On March 2, 2016 first secretary A. Rozhdestvensky has held a meeting with deputy secretary general of Belt@Road Education and Training Council Hedy Ma. During the meeting the sides discussed prospects of cooperation between Ukrainian and Chinese universities in the framework of the "One belt, one road" initiative, particularly the prospects for the expanding of scientific and educational exchanges, the opportunity for Chinese investment to the domestic sphere of education as well as a joint participation in the EU Research and Innovation programme "Horizon 2020".