Vice President Zhang Jijian heads a delegation to visit Japan & Korea

2014-06-18

June 18-25, a Jiangsu University delegation headed by Vice President Zhang Jijian paid a visit to Mie University of Japan, Yamaguchi University of Japan, Kunsan National University of South Korea and the University of Seoul of South Korea and the visit is a great success.

During the meeting of the Jiangsu University delegation with Prof. Atsumasa Uchida, President of Mie University of Japan, both parties reviewed the friendship that had lasted for more than 20 years between the two universities and extended their best wishes for deepened cooperation between them. President Atsumasa Uchida suggested that at present both universities should make efforts to promote the “Double Degree” Program, that is the “1+1” Program on which Mie University had had cooperation with Indonesia universities. A postgraduate student taking this Program may be granted a degree of both universities at the same time through a respective study of 1 year in either university.

During the meeting of the Jiangsu University delegation with Prof. Masaaki Oka, President of Yamaguchi University of Japan, the two parties exchanged their ideas on the SPIDE Project co-sponsored by Chinese, Japanese and Korean Universities. They also held a discussion on furthering the future cooperation on the “Double Degree” Program (1.5 +1.5). Also, Prof. Fusanori Miura, Vice President of Yamaguchi University is going to participate, together with 25 students of his university, in the SPIDE Project to be held in Jiangsu University in August 2014.

During their stay in South Korea, the Jiangsu University delegation signed an overall cooperation memorandum with Kunshan National University and an agreement on faculty and student exchanges and scientific cooperation with the College of Engineering of the University of Seoul. These two agreements will start a new chapter in the Jiangsu University history of international cooperation and exchanges with the above two universities. The Jiangsu University delegation was cordially received by Prof. Na Ui-gyun President of Kunshan National University and Prof. Lim Sung-sol, Vice President of the University of Seoul.