To deepen the substantive development of the cooperative education program between our university and Brest State Technical University (Belarus), and to promote practical cooperation and cultural exchange in the fields of education and research, the "China-Belarus Cooperative Education Exchange Seminar," organized by the International Education School, was grandly held in Conference Room A04-104 on the afternoon of June 9, 2025. Vice President Han Hui of Xinxiang University attended the meeting. Participants also included four foreign teachers from Brest State Technical University, such as Bocharova Natalia Vladimirovna, representatives from Xinxiang University's Academic Affairs Office, Foreign Affairs Office, School of Mechatronics Engineering, International Education School, members of the New Era International Education and Research Innovation Team, student representatives who won awards in the 2024 Mechanical Engineering Innovation and Creativity Competition, and students participating in the 2025 Crane Competition. The meeting was chaired by Li Juan, Dean of the International Education School.
Li Juan warmly welcomed the guests, providing a detailed introduction of the attendees and the core agenda of the meeting. She emphasized that this seminar served as an important platform to consolidate the friendship between the two universities and broaden the dimensions of cooperation.
Participants actively shared suggestions and ideas for enhancing the program's substantive development from their respective professional perspectives. They engaged in comprehensive and multi-layered in-depth discussions on the cooperative education program, focusing on core educational and research topics such as joint curriculum development, innovative teaching models, collaborative research project tackling, and optimization of long-term mechanisms for faculty and student exchange. Concurrently, constructive exchanges took place on cultural topics, including deepening cultural understanding, promoting cross-cultural integration, and creating distinctive campus cultural activities, leading to a convergence of consensus.
Han Hui delivered the concluding remarks. She expressed gratitude to the foreign teachers, the Academic Affairs Office, the Foreign Affairs Office, the School of Mechatronics Engineering, the International Education School, and the New Era International Education and Research Innovation Team for their diligent work on the China-Belarus project, offering full affirmation for their in-depth thinking and innovative research. Looking ahead, Han Hui pointed out that a higher strategic perspective and more solid practical measures are needed to propel the China-Belarus cooperative education program towards new leaps and higher levels. To this end, she emphasized three key points:
Anchor the Core of Educational Quality for Deeper Cooperation: We should deeply integrate the distinctive educational strengths of China and Belarus to build a new synergistic and highly effective talent cultivation model ("1+1>2") with remarkable results.
Activate the Engine of Research Collaboration for Elevated Cooperation: In promising cutting-edge fields such as intelligent manufacturing, faculty teams should actively engage in joint research projects, aiming to produce a number of internationally influential landmark research achievements through collaborative innovation.
Cultivate the Soil of Cultural Exchange for Warmer Cooperation: Using professional cooperation as a bridge, we should proactively plan and carry out diverse and enriching cultural exchange activities, infusing educational cooperation with humanistic care, and jointly painting a beautiful picture of mutual cultural appreciation and shared harmony .
The successful hosting of this exchange seminar further consolidated consensus for development, enriched forms of exchange, expanded areas of cooperation, and promoted the quality improvement and upgrading of the China-Belarus cooperative education program. We will work hand in hand to continue building high-level international programs, enhance the university's international atmosphere, elevate the international reputation and influence of cooperative education, improve the quality of cultivating internationalized talents, and compose a new chapter in China-Belarus educational cooperation.
