On 5 January 2026, Ambassador Han Jing visited the University of Zambia and met with its Vice-Chancellor Professor Mundia Muya. Representatives of the Confucius Institute were present. The two sides exchanged views on their cooperation in 2025 and plans for collaboration in 2026.

Ambassador Han stated that China-Zambia educational cooperation enjoys a long history and fruitful achievements. He expressed hope that the University of Zambia could better leverage its role as a think tank, fully utilize the newly established Zambia-China Research Center of Excellence, and enhance research on the four Global Initiatives and international cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. He also encouraged the University to explore the possibility of enhanced cooperation in fields such as artificial intelligence, agriculture, energy and education, through closer collaboration among industries, academia and research institutes. He also emphasized the importance of seizing the opportunity offered by the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges and enhancing the role of the Confucius Institute at UNZA，by organizing diverse cultural and sports activities to further enrich people-to-people exchanges between China and Zambia and increase mutual understanding between the two peoples.

Professor Muya expressed gratitude for China's continued support to Zambia through provision of government scholarships, which has greatly assisted in cultivating young Zambian talents. China has achieved remarkable success in education, and Zambia is ready to enhance educational cooperation with China. The University of Zambia will play an active role in expanding more channels for educational and research collaboration between the two countries, so as to contribute to closer people-to-people exchanges.