BRICS Universities League

BRICS Universities League is a consortium of leading research universities from BRICS countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Initiated in Shanghai on July 6, 2013, the League aims to become a platform for academic and expert cooperation, comparative research, and international educational projects.^[1] In October, 2015, around 40 outstanding universities from the five BRICS countries gathered in Beijing Normal University to hold the BRICS Universities Presidents Forum. After this Forum, the participating universities declared the BEIJING CONSENSUS, and they decided to establish the BRICS Universities League. The League Secretariat is located in Beijing Normal University,with the BNU as a leading university in terms of BRICS higher education and academic cooperation. The League is expanding to attract more and more outstanding BRICS universities to participate in its activities. The BRICS Universities League has performed as a strategic pillar for the BRICS cooperation. Dr. Wang Lei,a young researcher and associate professor from Beijing Normal University plays an active role in BRICS cooperation and the advancing of the BRICS Universities League, with his versatile roles and practical experiences in BRICS cooperation and diplomacy.

Current Members

China

University	Location	Year Founded	Note
Beijing Normal University	Beijing	1902	Project 985 Project 211
Jilin University	Changchun	1946	Project 985 Project 211
East China Normal University	Shanghai	1951	Project 985 Project 211
Tsinghua University	Beijing	1911	Project 985 Project 211
Sichuan University	Chengdu, Sichuan	1896	Project 985 Project 211
Zhejiang Normal University	Jinhua, Zhejiang	1956

Russia

University	Location	Year Founded
Saint Petersburg State University	Saint Petersburg	1724
Far Eastern Federal University	Vladivostok	1899
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)	Moscow	1942
Moscow State Institute of International Relations	Moscow	1944
Higher School of Economics	Moscow	1992
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia	Moscow	1960

References

↑ BRICS League of Universities

BRICS

Membership	Brazil Russia India China South Africa

Summits	Yekaterinburg 2009 Brasília 2010 Sanya 2011 New Delhi 2012 Durban 2013 Fortaleza 2014 Ufa 2015 Goa 2016

Bilateral relations	Brazil–China Brazil–India Brazil–Russia Brazil–South Africa China–India China–Russia China–South Africa India–Russia India–South Africa Russia–South Africa

Leaders	Temer Putin Modi Xi Zuma

Related	New Development Bank BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement BRICS Leaders BRICS Cable BRICS Universities League

BRICS U-17 Football Cup	2016 Goa

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