Recently，The Times Higher Education Supplement issued an article，About Asia、Data shows academic cooperation in the Middle East and Eastern Europe，The “Bet365 lotto review and Road” initiative has enhanced academic exchanges among countries along the route，Become a catalyst to promote higher education connections among countries along the Bet365 lotto review and Road。

It can be seen from the number of academic publications indexed in the Scopus database of the Dutch publishing company Elsevier，The region with the largest increase in collaborative research with China is Asia、Eastern Europe and North Africa。for example，2013-2017，The number of cooperative research projects between 9 countries and China increased by more than 100%，Most of them are countries along the “Belt and Road Initiative”。The two largest countries within the scope of “Bet365 lotto review, One Road” influence—India and Russia，The number of research collaborations with China increased by more than 90%。

Mike Gow, a scholar at the School of Strategy and Leadership at Coventry University in the United Kingdom, said，The above-mentioned academic research connections have been significantly strengthened，It is likely that the “Bet365 lotto review, One Road” initiative plays a role。The “Belt and Road” construction includes not only infrastructure projects，Promoting higher education cooperation and research is also one of its contents。Gao thinks，Although not explicitly stated，But the Chinese government also hopes that relevant domestic institutions will list in their plans how their international projects will be connected with the “Bet365 lotto review, One Road” initiative。Therefore，Universities that want to contribute to the construction of “Bet365 lotto review, One Road”，It will also provide financial support to scholars who cooperate with countries along the “Bet365 lotto review and One Road”。

Susan Robertson, professor of educational sociology at Cambridge University said，The Chinese government provides space for universities，Universities can try to consider how to integrate with the “Bet365 lotto review, One Road” initiative。The Chinese government also provided some funds，Help universities formulate their own internationalization strategies。In academic terms，“Bet365 lotto review, One Road” mainly revolves around art、Social Sciences、Expand in humanities and other fields，China hopes to show the world that it can make positive contributions to these areas。

In addition to financial support，The Chinese government also has some specific plans to establish higher education links along the Belt and Road，These plans are often aimed at building academic networks。The “Silk Road University Alliance” is Bet365 lotto review of the more famous projects。The alliance was initiated by Xi'an Jiaotong University and established in 2015，Attracted more than 100 universities from more than 30 countries and regions to join，Leading higher education cooperation in countries along the “Belt and Road”。The University of Liverpool in the UK is a member of the alliance，His participation in the alliance is due to its cooperative relationship with Xi'an Jiaotong University。Dinah Birch, Vice-Chancellor for Cultural Engagement at the University of Liverpool，Although the Silk Road University Alliance is not a very "large-scale" plan，But it is from a different country、Opens the door for exchanges between scholars working in similar fields。This is also very beneficial for students。for example，Students have the opportunity to participate in the planned summer school program hosted by China，And take advantage of other opportunities to learn about Chinese culture、Language and higher education conditions。Enhancing student mobility is an important part of higher education strategy，China is making steady progress towards its goal of accepting 500,000 international students by 2020。

In addition，"Times Higher Education Supplement" World University Rankings data display，Countries along the “Belt and Road” are attracting more international students。Robertson thinks，Academic dialogue through the “Bet365 lotto review, One Road” initiative，Can be a good medicine to resolve mutual distrust between East and West。