On January 7, 2021, the inaugural meeting of the BRS Alumni Association was held simultaneously both online and offline in BNU Zhuhai. The meeting was attended by Chen Guangju, Vice President of Beijing Normal University Alumni Association; Wei Wei, Chairperson of the University Council, BNU Zhuhai; Wei Xin, Deputy Secretary General of Beijing Normal University Alumni Association; Chen Xi, Dean of Phoenix School and Guo Kanjun, Director of International Office, BNU Zhuhai. The meeting was presided over by Professor Hu Biliang, Executive Dean of Belt and Road School (BRS).

In the video, Chen Guangju expressed his congratulations to the BRS Alumni Association as well as his sincere greetings to the alumni who attended the meeting. He said that the establishment of the BRS Alumni Association is of great significance to the BRS and its alumni. He proposed that BRS should closely integrated the work of the Alumni Association with talents training, scientific research and international exchanges, and strive to build a united, sharing, and win-win alumni culture. He spoke with the hope that all alumni conduct deep, multifaceted cooperation with their alma mater, and together with their wisdom and strength, to promote the reform and development of Belt and Road School, BNU.

Wei Wei expressed belief that Belt and Road School had been shouldering the historical mission of participating in the construction of the great cause of the “Belt and Road” Initiative since its establishment, and had made brilliant achievements, to which she gave her full recognition. She hoped that the BRS Alumni Association would continue to play an important role in showing concern for and uniting and serving alumni during the period of the pandemic.

Chen Xi held the view that Belt and Road School of BNU not only carried tasks of discipline construction, but also played an important role in the building up of national think tanks and high-end exchanges. The BRS Alumni Association is a globally featured organization and will exert a positive infuence on the internationalization of both BRS and BNU, and the construction of "the Belt and Road" in the future.

Hu Biliang systematically introduced the BRS’s history, the main achievements in recent years, and the future planning. He also introduced in detail some preparations for the founding of the BRS Alumni Association, especially the liaison and communication with graduates from all over the world. He said that the BRS Alumni Association will serve the following four purposes in the future: First, to serve the overall national strategy. Second, to serve the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. Third, to serve the construction of a world-class university of BNU. And fourth, to serve the needs of BNU Alumni Association and make due contributions to its internationalization.

On behalf of the BNU Alumni Association, Wei Xin read out the reply on the approval of the establishment of the BRS Alumni Association, followed by its unveiling ceremony.

The Belt and Road School Alumni Association of Beijing Normal University was formally established and first members of the council were decided upon. Djoomart Otorbaev, both a distinguished professor of Belt and Road School and the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Kyrgyz, was elected as the honorary chairman in the first session of the BRS Alumni Association, and Wang Shoujun, dean of BRS and Hu Biliang, the executive dean, were elected respectively as the chairman and the executive chairman.

Alumni representatives of Belt and Road School from Peru, Argentina, Venezuela, Mauritius, Russia, Mongolia, Spain and other countries made speeches successively through video to express their warm congratulations on the establishment of the BRS Alumni Association; Imran Khan, a representative of the BRS Alumni Association Council from Pakistan, delivered a speech at the conference. In their speeches, all alumni mentioned their experience of studying in the Belt and Road school of BNU and the important progress they have made. They all spoke of the positive impact “Belt and Road” Initiative can bring to their own countries. All the alumni sincerely hope that the BRS Alumni Association can serve as an important cooperative platform through which they can keep in close contact with other alumni around the world, with BRS and BNU, and even with China. With the platform, they strive to promote the sustainable development of BRS, BNU and the “Belt and Road” Initiative, and to expand the cooperation between their countries and China.