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A delegation from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) visited ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ on Tuesday, to meet with their ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ counterparts.

The delegation, headed by President Zhong Weihe, met with representatives of the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Arts and Science to explore areas of cooperation between ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ and GDUFS, including research collaboration and student and faculty mobility.

Currently, the university, located in southern China, has a Memorandum of Understanding and Graduate Student Exchange Agreement with the Faculty of Education.

The delegation also toured ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ campus as well as the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts.

In photo, front from left: Cai Hong, Director of International Office, GDUFS; Hugh Horton, Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Arts and Science; Zhong Weihe, President, GDUFS; Rebecca Luce-Kapler, Dean, Faculty of Education; and Liying Cheng, Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language, Faculty of Education. Middle row: Zhao Junfeng, Dean of School of Interpreting and Translation Studies; Zhiyao Zhang, Director, China Liaison Office; Barbara Yates, Associate Director, International, Office of the Associate Vice-Principal (International); Craig Walker, Director, Dan School of Drama and Music; Robin Cox, Director, School of English, Faculty of Education; and Jenny Corlett, Associate Director (International Initiatives), Faculty of Arts and Science. Back row: Wang Weiqiang, Associate Professor, School of English for International Business, GDUFS, and Visiting Scholar at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´; Xie Wenxin, Director of Human Resources Division, GDUFS; Donato Santeramo, Head, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures; and Don Klinger, Associate Dean Graduate Studies & Research, Faculty of Education.

ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ launched its in August 2015 to support its internationalization efforts. The plan’s goals include strengthening ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ international research engagement and creating more opportunities for student mobility through programs like academic exchange programs. The plan also aims to attract high-quality international students to ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ and to increase international educational opportunities on the ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ campus.