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"ONE BELT, ONE ROAD" - THE GLOBAL SILK ROAD RESTORATION PROJECT.

For reference: The Great Silk Road was a caravan route linking East Asia with the Mediterranean in ancient and medieval times. It was mainly used to export silk from China, hence its name. The route was established in the 2nd century BC

It is therefore logical that the initiative to jointly build "One Belt, One Road" originated in China, but at the same time belongs to the whole world. It is both deeply rooted in the history of the Silk Road and forward-looking.   Its priority is to improve trade and economic relations between the continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, and it is open to all interested partners.

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The process of practical implementation of the "One Belt, One Road" project involves the joint efforts of many countries and regions of the world with different levels of development, different historical traditions, cultures and religions, customs and habits. And it is primarily aimed at peaceful development, economic cooperation and interaction, rather than the formation of a geopolitical union, military or other bloc. It is a process of open, inclusive and cooperative global development.

The "One Belt, One Road" project

The "One Belt, One Road" project welcomes the participation of all interested countries, guided by the spirit of the Silk Road, which is characterised by peace and cooperation, openness and tolerance, mutual learning and borrowing, and mutual benefit.

The "One Belt, One Road" project prioritises the implementation of policy coordination, infrastructure interconnection, smooth trade, free flow of capital and people-to-people contact. It has already moved from a general concept to a concrete activity, from a vision to a reality, and has become a widely known and popular global public good.

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According to official data, the "One Belt, One Road" project covers most of Eurasia. The area of the megaproject contains rich resource reserves, is home to 63% of the world's population and has an estimated economic size of US$21 trillion.

In the CIS, the Silk Road passes through the countries of Central Asia, the South Caucasus and Russia: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

In October 2023, the 3rd High-Level Forum on International Cooperation under the Belt and Road will be held to mark the 10th anniversary of the project. Representatives of more than 130 countries and many international organisations took part in this event and once again confirmed that the further development of the regions lies on the level of cooperation, trade, free movement of capital, technology exchange, ecology and healthy lifestyles. And all this depends on the intellectual potential of the young generation. 

The "One Belt, One Road" project is composed of four factors that will determine the success of the implementation of the project:

"Green" Silk Road

cooperation in environmental protection and ecological development will be deepened;




"Peaceful" Silk Road

Cooperation in the field of security will be deepened, a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable Asian security concept will be introduced, and a model of security management with Asian characteristics will be built;

"Intellectual" Silk Road

cooperation in education and professional training of various specialists will be deepened. The availability of young, talented and enterprising people in the Silk Road countries is one of the key factors for the success of the project.

"Healthy" Silk Road

cooperation in the field of medicine and health care will be deepened, and mutually beneficial cooperation in the fields of information on the sanitary status of infectious diseases, prevention and localisation of diseases, medical care and traditional medicine will be strengthened;

To realise the intellectual component of the project, the New Silk Road University Alliance was established in 2015. It is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation that aims to organise international cooperation in higher education.

Aim of the Alliance

To create a higher education cooperation platform for regions participating in the One Belt, One Road project and located along the Silk Road.

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The main objectives of the Alliance are

  • To promote the development of inter-university student exchange programmes.

  • To organise cultural communication and events with the aim of strengthening the friendship between the peoples of the countries within the Alliance.

  • To unite efforts and establish international relations between universities in the fields of science, political and economic research, personnel training, etc., and to organise cultural communication and events aimed at strengthening friendship between the peoples of the countries within the Alliance.

  • The improvement of the quality of education in the countries of the Alliance.

  • To contribute to the economic growth of the countries of the new Silk Road Economic Belt in the Eurasian region.

The establishment of the Silk Road Universities Alliance was initiated by Xi'an Jiaotong University. Eighty-six universities from 26 countries in Asia, Europe and the United States participated in the event.

For the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia, the establishment of this alliance is extremely important because, as part of the Silk Road, they will face the problem of training qualified personnel in all fields. And for the realisation of this mega-project alone, the availability of modern specialists is crucial.
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