On the afternoon of May 20, XU Ye, Chinese Dean of Beihang Valencia Polytechnic Institute (BVPI), Spanish Co-Dean David López Pérez, and their delegation paid a visit to Asia Simulation Federation (ASIASIM) and International Innovation Center for Simulation Technology. ZHANG Lin, President of ASIASIM and Director of the International Innovation Center for Simulation Technology, and WENG Jingnong, Secretary-General of ASIASIM, extended a warm welcome to the delegation on behalf of all staff and faculty. Both sides held in-depth discussions on talent cultivation, discipline development, simulation technology, international cooperation, and industrial collaboration, followed by a tour of the center's office and research facilities.

Discussion & Exchange

During the meeting, Professor ZHANG Lin, Director of the International Innovation Center for Simulation Technology and President of ASIASIM, systematically introduced the development history of the Center and ASIASIM, the strategic layout of simulation technologies, construction of scientific research platforms, talent training system and international cooperation network. He highlighted the latest achievements and advances in cutting‑edge fields including modeling and simulation, digital twin, artificial intelligence, metaverse, and embodied intelligence. Director ZHANG Lin pointed out that the International Innovation Center for Simulation Technology and Beihang Valencia Polytechnic Institute (BVPI) are both located on the campus of Hangzhou International Research Institute for Innovation. Boasting similar academic disciplines and a solid foundation for international cooperation, closer coordination and collaborative development between the two sides is required by the Hangzhou International Research Institute for Innovation. Favorably endowed with right timing, geographical advantages and human support, exchanges between us can be regularized and institutionalized.

Chinese Dean XU Ye and Spanish Co-Dean David López Pérez introduced the institute's mission and development vision respectively. Focusing on artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence, intelligent manufacturing, and communication intelligence, BVPI features aligned training for Chinese and international science and engineering students, with English-medium instruction throughout. The institute is committed to cultivating high-level interdisciplinary research talents with an international perspective who meet the needs of the intelligent era — a mission highly consistent with the strategic direction of ASIASIM and the International Innovation Center for Simulation Technology.

Both sides reached consensus on multiple areas of cooperation, including co-developed curricula, practical teaching, joint laboratory construction, collaborative research, industrial projects, and international academic exchanges, laying a solid foundation for future in-depth collaboration.

Beihang Valencia Polytechnic Institute (BVPI)

Beihang Valencia Polytechnic Institute (BVPI) is a non-independent legal person Sino-foreign cooperative education institution jointly established by Beihang University and the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. Officially approved by the Ministry of Education in December 2025, it is the first Sino-foreign cooperative education institution in China established in partnership with a Spanish university that offers a complete academic system covering undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs. The institute will welcome its first cohort of students in September 2026.

Focusing on cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence, manufacturing intelligence, communication intelligence and aerospace intelligence, the institute features "aligned training for Chinese and international science and engineering students" and English-medium instruction. It offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs with a total planned enrollment of 1,500 students, including 500 international students.

By leveraging the respective educational strengths of China and Spain, responding to the needs of intelligent development, and realizing resource sharing and complementary advantages, the institute is committed to cultivating innovative talents with an international perspective who meet the social and economic development needs of the intelligent era, as well as high-level interdisciplinary research talents who are "proficient in their major, fluent in foreign languages, culturally adaptable, and skilled in intelligent technologies".

Site Visit

Accompanied by President ZHANG Lin and Secretary-General WENG Jingnong, the delegation toured the office area, achievement exhibition area, and laboratory facilities of ASIASIM and the International Innovation Center for Simulation Technology, gaining an in-depth understanding of the platform's operational model, research progress, and technology application scenarios, and further deepening their appreciation of the potential for bilateral cooperation.

Cooperation Outlook

This visit further strengthened the strategic partnership between Beihang Valencia Polytechnic Institute and Asia Simulation Federation / International Innovation Center for Simulation Technology. Going forward, both parties will leverage "digital intelligence + international education + industrial innovation" as their strategic focus, deepening cooperation in joint talent cultivation, collaborative research and innovation, high-level academic exchanges, and technology transfer, jointly advancing China-Spain academic collaboration and the high-quality development of simulation technology.