Belarus-China: prospective cooperation ways in regional HE
From May 22 to May 26, 2024, the Center for International Relations, in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Republic of Belarus in Chongqing, organized a business visit of Belarusian institutions of HE to the People's Republic of China with the presentation of the collective exposition of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus “Education in Belarus” within the framework of VI International Trade and Investment Fair of Western China (Chongqing).
3 Belarusian institutions of HE participated in the event in person: Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, Vitebsk State Medical University and Pavel Sukhoi State University of Gomel.
The Belarusian delegation presented its scientific and educational potential as part of the thematic exposition “Education in Belarus”, during which potential applicants from the People’s Republic of China and their parents, representatives of Chinese recruiting and consulting organizations were consulted about study opportunities in the Republic of Belarus, and also spread relevant advertising and presentation materials.
During the business visit, the Belarusian delegation also visited Sichuan Changjiang Vocational College (Chengdu) and Chongqing Mechanical Engineering Senior Technical School. Issues of promoting the services of Belarusian universities among college students and exploring the possibility of creating joint educational programs were discussed.
On May 24, 2024, members of the Belarusian delegation took part in the large-scale business forum “Belarus-Chongqing”, during which the head of the department of international cooperation and export of educational services of the Center for International Relations E.A. Loseva made a report “Belarus-Chongqing: promising vectors of cooperation in the field of higher education.”
As a result of the event, framework memoranda on interaction between the Center for International Relations, Vitebsk State Medical University and the Sichuan Weishulifang Education Technology company were signed, several dozen negotiations were held, contacts were established between Belarusian universities and educational institutions and organizations of the People's Republic of China, opportunities for promoting Belarusian educational institutions were discussed as well as export of educational services to the Chinese market, recruiting students from China to Belarusian universities, organizing academic exchanges and short-term internships, educational tourism to Belarusian educational institutions, creating joint educational programs.







