The first meeting of experts from Member States of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) to establish the Partnership Network of Leading Universities in the region was held online on 29 May 2023.
The meeting was the first step towards implementing the initiative of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to create the Partnership Network of Leading Universities of the CICA Member States, which he announced at the Sixth CICA Summit.
During the expert meeting, representatives of higher education institutions thoroughly discussed the areas of cooperation outlined in the draft concept paper and road map for establishing the network of universities.
Member States expressed support for President Tokayev's initiative and agreed to continue discussions, including on the signing of a memorandum on cooperation among higher education institutions in the CICA region.
