The University Alliance of Belt and Road (UABR) was established in October 2015 by 47 institutes from 8 nations including Lanzhou University, Fudan University and Sichuan University from China, Ural State University of Economics from Russia and Pukyong National University from South Korea. It aims to explore the new mechanism of transnational talent nurturing so as to cultivate high-quality talents with global vision. The Alliance consists of 173 member universities. The University joined the Alliance in 2016.