first stage of a medical exchange.  The Columbia World Affairs Council hosted a reception for the visitors during their stay.
• Cultural�November 1997-- a senior men�s basketball game called the Mayor�s International Basketball Challenge was held in Columbia.  The game featured former USC players as the �Columbia Stars� and the �Old Men of Russia� championship team from Chelyabinsk
• Education�Nov. 1997-Feb. 1998�Information and artwork from Columbia�s sister cities on display at the Richland County Public Library.
• Government�July 1998--City Officials from Chelyabinsk visited Columbia to learn about the day to day management of city services, shaping a budget, and the legislative & executive powers on the municipal level.
• Government--August 1998--6 Public Prosecutors from Chelyabinsk, Russia visited Columbia to learn about the municipal court system.
• Education�Fall 1998--An Eisenhower Scholarship through Sister Cities International was obtained for an exchange student from Chelyabinsk, Russia to be applied toward academic costs at the University of South Carolina.
• Cultural�Oct.-Dec. 1998--Chelyabinsk artist Sergey Bokhanevich exhibited his wooden sculptures at the Main Branch of the Richland County Public Library.
• Business�February 1999--he Business for Russia program through USC placed a group of managers and entrepreneurs from Chelyabinsk, Russia in internships with Columbia businesses.
• Education�March 1999--a group of education leaders from Chelyabinsk, Russia visited Columbia to learn more about the public education system in the U.S.

•  Business--Private ventures between Chelyabinsk, Russia and several members of the Columbia World Affairs Council.

• Medical--A group of physicians from USC Medical School and Richland Memorial Hospital will visit local hospitals in Chelyabinsk, Russia in the second stage of an exchange program.

• Education--Establish sister school relationships at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in all three Sister Cities.  These partnerships will be coordinated through the Columbia World Affairs Council�s World Class Partnership program.
• Education�Establish an exchange program between the Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communications at USC and the Dept. of Journalism at Southern Ural State University in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

• Establish an exchange program with the State Newspaper and a private newspaper in Chelyabinsk, Russia through a National