The 2022 BRICS Network University Annual Conference was held in Beijing from April 20 to 21, in a combination of online and offline.
As a member of BRICS Network University, we hosted the Economics Sub-forum & International Symposium on‘Economic Elements of Partnership: Trade, Finance and Investment Governance within BRICS which was connected with the 2022 BRICS Network University Annual Conference.
The forum was jointly organized by the School of Economics and Trade of Hunan University, The Office of International programs of Hunan University, and China-Africa Economic and Trade Research Institute.
Eleven scholars from Tshwane University of Technology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Southern Federal University, Aligarh Muslim University, MGIMO University, World Trade Institute, Durban University of Technology, University of Campinas, Central University of Finance and Economics, and Hunan University, had in-depth exchanges of views on trade, investment, labor mobility and epidemic prevention within BRICS. More than 100 academics from all over the world participated in the online discussion.
JunjunHou,the deanof School of Economics and Trade,Hunan University,attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.Heintroduced the international development strategy of the college, as well as its relationship with BRICS universities, and put forward suggestions and thoughts on promoting practical and efficient cooperation among BRICSNetworkUniversities. The seminar wasdivided into three sub-forums on the evening of April 20 and the afternoon of April 21.
‘Trade and Investment’sub-forum presentation
The theme of the sub-forum on April 20 is ‘Trade and Investment’. Itwasmoderated by Associate Professor YueHua.And prof.Mammo Muchie(Tshwane University of Technology),Prof.Amaro Pereira(Federal University of Rio de Janeiro),Prof.Elena Maslyukova(Southern Federal University)andassistantprofessor LiDai (Hunan University) all gave wonderful lectures
‘Inclusive Economic Growth’ sub-forum presentation
The sub-forum on April 21 includedtwo themes: ‘Inclusive Economic Growth’ and ‘Economic collaboration among BRICS countries’, whichweremoderated by Assistant Professor LiDaiand Assistant Professor WenjingKuaifrom the School of Economics and Trade, Hunan Universityrespectively.Prof. Mohd Nayyer Rahman (Aligarh Muslim University), Associate Professor Tenglong Zhong (Central University of Finance and Economics), and Assistant Professor Wenjing Kuai (Hunan University) attended the‘Inclusive Economic Growth’Forum.
And prof. Maria Apanovich(MGIMO University),dr. Vilane Goncalves Sales(Institute of World Trade),dr. Ndivhuho Tshikovhi(Durban University of Technology)andprof.Bruno DeConti (University of Campinas)participated in the ‘Economic collaboration among BRICS countries’ Forum.
‘Economic collaboration among BRICS countries’sub-forum presentation
Participants had in-depth exchanges on such issues as trade growth trend, current bottlenecksand solutionsin education, science and technology,international cooperation in epidemic prevention, tourism competition and cooperation, and trans-regional human capital flows.After the meeting,the vice dean of School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University, Hangtian Xu made a summary speech and thanked all the participants.
On the evening of April 21, Mammo Muchie,as themember of theASSAfand professor ofTshwane University of Technology,Made a speechat the closing ceremony of the 2022 BRICSNetworkUniversity Annual Conference (main online venue) on the theme of ‘Prospects for BRICS Economic Cooperation’.
