Conference Notice

I. About Conference

Conference Theme: Economic and Social Development in West Africa in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative

Conference Time: December 15, 2021

Conference Address: Qingshuihe Campus, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, High-Tech Zone (West District), Chengdu, China.

Conference Form: Online Meeting

Organizer: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)

Undertaker: Center for West African Studies of UESTC(CWAS of UESTC)

School of Public Affairs and Administration of UESTC

Co-organizers: Chinese Society of African Historical Studies

II. Conference Background

Since the Belt and Road Initiative was put forward in September 2013, China and Africa have continued to deepen their new type of strategic partnership. In 2018 China signed a number of bilateral cooperation documents with Senegal including the “Belt And Road” Initiative, and in 2020 China signed the African Union the “the Cooperation Plan of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the African Union on the Mutual Promotion of the Construction of the ‘Belt And Road’ Initiative” which became the first planning cooperation document between our country and regional international organizations. The signing of these documents will be conducive to the in-depth cooperation and exchanges between China and African countries and regions as well as the experience-sharing in national and regional cooperation and development, so as to promote high-quality development of the “Belt And Road” Initiative and open a new chapter in China-Africa cooperation.

In order to promote in-depth research on West Africa and deepen international cooperation and exchanges between China and West Africa, Forum on West African Studies(3rd) and Symposium on International and Regional Studies will be held in Qingshuihe Campus of UESTC online. The first volume of Research On West African development (2017-2021), organized and compiled by the Center for West African Studies of UESTC and published by China Science Publishing&Media, came out in 2021, and the book launch will also be held at the conference (tentative).

III. Conference Events

Forum on West African Studies(3rd)

Symposium on International and Regional Studies

Research On West African Development (2017-2020) Book Launch (tentative)

IV. Introduction to the New Book

Research On West African development (2017-2020)

Research On West African development (2017-2020), organized and compiled by Center for West African Studies of UESTC(CWAS of UESTC) and published by China Science Publishing&Media, is an academic collection focusing on West African issues and a reference document for West African studies.

Research On West African development (2017-2020), the first volume of Research On West African development, is a compilation of research on West African development at home and abroad from 2017 to 2020. It works to present the output of West African studies across the world and the achievements of the Center for West African Studies in the past four years in a comprehensive and objective way.

Starting from 2021, the Center will publish important academic achievements and hot trends of West African studies at home and abroad in annual academic collections, aiming to provide useful reference for research on West Africa and promote China-African cooperation and exchanges.

V. About Us

The Center for West African Studies of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CWAS of UESTC), established in April 2017, is a research center based on the international interdisciplinary research system of UESTC. CWAS of UESTC focuses on the problem and needs emerged in the development of West African countries, aiming to promote international cooperation and communication in multiple discipline between China and West African countries.

In March 2021, the CWAS of UESTC was accredited by the Ministry of Education of China as the Center for National and Regional Studies for Universities.

VI. Contact Us

Contact: Center for West African Studies of UESTC

Address: Office 450, Center for West African Studies, Qingshuihe Campus, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 2006, Xiyuan Avenue, High-Tech Zone (West District), Chengdu, China.

Tel: 0086-028-61831756/18328591782

Website: cwas.uestc.edu.cn

E-mail: cwasuestc@163.com