President Wang Deru led Professor Li Zhi, Director Ye Feiof Development planning divisionand Dean Jiang Dashan of the School of International Education to visit Italian and British universitiessuccessively.

On September 20th, the delegation visited the University of Florence in Italy, where representatives of the University of Florence,Stefano Follesa and Professor Rosa Romano warmly received them.The two sides had in-depth discussions on how to jointly cultivate interdisciplinary talents with international vision in the context of globalization.The two sides agreed to carry out cooperation in mutual visits, joint scientific research, curriculum sharing and other aspects to jointly promote the educational cause of the two universities to a new height.

Discussion with the representatives of the university of Florence

Taking photo with the representatives of the university of Florence

On September 21st, the delegation visited the University of Ferrara in Italy and had a discussion with representatives of teachers and students of the University.President Wang Deru introduced the basic situation of Kaifeng University and international exchanges and cooperation. The two sides conducted extensive exchanges on cultural exchanges, scientific research cooperation, and mutual visits of teachers and students, and reached cooperation intentions.

Conversation with teachers and students of Ferrara University

Taking photo with representatives of Ferrara University

On September 22, the delegation visited the University of Venice in Italy and visited the campus and teaching facilities of the University of Venice.Representatives of the two sides conducted in-depth exchanges in many fields such as education, culture and scientific research, and reached consensus on the philosophy of running a school and the mode of personnel training.

The delegation visiting the University of Venice

On September 23th, the delegation visited Plymouth City College, a British partner institution.The two sides focused on how to strengthen further cooperation, conducted deeply discussions on cooperative education, education promotion, and exchanges between teachers and students, and signed a memorandum of cooperation.Both sides hoped to jointly promote the exchanges and cooperation between the two schools in the field of education through the talks.Afterwards, the delegation visited the teaching and training environment, student learning and activity places of Plymouth City College.

Wang Derusigninga memorandum of cooperationwithBen, the vice dean ofPlymouth City College

Taking photo with the representatives ofPlymouth City College

On September 24th, the delegation visited the University of Greenwich, a partner institution in the UK. They were warmly received by Andrew Westby, Vice-Chancellor, Leigh Doster, Dean of Business School, Karen Brickman, Dean of Business Operations and Strategy, and Nick Hand, Director of International Relations.The two sides held in-depth discussions on Sino-foreign cooperation programs, student exchange and study abroad programs, and teacher training programs.The two sides expressed that they will take this visit as an opportunity to further strengthen communication and exchanges and promote cooperation and development between the two universities in more fields.After the talks, the two sides signed a supplementary cooperation agreement to further enhance the level of future cooperation.The delegation also visited the campus environment and teaching facilities of the University of Greenwich to gain an in-depth understanding of the school's philosophy and characteristics.

Wang Deru signing cooperation agreement withAndrew Westby,the vice president ofthe University of Greenwich

Wang Deru presentingthe works of our calligrapher Li Bensong to the University of Greenwich

The delegation's visit to Italy and the UK not only deepened the understanding and friendship between Kaifeng University and Italian and British universities, but also laid a solid foundation for future in-depth cooperation and common development.The school will continue to uphold the philosophy of openness and inclusiveness, actively seek cooperation opportunities with internationally renowned universities, cultivate outstanding talents with international vision and competitiveness, and constantly improve the school's international level of education.