On October 28, Eyüp Debik, Rector of Yıldız Technical University (YTU) in Türkiye, and his delegation visited Beijing Normal University (BNU). Chen Xing, Vice President of BNU, met with the guests.

Chen extended a warm welcome to Debik and his delegation. He briefed the guests on BNU's overall development and noted that 2026 marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Türkiye. Against this backdrop, the first face-to-face meeting between the two universities was of pioneering significance, conducive to enhancing mutual understanding and establishing cooperation in areas such as personnel exchanges, research collaboration, and digital governance.

Debik thanked BNU for its warm reception. He introduced YTU's educational traditions and strengths in distinctive disciplines, and expressed the expectation to expand faculty-student exchanges, learn from China's experience in building smart campuses, and advance the inter-university friendly relationship in a substantive and sustained manner.

At the meeting, the two sides signed a university-level cooperation memorandum.

Relevant heads from the School of Environment, the Business School, the Belt and Road School (BRS), the Office of Informatization Construction/Information Network Center, and the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation attended the meeting.

After the meeting, the delegation visited the School of Environment.

Located in Istanbul, Türkiye, Yıldız Technical University was founded in 1911 and is one of the country's oldest institutions of higher learning in science and engineering, enjoying an international reputation in engineering technology and innovation incubation. It currently has nearly 40,000 students, 11 faculties, and more than 300 research laboratories.