HIT Media (Text: Liang Yingshuang, Meng Lifeng, Zhang Dan, and Wang Jinshuo; Photos: Wang Weike)
A delegation led by Vladimir Norov, Uzbekistan's former minister of Foreign Affairs, former secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and chairman of the Central Asian Association for Artificial Intelligence, visited Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) on Oct 14.
HIT Vice-President Liu Ting meets with Vladimir Norov and his delegation. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
HIT Vice-President Liu Ting met with Norov and the delegation and expressed hope that the visit would strengthen cooperation in education and training, establish platforms for academic exchange, and promote technological advances to meet the needs of industries in Central Asian countries. He also hoped that they would jointly explore new approaches to expanding people-to-people and cultural exchanges.
Norov said HIT had made significant progress in AI research, interdisciplinary program development, and educating and training internationally minded talent. He expressed hope that HIT and its partners would work through the Central Asian Association for Artificial Intelligence to establish closer links with leading universities and research institutes in Central Asian countries.
He Zhenwei, president of the China Overseas Development Association, and representatives of HIT's School of Management held detailed discussions on prospects for cooperation, including education and training in artificial intelligence and closer integration of industry and education.
Edited by: Shang Yankai
Reviewed by: Song Ling, Li Shoubin, Yang Wenyu