Uzbekistan delegations watch the robot performance given by the Yinghua Academy of Tianjin. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_a6428724e02f]

A delegation led by Khilola Umarova, deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, recently visited Yinghua Academy of Tianjin in Wuqing district, highlighting growing cooperation in education under the Belt and Road framework.

Students from the Yinghua Youth Science Academy presented their 250g high-speed drone project, designed for racing and Guinness World Record challenges. The demonstration, featuring coordinated drones and robots, impressed the guests.

The school's Robo Muses team followed with a piano-playing robot and a robotic dog dressed in traditional lion dance attire, drawing applause with its blend of science and art.

The delegation toured the school's facilities, including the Belt and Road cultural wall, the Yinghua Youth Science Academy, and laboratories for quantum technology, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence. Umarova praised the academy's achievements and the confidence of its "future junior academicians", inviting them to participate in youth innovation competitions in Uzbekistan.

She praised the Yinghua Academy of Tianjin's unique contribution to bilateral cooperation, noting that collaboration with the school has become a priority in Uzbekistan's education development plans.

Lin Xiangyang, chairman of the academy, expressed hopes for deeper, systematic exchanges that will build bridges of friendship between young people from both nations.