Research & Development
Annual Report 2018

Belt and Road Strategic Research Centre

Professor Dr. Cheng Ming Yu

The Belt and Road Strategic Research Centre (BRSRC) was established at UTAR in 2018. The main purpose of BRSRC is to conduct strategic research and training related to BRI development in Malaysia. In addition, the Centre will look at ASEAN and China and their influence on Malaysia's effort in pursuing the BRI.

The Centre aims to provide updated information, empirical evidence and insights about BRI development, particularly the socio-economic impacts of BRI in Malaysia.
More specifically, the objectives of BRSRC are:

1. To promote and facilitate collaborative and interdisciplinary research and enhancement of research networking capacity;
2. To conduct strategic research to contribute to a better understanding of the potential challenges and opportunities in BRI development;
3. To collaborate with researchers from China and other countries along the Belt and Road to provide updated information on the BRI and its activities;
4. To conduct training programmes to develop the required expertise for the changing environment;
5. To serve as a networking platform for those seeking collaboration opportunities;
6. To organise site-visits and interactions with the local people or organisations to provide the first-hand information on various issues concerning the local development.

• Contemporary development of BRI
• Socio-economics, and cultural impacts of BRI
• Business perspective
• People's view
• Compliance, rules and regulations
• Technology implications