Introduction to BRAIA

        Belt and Road Aerospace Innovation Alliance (BRAIA), established on April 23, 2017 in Xi’an, was initiated by Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) and Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA). BRAIA is an international organization with NPU serving as its Permanent Secretariat and formed by universities, research institutes, academic organizations and enterprises mainly in the field of aerospace.

        The mission of BRAIA is to enhance the international cooperation on aerospace technology and application. Its focus is to promote the substantial cooperation among BRAIA members in talent cultivation, scientific research, technology development and applications, etc.

        BRAIA now has 69 members from 22 countries including Algeria, America, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cameroon, China, Egypt, France, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine and United Kingdom.