Vice Rector of Uzbekistan’s Samarkand State University (SamSU) Ahmadjon Soleev visited Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT) on September 2. Vice President of XAUAT Chen Rong met with him at the meeting hall of the administrative building.Heads and representatives of the XAUAT International Relations Office, College of Architecture and Shaanxi Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Green Building attended the meeting.

Chen Rong extended a warm welcome to Ahmadjon Soleev and sincere thanks to SamSU for its solicitude for and support to SRIAATU cooperation and XAUAT. He briefed the counterpart on the main achievements of XAUAT in recent years and the development of the SRIAATU since its establishment.He also reviewed the cooperation between the two universities since 2022 in high-level mutual visits, application for the above-mentioned provincial laboratory, visits of SamSU teachers and students to China, credit courses for foreign universities, etc.Chen said, Uzbekistan is an important partner in the “Belt and Road” Initiative, and the two countries are moving steadily toward building a cooperative partnership in high-quality higher education.He hoped the two universities will further deepen cooperation and friendship based on SRIAATU cooperation, and join efforts in injecting new impetus into China-Uzbekistan educational cooperation in the new era and contributing wisdom and strength to building a better home for mankind.

Ahmadjon Soleev thanked XAUAT for its hospitality, and conveyed Rector Khalmuradov Rustam Ibragimovich’s greetings. He briefed Chen on the history and disciplines of SamSU.He hoped the two universities will build on previous cooperation to further promote joint training of talents and international collaboration in scientific research and continue deepening SRIAATU cooperation.

After the meeting, Ahmadjon Soleev visited the State Key Laboratory of Green Building.