A delegation of six people from CUMT visited Pakistan and Indonesia under the leadership of Vice President Zhou Guoqing to further promote the construction of the China-Pakistan Center of Excellence in “Mineral Resources Engineering” and the cooperation with the universities of the Indonesian Universities Consortium for Open Mining Method, from 3-10March. The Delegation consisted of the heads of the International Office, Graduate School, School of Minesand Chemical Engineering & Technology.

It is reported that CUMT and Pakistan have jointly exchanged and signed a letter of intent for the establishment of the China-Pakistan Center of Excellence in “Mineral Resources Engineering” in 2018; in March 2018, two member universities of theIndonesian Universities Consortium for Open Mining Method visited CUMT and sent eight students to participate in the summer program held by CUMT last year; in January 2019, five students from the State Polytechnic of Banjarmasin participated in the overseas internship program hosted by CUMT. This visit to Pakistan and Indonesia is not only fulfilling the commitment of Pakistan to promote the construction of China-Pakistan Center of Excellence in “Mineral Resources Engineering”, and the need to upgrade the level of cooperation between relevant universities in Indonesia. It is also the implementation of the “Belt and Road” education action plan and meet the need of serving Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges and opening up to the outside world, enhance the international academic influence of CUMT and the strength of international education.