The 4th meeting of the International Consortium of Architecture and Civil Engineering Universities and the Presidential Forum - BRAUIC 2020 with the participation of NSUACE (Sibstrin)

On October 30, 2020, the 4th meeting of the Belt and Road Architectural University International Consortium and the Presidential Forum, BRAUIC 2020, took place. The events were held online under the chairmanship of the Beijing University of Civil Engineering and architecture (PRC) and the engineering school Yncréa Hauts-de-France (France). The rector of NSUACE (Sibstrin) Yuri Skolubovich took part in the working meeting of the BRAUIC Consortium.

During the working meeting of the Consortium, the participants discussed the report for 2020 and adopted the plan for 2021, as well as approved the list of candidate universities for membership. The main topic of the Presidential Forum, BRAUIC 2020, was the discussion of creating a community of architecture and construction education. Rector of NSUACE (Sibstrin) Yuri Skolubovich presented a report in which he spoke about the role and capabilities of universities in the development of territories within the framework of the "One Belt – One Road" initiative.

Heads of universities from China, France, Armenia, Great Britain, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as guests of honor – representatives of the PRC Foreign Office and the Beijing City Hall took part in the events. In addition to our university, Russia was represented at the meeting by NRU MGSU and Ryazan Institute (branch) of the Moscow Polytechnic University.

Worth reminding, that NSUACE (Sibstrin) became a member of the International Consortium of Architecture and Construction Universities "One Belt – One Road" in October 2019. The aim of BRAUIC is to create a platform for international coordination, promote innovative research and exchange of students and teachers, establish and develop mutually beneficial cooperation between Russian and foreign architecture and construction universities.