Minsk July 16 (UNI) The Belarus-China Center for Basic Scientific Research has opened at Belarusian State University (BSU), with the opening ceremony attended by BSU Rector Andrei Korol and President of Peking University Gong Qihuang, the Belta news agency reported today.
The center is a joint initiative between the two universities. The first step in establishing the center was the launch of its Chinese branch at Peking University in November 2024.The first memorandum between the universities was signed in 2019, and since then cooperation has been expanding,
President of Peking University Gong met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and expressed Minsk’s commitment to strengthening scientific and technological ties with China.
The new facility at BSU is expected to deepen cooperation, enhance joint research efforts, and improve training of scientific and academic personnel, the Belarusian state-run news agency said.
“Initially, our cooperation focused solely on biology. Now, we’re involved in joint Belarus-China projects across six faculties, with students taking part in summer schools and academic exchanges,” Korol was quoted as saying at the ceremony.
Korol said that BSU has submitted 60 project proposals to its Chinese counterpart, covering a wide range of disciplines, including the humanities.
“We will discuss each proposal with our Chinese partners,” the rector added.
Gong said that the opening of the center was a new milestone building on existing cooperation in the field of biology.
“We plan to expand our cooperation into other scientific disciplines: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and pharmaceuticals. The center is a strategic joint project between China and Belarus. Everyone knows that science has no boundaries when it comes to progress. I believe that in the future, a new joint area will emerge: artificial intelligence,” Gong was quoted as saying by Belta.
