On July 3, President Liu Hong met with representatives of the British Embassy in China and a group of 10 British universities. Relevant officials from the International Exchange and Cooperation Division, School of English Studies, School of Advanced Translation and Interpretation, School of International Art, School of Business, School of Cultural Communication, School of Computer Science, Music Department, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Center attended the meeting.
President Liu expressed warm welcome to the university delegation and expressed gratitude to the British Embassy in China for its contribution to the meeting. She also gave a detailed introduction to the international exchange situation and professional settings of the university. First of all, President Liu said that internationalization is an important part of the development of “one body and two wings” during the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” period. Our school has always attached great importance to improving the level of international education, promoting international talent training and optimizing the faculty construction. Secondly, in terms of professional setting, our foreign language majors strive to actively serve the national strategy and actively serve the national “Belt and Road” needs; non-foreign language majors insist on highlighting foreign language characteristics and exporting compound talents to the society. This year is the golden age of Sino-British cooperation and development. President Liu hopes that the universities in the two countries will take this opportunity to expand the exchange of higher education in all aspects and in various forms, and put forward practical suggestions from the aspects of teacher exchange, undergraduate exchanges and master projects. .
He Tingting, senior regional affairs official of the British Embassy in China, said that the British Embassy in China attaches great importance to visiting our school. The British university delegation includes universities in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. He expressed her hope that we could have effective resource integration among various universities and actively explore opportunities for cooperation.
Subsequently, representatives from five universities in the UK gave a brief introduction on the history of their schools, their geographical location, their professional settings, and their cooperation with domestic universities. Relevant persons in charge of the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy, the Northern Ireland Development Agency, and the China-Britain Business Council expressed their willingness to provide support for the cooperation between the two universities.
After the meeting, the relevant responsible persons of each department of our university and the representatives of the visiting universities in the UK conducted in-depth discussions on the contents of cooperation and implementation.（Xinran Hu）
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The Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow School of Arts - one of Europe's most prestigious creative education and research institutions, not only has a world-class faculty, it is also a hotbed of creativity. Founded in 1845, the Glasgow School of Arts is located in the Garnethill district of Glasgow and is the only independent art school in Scotland with a long history. The Glasgow School of Arts degree is awarded by the University of Glasgow. QS Ranks among the top ten in the world in the ranking of world university art and design.
Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a world-class research university located in Cardiff, Wales, UK. It is a well-known public university in the UK and is the only member of the Russell Group in Wales. Cardiff Business School is a world-class business school accredited by AACSB and one of the largest business schools in Europe. The School of Journalism and Communication of Cardiff University is the first journalism school in Europe. Its media major ranks in the top 3 in the UK and 23rd in the world. It is ranked as one of the top ten journalism schools in the world.
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde is Scotland's third-largest public research university; the Financial Times' top 100 business schools in the world, top 10 in the UK; ranked among the top five-star universities in the QS World University; The accounting and finance profession at Strathclyde ranks among the top three in the UK.
University of Chester
The University of Chester is one of the oldest universities in the UK, and Chester University is located in the small and beautiful old town of Chester (the capital of Cheshire) in the northwest of England, less than an hour from Liverpool and Manchester. The University of Chester is a member of the British University Group, the Church of England, and the Northwestern University. Advantages include: education, sociology, accounting and finance, and sports science.
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
Founded in 1828, the University of Central Lancashire is headquartered in Preston, the capital of Lancashire. It was developed by the School of Knowledge and Communication. In the recent evaluation of the research level, the University of Central Lancashire gained recognitions in applied research, including the identification of human remains for large-scale disasters, the development of new sign language, and various research and initiatives that help people around the world change their lives and health.
The University offers a total of 500 undergraduate and more than 200 postgraduate programs for students to choose from. The international business communication, media, fashion, forensics and sports science disciplines have reached a good level in the industry. It has also achieved good levels in the fields of medicine, architecture and astrophysics.
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