{{short description|International network of universities connected to the Silk Road Economic Belt}} {{Use American English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}{{Infobox organization | name = University Alliance of the Silk Road | native_name = {{native name|zh-hans|paren=no|丝绸之路大学联盟}} | image = Logo_of_the_University_Alliance_of_the_Silk_Road.jpg | image_size = | founded = {{start date and age|2015}} | endowment = | headquarters = Xi'an Jiaotong University | location = | region_served = Worldwide; 32 countries and regions | membership = 132 universities | website = {{URL|http://uasr.xjtu.edu.cn}} | module = {{infobox Chinese | child = yes | s = 丝绸之路大学联盟 | t = 絲綢之路大學聯盟 | p = Sīchóu Zhī Lù Dàxué Liánméng | w = | mi = | y = | j = | poj = | l = | order = st}} }} The '''University Alliance of the Silk Road''' ('''UASR''') is an academic arm to the People's Republic of China's One Belt, One Road foreign policy initiative.<ref name="China Daily"/> The UASR is a non-profit university alliance based at Xi'an Jiaotong University, a C9 League university in Western China.<ref name="XJTUmain"/> The mission of the UASR is to build educational collaboration and promote economic growth in countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt.<ref name="UWN"/><ref name="BIUASR" /><ref name="OBOREurope"/>
==History== [[File:4-美国圣路易斯华盛顿大学签约.jpg|thumb|Xi'an Jiaotong University President Wang Shuguo exchanges a pai bian signboard with Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton after signing an agreement.]] The UASR was founded in 2015 with approximately 100 universities from 22 countries.<ref name="xjtu1"/> It currently includes 132 universities across 32 countries and regions on 5 continents.<ref name="WUSTL"/> The program has become a central part of the 2016 plan of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China for educational development along the Belt and Road region via student exchange and joint research.<ref name="Australia" /><ref name="MOE" />
==Scope== The UASR was charged with supporting training, research, policy, cross-cultural understanding, and medical service.<ref name="xjtu1"/> The UASR includes an international alliance of law schools, which Xi'an Jiaotong president Wang Shuguo notes aims "to promote the exchanges of law among the alliance member countries and focus on legal consensus, in order to serve the Belt and Road development with legal spirit and legal culture."<ref name="China Daily Law"/><ref name="UNSW"/> In addition, the UASR sponsors international cultural events including the UASR Educational Exhibition and Cultural Festival.<ref name="nature"/>
==Members== thumb|Group photo of the Silk Road Alliance Board of Directors Notable member universities include the following:<ref>{{cite web |title=Members |url=https://uasr.xjtu.edu.cn/About_UASR/Members.htm |publisher=UASR |access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref>
===Africa=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Country/Region !Institution |- | {{Flag|Egypt}} | Banha University<br/>The American University in Cairo |- |}
===Americas=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Country/Region !Institution |- | {{Flag|Canada}} | University of Saskatchewan |- | {{Flag|Peru}} | Peruvian University of Applied Sciences |- | {{Flag|United States}} | California State University, Northridge<br/>Washington University in St. Louis<ref name="WUSTL"/> |- |}
===Asia=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Country/Region !Institution |- | {{Flag|China}} | Beijing International Studies University<br/>Harbin Institute of Technology<br/>Lanzhou University<br/>Minzu University of China<br/>Northwest A&F University<br/>Northwest University<br/>Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University<br/>Xi’an Jiaotong University<br/>Xidian University |- | {{Flag|Hong Kong}} | Chinese University of Hong Kong<br/>City University of Hong Kong<br/>The University of Hong Kong<br/>Hong Kong Polytechnic University |- | {{Flag|Iran}} | Iran University of Science and Technology<br/>Razi University |- | {{Flag|Jordan}} | Al al-Bayt University |- | {{Flag|Kazakhstan}} | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University<br/>Nazarbayev University |- | {{Flag|Azerbaijan}} | Baku Slavic University |- | {{Flag|Macau}} | University of Macau |- | {{Flag|Malaysia}} | University of Technology Malaysia |- | {{Flag|Pakistan}} | National University of Sciences and Technology |- | {{Flag|Singapore}} | National University of Singapore<ref name="chinadaily4"/> |- | {{Flag|South Korea}} | Hanyang University<br/>Kyungpook National University<br/>Pusan National University<ref name="chinadaily3"/> |- | {{Flag|Taiwan}} | Yuan Ze University |- | {{Flag|Thailand}} | Chiang Mai University |- | {{Flag|Turkey}} | Hacettepe University<br/>Sabancı University |- |}
===Europe=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Country/Region !Institution |- | {{Flag|Belgium}} | University of Antwerp |- | {{Flag|Croatia}} | University of Zagreb |- | {{Flag|Finland}} | Tampere University of Technology |- | {{Flag|France}} | Centrale-Supélec<br/>École centrale de Marseille<br/>École des ponts ParisTech<br/>Emlyon Business School<br/>Neoma Business School<br/>SKEMA Business School |- | {{Flag|Germany}} | Technische Universität Berlin |- | {{Flag|Italy}} | Politecnico di Milano<br/>University of Pavia<br/>University of Torino |- | {{Flag|Poland}} | University of Gdańsk<br/>Vistula University |- | {{Flag|Romania}} | Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași |- | {{Flag|Russia}} | Far Eastern Federal University<br/>ITMO University<br/>Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology<br/>National Research Nuclear University<br/>Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University |- | {{Flag|Spain}} | Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucam.edu/noticias/la-ucam-promueve-la-alianza-de-la-educacion-fisica-de-la-ruta-de-la-seda|title=La UCAM promueve la 'Alianza de la Educación Física de la Ruta de la Seda' | UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia}}</ref> |- | {{Flag|United Kingdom}} | University of Aberdeen<ref name="XJTUmain"/><br/>University of Liverpool<ref name="Liverpool"/> |- |}
===Oceania=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Country/Region !Institution |- | {{Flag|Australia}} | Charles Darwin University<br/>University of New South Wales<ref name="UNSW"/><br/>University of Queensland |- | {{Flag|New Zealand}} | Victoria University of Wellington<br/>Waikato Institute of Technology |}
==Physical location== The UASR is headquartered in the Xi'an Jiaotong University's China Western Science and Technology Innovation Harbor ({{Lang-zh|s=西安交通大学中国西部科技创新港|labels=no}}), with space designed to promote collaborations with partner universities in university-level exchanges, talent education, and scientific research, and of building international think-tanks.<ref name="iharbour"/>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="XJTUmain">{{cite web | title = 西安交通大学发起成立"新丝绸之路大学联盟" | url = http://news.xjtu.edu.cn/info/1033/54471.htm | date = 22 May 2015 | accessdate = 18 September 2016 | archive-date = 3 February 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200203090553/http://news.xjtu.edu.cn/info/1033/54471.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> <ref name="UNSW">{{cite web | title = Chinese and foreign law schools launch New Silk Road alliance | url = http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/news/2016/01/chinese-and-foreign-law-schools-launch-new-silk-road-alliance | date = 13 January 2016 | accessdate = 18 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="WUSTL">{{cite web | last = Martin | first = Jessica | title = Washington University first North American member of the University Alliance of the Silk Road | url = https://source.wustl.edu/2016/04/washington-university-first-north-american-member-of-chinese-university-consortium/ | date = 12 April 2016 | accessdate = 18 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="iharbour">{{cite web | title = University alliance garnering intl attention | url = http://iharbour.cn/enNewsShow?newsId=141 | date = 20 April 2016 | accessdate = 18 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="chinadaily3">{{cite web | last = Ma | first = Lie | title = University alliance garnering intl attention | url = http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/edu/2016-04/05/content_25316707.htm | date = 5 April 2016 | accessdate = 28 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="xjtu1">{{cite web | title = XJTU Initiated the University Alliance of the New Silk Road (UANSR) | url = http://en.xjtu.edu.cn/info/1043/1706.htm | date = 22 May 2015 | accessdate = 18 September 2016 | archive-date = 21 January 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220121023903/http://en.xjtu.edu.cn/info/1043/1706.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> <ref name="China Daily">{{cite web | last = Ma | first = Lie | title = University alliance seeks enhanced education co-op along Silk Road | url = https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-04/11/content_24446327.htm | publisher = China Daily | date = 11 April 2016 | accessdate = 18 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="UWN">{{cite web | last = Yojana | first = Sharma | title = University collaboration takes the Silk Road route | url = https://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20150611130705830 | publisher = University World News | date = 12 June 2015 | accessdate = 18 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="China Daily Law">{{cite web | last = Ma | first = Lie | title = Chinese and foreign law schools launch New Silk Road alliance | url = https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-12/11/content_22693518.htm | publisher = China Daily | date = 12 November 2015 | accessdate = 18 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="BIUASR">{{cite web | title = 联盟简介 | url = http://international.xjtu.edu.cn/dxlm/sczldxlm1/lmjj_.htm | date = 9 April 2016 | accessdate = 20 September 2016 | archive-date = 4 November 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161104093741/http://international.xjtu.edu.cn/dxlm/sczldxlm1/lmjj_.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> <ref name="nature">{{cite web | title = Inside View: Xi'an Jiaotong University | url = http://www.nature.com/advertorials/insideview/pdf/ivjiaotongunimar2016.pdf | date = 31 March 2016 | accessdate = 20 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="Liverpool">{{cite web | last = Holloway | first = Stephen | title = World View: China's Silk Road initiative | url = https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2015/06/03/world-view-chinas-silk-road-initiative/ | date = 3 June 2015 | accessdate = 20 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="chinadaily4">{{cite web | last1 = Hao | first1 = Nan | last2 = Lu | first2 = Hongyan | title = Xi'an Special: Alliance unites higher education along Silk Road route | url = https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/silkroad/2015-05/29/content_21252606.htm | date = 29 May 2015 | accessdate = 28 September 2016 }}</ref> <ref name="OBOREurope">{{cite web | title = Education is a priority of the Belt and Road Initiative | url = https://www.oboreurope.com/en/education-priority/ | date = 8 April 2017 | accessdate = 24 April 2018 }}</ref>
<ref name="Australia">{{cite web |publisher = Australian Government Department of Education and Training |title = China's Belt and Road Initiative - Education |url = https://internationaleducation.gov.au/International-network/china/PolicyUpdates-China/Pages/Chinas-Belt-and-Road-Initiative-.aspx |date = 27 November 2017 |accessdate = 24 April 2018 |archive-date = 15 August 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200815061311/https://internationaleducation.gov.au/International-network/china/PolicyUpdates-China/Pages/Chinas-Belt-and-Road-Initiative-.aspx |url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name="MOE">{{cite web |publisher = Chinese Ministry of Education |title = 教育部关于印发《推进共建"一带一路"教育行动》的通知 (An Education Action Notice from the Ministry of Education: Promoting Joint Development in the "One Belt and One Road" Scheme) |url = http://www.moe.edu.cn/srcsite/A20/s7068/201608/t20160811_274679.html?authkey=wq904 |date = 15 July 2018 |accessdate = 24 April 2018 |archive-date = 26 April 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180426075955/http://www.moe.edu.cn/srcsite/A20/s7068/201608/t20160811_274679.html?authkey=wq904 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
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