An association linking Chinese universities with those in Central and Eastern Europe was established in Tianjin on Monday to extend cooperation.

The association consists of universities from 10 European countries together with 16 Chinese universities and will serve as a platform for communication and cooperation.

According to an announcement signed by the universities during the second meeting on Education Policies between China and Central and Eastern European countries, the universities will share information and teaching resources, admit each other’s credits, set up scholarships, and carry out more exchanges in terms of academics and scientific research.

Hao Ping, vice-minister of education, said the China-Central and Eastern European cooperation mechanism, which was established in 2012, has promoted education cooperation between both sides and will drive cooperation in the field to go further in the future.

More than 150 people, including education officials, university presidents and ambassadors attended the meeting.