Rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno Iryna Kiturka takes part in the forum of rectors of the leading universities of Belarus and China

More than 40 rectors of Chinese and Belarusian universities took part in the large-scale international meeting, which is taking place in Minsk. The event discusses the development of cooperation between higher education institutions of the two countries.

The plenary session of the forum was attended by Xie Xiaoyong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus, Andrei Ivanets, Minister of Education of Belarus, and Hao Ping, Secretary of the Party Committee of Peking University.

The participants discussed topical issues in the field of advanced scientific research and the introduction of innovative teaching methods to train competitive and professional specialists in the context of current globalization. This was discussed within the framework of the sections "Innovative models of cooperation between universities of China and Belarus" and "Chinese-Belarusian cooperation in the field of fundamental sciences".

The forum also hosted a presentation of the Initiative on Chinese-Belarusian cooperation in the field of basic scientific research. Participation in this forum opens up new opportunities for expanding international relations of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and increasing its competitiveness in the global market of educational services. Within the framework of the forum, Rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno Iryna Kiturka met with Rector of Lanzhou University Wang Cheng. The parties discussed the prospects and vectors of cooperation.

The Forum of Rectors of the leading universities of Belarus and China has become an excellent platform for multilateral and bilateral educational and scientific cooperation between Belarusian and Chinese universities.