CityU, Hefei University of Technology sign cooperation agreement to deepen talent exchange and scientific research collaboration

Wang Meng, president of Hefei University of Technology (HFUT), led a delegation to visit City University of Macau (CityU) yesterday and was warmly received by Rector Liu Jun. The two sides had in-depth discussions on a range of topics including faculty and students exchanges and collaborative scientific research, and signed a memorandum of cooperation and a student exchange agreement, marking a new substantive progress in their partnership.

Rector Liu Jun warmly welcomed President Wang and the delegation. He introduced CityU’s achievements in interdisciplinary development, expansion of educational scale, and internationalization efforts, especially its commitment to building an open and diversified higher education platform. Rector Liu hoped that the partnership would deepen collaboration with HFUT in field such as data science, urban sustainable development, and business management. He looked forward to jointly exploring feasible solutions for talent cultivation and collaborative scientific research innovation.

President Wang introduced the remarkable expertise and distinctive strengths of HFUT in engineering education and scientific research, sharing their initiatives and experiences in talent recruitment and international exchange. He also expressed his hope to strengthen collaboration with CityU, leveraging the disciplinary advantages of both universities and advancing the cooperation in talent cultivation and academic research to a higher level and broader fields. 

The two universities exchanged opinions on specific future implementation, including collaborative scientific research, faculty exchanges, and shared student cultivation. These initiatives aim to provide faculty and students from both universities with more academic resources and growth opportunities.

HFUT Deputy Director of the Party and Government Office Bian Huixi, Deputy Director of Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Zhuang Delin, as well as CityU’s Head of the Faculty of Data Science Zhu Tianqing, Head of Office of Global Affair Wu Cheng, and Representative of Admission Office Zhou Chun also took part in this discussion. 

Source: Office of Global Affairs

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