Cuban ambassador to China Alberto J. Blanco Silva visited Beijing International Studies University (BISU) on Oct 30 and was received by Yang Weiguo, deputy secretary of the CPC BISU Committee and president of the university.

Zheng Chengjun, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC BISU Committee and vice-president of the university, also attended.

Yang Weiguo (right) meets with Alberto J. Blanco Silva at BISU.

Yang extended a warm welcome to the delegation, noting the long-standing friendship between China and Cuba. He briefed the guests on BISU's history and disciplinary strengths, highlighting the university's work in artificial intelligence and in interdisciplinary fields that combine language and health.

He proposed that the two sides draw on their complementary resources to expand cooperation in medical and health care and in the integration of language and intelligence.

He also welcomed more Cuban students to study at BISU and Cuban scholars to conduct academic exchanges and research there, in order to build a regular two-way platform, and said the university will step up engagement with Cuban universities.

Blanco Silva thanked BISU for its warm reception, saying he has worked on China-related affairs for many years and had witnessed the country's transformation over four decades. Exchanges between universities of the two countries are now close and fruitful, and BISU's Cuban student body ranks among the largest in China, which testifies to its teaching quality and international education efforts, he said.

He also noted that Cuban universities are ready to align with BISU in AI and to deepen cooperation in language research, health, and other interdisciplinary fields. 

Cuban delegation and BISU leaders pose for a group photo at the BISU History Museum.

After the meeting, the delegation visited the BISU History Museum.