From October 23 to 31, Wang Shoujun, Executive Vice President of Beijing Normal University (BNU), led a delegation to visit Serbia, Slovenia, and Hungary. The delegation visited the Ministry of Education of Serbia, the University of Belgrade (Serbia), the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) and Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church (Hungary). The delegation also visited the Chinese embassies in Serbia, Slovenia and Hungary and held meetings with representatives of the BNU alumni in Serbia and Hungary. Heads of relevant departments of the university also participated in the visits.

In Serbia, when the delegation visited the Chinese Embassy in Serbia, they held discussions focused on promoting joint student training between Chinese and Serbian universities, co-establishing a "Belt and Road" joint laboratory, and conducting language and cultural exchanges. At the University of Belgrade, both sides jointly reviewed the history of cooperation and signed a university-level student exchange agreement.The delegation also visited the Ministry of Education of Serbia, where they held a discussion regarding cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) education, faculty and student exchange, and joint research projects.

The delegation visits the Chinese Embassy in Serbia

Signing the agreement during the visit to the University of Belgrade

The meeting at the Ministry of Education of Serbia

During the delegation's visit to the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, both sides highly praised the collaboration between the two universities and the achievements made thus far, expressing the desire to further broaden the areas of exchange and conduct deeper, more pragmatic cooperation.

The delegation visits the Chinese Embassy in Slovenia

Delegation at the University of Ljubljana

In Hungary, the delegation visited the Chinese Embassy in Hungary, where they exchanged views on further promoting BNU's educational cooperation with Hungary. During the visit to Eötvös Loránd University, both parties introduced the development of their respective universities. They discussed further academic exchange, cooperative research, and discipline co-development under the framework of the "Belt and Road." The delegation also visited Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church. The two parties engaged in in-depth exchanges regarding the promotion of mutual visits by faculty and students, joint student training, and research cooperation, and signed a university-level macro-cooperation agreement.

The delegation visits the Chinese Embassy in Hungary

Delegation at Eötvös Loránd University

Signing the macro-cooperation agreement at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church

During the visits, the delegation also met with and extended greetings to BNU alumni in Serbia and Hungary. They held cordial discussions with the alumni and provided an update on the university's development and recent achievements.