The other day, the Report on the Influence of The Belt and Road Special Think Tank of Chinese Colleges and Universities was released. The Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University ranks among the top three in terms of comprehensive and international influence.

The Report on the Influence of The Belt and Road Special Think Tank of Chinese Colleges and Universities has been published by Northwest University for six consecutive years, which has an important influence in the Belt and Road think tanks field in China. The Belt and Road School of BNU ranks the top three in terms of comprehensive and international influence of think tanks, and ranks fourth in the academic influence of that, while ranks sixth in the decision-making influence of that.

Since President Xi Jinping put forward the Belt and Road Initiative in the autumn of 2013,351 colleges and universities in China have carried out educational advisory services around the construction of the Belt and Road and played the role of high-end think tank.

Since its establishment, the Belt and Road School of BNU has trained 259 international students from nearly 70 countries participating in the Belt and Road initiative;15 related works were published; More than 10 think tank activities with international influence were held; Several major research projects about the Belt and Road of relevant ministries and committees including the National Development and Reform Committee and China International Poverty Alleviation Center were successfully applied; Research on policies of central ministries and committees about the Belt and Road initiative was actively participated in, and policy reports were submitted. Some policy suggestions provided by the School were instructed by the central leaders and adopted by relevant decision-making departments; The Belt and Road School has also organized research teams to conduct research in countries participating in the Belt and Road initiative for many times; High-end international exchanges and cooperation have also achieved fruitful results.