After a preliminary review, the National Language Commission has decided to establish a research base, the Belt and Road Language Ecology Research Center. The center will be jointly built and managed by the Department of Language and Characters Information Management of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Province, and Zhejiang Normal University. The project is planning a construction period of September 1, 2023 to September 1, 2028.

The construction of the Center fully relies on the location of Zhejiang as a major hub of the Belt and Road and the expertise of Zhejiang Normal University in relevant disciplines—with particular focus on the language and culture, language policies, as well as language and cultural exchanges and mutual exchanges with countries and regions along the Belt and Road.

According to the needs of business development, combined with expert review opinions, the Center will be designed with four points of focus: First, to further condense the research mission of the center, and strengthen the study of language and writing along the BRI; secondly, to make full use of the university’s scientific research expertise in the fields related to the BRI, with particular focus on African studies and international Chinese education; third is to actively develop exchanges and cooperation with relevant international organizations, national institutions, and regional organizations, guided by the study of language ecology, and to promote the achievements to better serve the international presence of the country; fourth is to strengthen policy support and institutional guarantees, establish a sustainable and incentive-oriented scientific research evaluation system, strengthen platform collaborative innovation, and promote organized scientific research and the cultivation of outstanding talents. (Source: Zhejiang Normal University, English text edited by Kendra Fiddler)

近日，经过前期评审，国家语委决定建设研究型基地“‘一带一路’语言生态研究中心”，该中心由教育部语言文字信息管理司和浙江省、浙江师范大学共建共管，建设周期为 2023年9月1日至 2028年9月1日。

“一带一路”语言生态研究中心建设充分依托浙江打造“一带一路”重要枢纽的定位和浙江师范大学相关学科优势，围绕“一带一路”沿线国家和地区的语言国情与语言政策、语言文化交流互鉴、语言安全等方向，努力建设国内“一带一路”语言文字研究的学术高地，打造集学术研究、决策咨询、人才培养、媒体传播、国际交流等五位一体的特色高端智库平台，服务高质量建设“一带一路”。

根据事业发展需要，结合专家评审意见，中心将围绕四点要求建设：一是牢记“国之大者”，坚持问题导向，进一步凝练中心研究使命任务，加强对“一带一路”建设中语言文字问题和需求的研究，加强“语言+”研究，提出助力“一带一路”建设的高质量资政建议。二是充分利用学校在“一带一路”建设相关领域特别是非洲研究、国际中文教育等方面科研优势，充分发挥国家级研究基地头部引领作用，整合国内外人才和学术资源打造学术研究共同体，打造体系化标志性成果，凝练“一带一路”语言生态研究品牌。三是以语言生态研究为牵引，积极开拓与相关国际组织、国家机构和区域组织等交流合作，提升中心标志性成果服务力和影响力，推动成果更好服务国家、走向世界，在重要国际组织语言政策制定和管理中不断提升中国的话语权。四是加强政策支持和制度保障，建立可持续、激励导向明确的科研评价体系，加强平台协同创新，促进多学科交叉融合，推动有组织科研和优秀人才培养。（浙江师范大学）