UNEC and Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics forge strategic academic partnership

10 JULY 2025 | VIEWS:

A high-level meeting took place at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) with the delegation from Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics (LUFE), People’s Republic of China.

The discussions built upon the initial collaboration launched during UNEC rector, professor Adalat Muradov’s official visit to China in June. The two sides engaged in in-depth dialogue and reached a number of significant agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral academic ties.

Key outcomes of the meeting included the decision to establish a Joint Research Center, to initiate reciprocal faculty and student exchange programs beginning this September, and to create a counterpart of LUFE’s China-Azerbaijan Education Cooperation Center at UNEC.

The meeting concluded with the formal signing of a memorandum encapsulating the agreements reached between the two institutions.

Following the signing ceremony, the Chinese delegation was given a comprehensive tour of UNEC’s state-of-the-art facilities, including the External Studies Center, Bloomberg Laboratory, Career Center, examination halls, and other key academic and research infrastructures.