Sino-Serbian Educational Exchange and Cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative:Historical Foundations,Current Status,and Future Prospects
Serbia is a crucial partner in China's Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)and functions as a central hub for advancing connectivity and cooperation in the Western Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe.Since the implementation of the BRI,the mutual trust and friendly relations between China and Serbia have laid a solid foundation for educational exchange and cooperation between the two nations.To date,both sides have made considerable progress in various areas,including cooperation agreements,institutional development,academic conferences,joint research,faculty and student exchanges,and cultural dissemination.Presently,the construction of China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era has become a strategic choice for both countries,offering new opportunities and challenges for Sino-Serbian educational exchanges and cooperation.China and Serbia are expected to further deepen their educational cooperation mechanisms,expand the fields of educational collaboration,set a model for South-South educational cooperation,and enhance their global influence.
Belt and Road partner countriesSino-Serbian educational exchange and cooperationSouth-South educational cooperation