University Alliance of the Silk Road

The University Alliance of the Silk Road (Chinese: 丝绸之路大学联盟, also translated as the Universities Alliance of the Silk Road and abbreviated UASR) is an academic arm to the People's Republic of China's One Belt, One Road foreign policy initiative.[1] The UASR is a non-profit university alliance based at Xi'an Jiaotong University, a C9 League university in western China.[2] The mission of the UASR is to build educational collaboration and promote economic growth in countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt.[3][4][5]

Logo of the University Alliance of the Silk Road

History

Xi'an Jiaotong University President Shuguo Wang exchanges a pai bian signboard with Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton after signing an agreement.

The UASR was founded in 2015 with approximately 100 universities from 22 countries.[6] It currently includes 132 universities across 32 countries and regions on 5 continents.[7] The program has become a central part of the 2016 plan of the Ministry of Education (中华人民共和国教育部) of the People's Republic of China for educational development along the Belt and Road region via student exchange and joint research.[8][9]

Scope

The UASR was charged with supporting training, research, policy, cross-cultural understanding, and medical service.[6] The UASR includes an international alliance of law schools, which Xi'an Jiaotong president Shuguo Wang notes aims ``to promote the exchanges of law among the alliance member countries and focus on legal consensus, in order to serve the Belt and Road development with legal spirit and legal culture."[10][11] In addition, the UASR sponsors international cultural events including the UASR Educational Exhibition and Cultural Festival.[12]

Members

Member universities include the following:

Africa

• Banha University, Egypt

Asia

• Harbin Institute of Technology, China[13]
• Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
• The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR of China
• Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR of China[14]
• City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR of China
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR of China[15]
• University of Macau, Macau SAR of China
• Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
• Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan[15]
• Kazakh Academy of Transport and Communications, Kazakhstan
• International University of Central Asia, Kazakhstan
• Ishenaly Arabaev Kyrgyz State University, Kyrgyzstan
• Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture, Kyrgyzstan
• International University of Innovation Technologies, Kyrgyzstan
• Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand
• National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan[16]
• Far Eastern Federal University, Russia
• National University of Singapore, Singapore[15]
• Pusan National University, South Korea[17]
• Hanyang University, South Korea
• Tajik National University for Research and Sciences, Tajikistan
• Chiang Mai University, Thailand
• Hacettepe University, Turkey

Australia

• University of New South Wales, Australia[11]
• Charles Darwin University, Australia
• The University of Newcastle, Australia.

Europe

• University of Liverpool, United Kingdom[18][15]
• Vistula University, Poland
• Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Russia
• Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia
• Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Russia[15]
• Moscow Aviation Institute, Russia
• Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia
• Tampere University of Technology, Finland[15]
• Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, France
• Centrale-Supélec, France
• SKEMA Business School, France
• Politecnico di Milano, Italy[15]
• University of Torino, Italy
• University of Pavia, Italy
• University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom[2]
• University of Zagreb, Croatia
• UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, Spain[19]

North America

• Washington University in St. Louis, USA[7]

Physical location

The UASR is headquartered in the Western China Science and Technology Innovation Harbor, with space designed to promote collaborations with partner universities in university-level exchanges, talent education, and scientific research, and of building international think-tanks.[20]

References

1. Ma, Lie (11 April 2016). "University alliance seeks enhanced education co-op along Silk Road". China Daily. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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4. "联盟简介". 9 April 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
5. "Education is a priority of the Belt and Road Initiative". 8 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
6. "XJTU Initiated the University Alliance of the New Silk Road (UANSR)". 22 May 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
7. Martin, Jessica (12 April 2016). "Washington University first North American member of the University Alliance of the Silk Road". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
8. "China's Belt and Road Initiative - Education". Australian Government Department of Education and Training. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
9. "教育部关于印发《推进共建"一带一路"教育行动》的通知 (An Education Action Notice from the Ministry of Education: Promoting Joint Development in the "One Belt and One Road" Scheme)". Chinese Ministry of Education. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
10. Ma, Lie (12 November 2015). "Chinese and foreign law schools launch New Silk Road alliance". China Daily. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
11. "Chinese and foreign law schools launch New Silk Road alliance". 13 January 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
12. "Inside View: Xi'an Jiaotong University" (PDF). 31 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
13. Wen, Zhang (16 June 2015). "HIT joined "Universities Alliance of the New Silk Road—UANSR"". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
14. "Belt and Road (Greater China) @ CUHK". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
15. Hao, Nan; Lu, Hongyan (29 May 2015). "Xi'an Special: Alliance unites higher education along Silk Road route". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
16. Stifter, Edith (1 June 2015). "University Alliance of the New Silk Road in Xi'an gegründet". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
17. Ma, Lie (5 April 2016). "University alliance garnering intl attention". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
18. Holloway, Stephen (3 June 2015). "World View: China's Silk Road initiative". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
19. https://www.ucam.edu/noticias/la-ucam-promueve-la-alianza-de-la-educacion-fisica-de-la-ruta-de-la-seda
20. "University alliance garnering intl attention". 20 April 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.