BRICS UL shall act as a platform for bilateral and multilateral exchanges between universities in BRICS countries, as an important mechanism for promoting education cooperation and cultural exchanges between BRICS countries, and also as an international think tank supporting policy research in BRICS countries. From January 2019, Fudan University shall serve as the BRICS UL Secretariat to further promote the work of the BRICS UL. The specific work is undertaken by the Center for BRICS Studies, FDDI.