Recently, a delegation from BeiDou Silk Road Institute of Frontier Institute of Science and Technology Innovation and Small Satellite Research Laboratory of the School of Astronautics of Beihang University visited Tashkent University of Information Technologies (TUIT) in Uzbekistan. They were invited to take part in the International Conference on Information, Science & Communication Technology (ICISCT 2019) and had a meeting with Tashev Komil Axmatovich, Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs of TUIT, Davronbekov. D. A, Dean of the Faculty of Radio and Mobile Communication, and other related crews.

The delegates visited TUIT’s Information Technology Museum, Communication Lab, Radio Lab and other laboratories. They introduced the practice and training experience of Beihang’s small satellite project to more than 30 teachers and students of TUIT.

During the visit, the two sides signed a formal agreement on the co-construction of BeiDou Joint Lab and a memorandum on small satellite project cooperation. Meanwhile, they reached a consensus on academic sharing, students’ exchange, technology transfer and other aspects in BeiDou agricultural application. Both sides will work together to promote the technical research and educational training tasks related to BeiDou / GNSS.

Uzbekistan is an important country along the Belt and Road. Beihang University has established cooperation with TUIT in recent years. Beihang is always committed to cultivating more versatile talents with exquisite skills in satellite navigation and other related fields for the world, and promoting the industrial development and application of navigation and location services for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partners including Uzberkistan.

The visit further deepens the friendship between Beihang and TUIT, improves the global cooperation strategy of Beihang and lays a solid foundation for space technology to “go global”.

Reported by Zhang Mi

Reviewed by Wang Fei

Edited by Jia Aiping

Translated by Zhao Yue