The 1st Africa China World Bank Education Forum is scheduled to take place in Beijing and Shanghai from July 10 to 15, 2017. The Forum will be on Higher Education and Science and Technology. The initiative aims to strengthen the tripartite relationship as well as forge new partnerships between leading universities, science and technology research institutes, and the private sector of the two regions. Key partners of the forum include the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shanghai Jiaotong University.