On July 17, Ambassador Li Fan met with Rector Tarik Zaimović of the University of Sarajevo.

Ambassador Li expressed appreciation for the university’s long-standing support for China–BiH friendship. She emphasized that China attaches great importance to strengthening educational exchanges with BiH and is ready to continue promoting practical cooperation between the University of Sarajevo and Chinese universities in scientific research and talent development, in order to contribute to the growth of bilateral relations.

Rector Zaimović spoke positively of the existing cooperation and noted that the Confucius Institute at the University of Sarajevo has become an important platform for cultural exchange. He shared that the university is currently working to build an open research center focusing on major projects such as supercomputing and artificial intelligence, and expressed willingness to deepen cooperation with Chinese universities in these areas.