Yanshan State University in China has entered into an agreement with the BIUST Chinese Unit in 2021. The main purpose of the collaboration is to assist the Chinese Unit to become a fully-fledged Confucius Institute and to effectively offer Chinese courses to the BIUST students and the members of the public. The collaboration will be administered by the Department of Academic Literacy and Social Sciences under the Centre for Business Management, Entrepreneurship and General Education. The two universities will also collaborate in other areas of teaching and research, staff and student exchange and professional development of teaching and non-teaching staff. The collaboration will initially be for three years and will be eligible for further renewal.