On the afternoon of December 19^th, a video conference was held between SUT and Polotsk State University of Belarus in Room 429 of the Administrative Building of SUT. Zhang Ke, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President, Xia Mingchao, Standing Committee Member of the Party Committee and Vice President, Yury Ramanouski, President of Polotsk State University, and Oksana Golubeva, Vice President of Polotsk State University, attended the conference.

In-depth discussions were conducted between the two parties on topics pertinent to accommodation for Chinese teachers of Confucius Institutes and the international curriculum for Chinese language education. Details about the 4+0 dual-certificate project regarding its medium of instruction, specialties, and certificate authority were also discussed at the conference. Both sides expressed their interests in building closer exchange mechanisms and platforms and expanding cooperation areas so as to create more opportunities for mutual development.