From September 10 to 11, 2019 “The Belt and Road” International Geosciences Cooperation and Mining Investment Forum & Practice and Exchange Camp of Youth in Geosciences of SCO Countries was convened in Xi’an. FU Anzhou, Vice President of CUG, was present. Over 200 representatives and researchers of geological mining institutions from Uzbekistan, Angola, Ethiopia, Argentina, Nigeria, Ghana, Cambodia, and other 16 countries attended the forum. During the forum, the opening ceremony of Wuhan Institute of China-SCO Geosciences Cooperation Center was held. Li Jinfa, Deputy Director of China Geological Survey and FU Anzhou marked the opening of Wuhan Institute of China-SCO Geosciences Cooperation Center.
Wuhan Institute of China-SCO Geosciences Cooperation Center emerge at a historic time when the Belt and Road Initiative is being pursued in earnest and the SCO is growing robustly. Wuhan Institute of China-SCO Geosciences Cooperation Center will serve for the country and China-SCO Geosciences Cooperation Center with CUG’s strengths in geosciences. Also, CUG can move forward on its way to become a world-class university in geosciences through the cooperation with China-SCO Geosciences Cooperation Center.
Wuhan Institute of China-SCO Geosciences Cooperation Center aims to foster internationalized talents and carry out cooperative researches and international exchanges in geology, resources, hydrology, engineering, public administration, and economic management, thus providing talents for SCO countries in carrying out international cooperation in geosciences.
(Edited and translated from the Chinese version)