EXPLORATORY RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING IN COUNTRIES ALONG THE BELT AND ROAD AND THEIR COOPERATION WITH CHINA
Higher education cooperation in the field of urban and rural planning is of great significance to boosting people-to-people exchanges in countries along the Belt and Road.However,existing research pays relatively little attention to the development of higher education of urban and rural planning in countries along the Belt and Road and their cooperation with China.Based on the collected basic information on 260 universities in 65 countries along the Belt and Road,this paper analyzes the development of urban and rural planning and related majors offered by each school in terms of teaching staff,curriculum,and international cooperation.On this basis,the paper concludes that the higher education of urban and rural planning in countries along the Belt and Road has the following four characteristics:relatively low development level;significant differences in development;loose connection among industry,academia,research and application;being strongly influenced by Western universities.Then it discusses the development of higher education of urban and rural planning and its cooperation with China by focusing on representative universities in Africa,Southeast and South Asia,the Middle East,West Asia and Middle Asia,as well as their cooperation with China.Finally,it puts forward suggestions on strengthening international cooperation in higher education of urban and rural planning of countries along the Belt and Road from reinforcing research foundation,balancing regional cooperation,enriching cooperation types,establishing cooperation mechanisms,and focusing on cooperation priorities.
Belt and Roadurban and rural planninghigher educationinternational cooperation