China-Arab Higher Education Cooperation: History and Current Situation

Education cooperation is an important channel to open up multi-cooperation among the world, an inevitable product of information development, and strong support for the operation of globalization. The cooperation between China and Arab countries began with trade contact and became firmly established with the promotion of bilateral education cooperation. The ancient Silk Road had laid a solid foundation for the friendship between China and Arab nations. The “Belt and Road” Initiative proposed in the new era has strengthened mutual understanding and recognition. As one of the important parts of the education system, higher education plays a leading role in the globalization of education, and also the most important embodiment of China-Arab education cooperation. This paper will review China-Arab higher education cooperation from the historical level and current situation, to analyze the existing problems and its future development trend.