Education along the Belt and Road

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is focused on extending the cooperation between China and the countries of Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. The five goals laid out by the Chinese government, along with unimpeded trade and financial integration, include people-to-people bonds. This last goal is to be achieved by education and international academic cooperation. In 2016, China’s Ministry of Education provided a detailed framework that stated which educational projects may be implemented within the BRI. The aim of this research is to analyze, based on the official documents proposed by Chinese ministries, the variety of educational programs offered by the Chinese government to the BRI countries. Furthermore, their strengths and weaknesses will be shown, and the article will also focus on the opportunities available for Polish higher education institutions that may profit from well-led projects.