In order to expand cooperation with Chinese establishments of higher education, on November 21-22, 2023, the Forum of Rectors of Higher Education Establishments of the Republic of Belarus and the People's Republic of China was held in Minsk. Rector of VSMU Alexey Chukanov has taken part in the Forum. Within the framework of the Forum an agreement was signed on the creation of the Chinese-Belarusian Association of Universities, of which VSMU became a member.