Nov. 6, 2019 | International Office
From Oct. 23 to 30, SSPU delegation headed by Vice President Xie Huaqing visited 4 partner universities in Belgium and Italy.
On Oct. 23, the delegation visited AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp (AP) in Belgium and had a talk with Ms. Pascale De Groote, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Peter Partoens, Interim Director of Academic Affairs, Dr. Els Severens, Head of Research and Internationalization, and Mr. Geert Marrin, Counsellor Internationalisation from the university.
On Oct. 24, the delegation visited Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Belgium and had a discussion with Prof. Romain Meeusen, Vice President of VUB for Global Affairs, Mr. Gunter Gaublomme, Director of the Brussels Diplomatic Academy, and other personnel.
On Oct. 25, the delegation visited UC Leuven-Limburg (UCLL) in Belgium and had a meeting with Vice-Chancellor Marc Vandewalle, heads and representatives from Faculty of Management, Faculty of Technology, Centre of Expertise Smart Organizations and Centre of Expertise Digital Solutions. The delegation also visited the labs of Faculty of Chemical Engineering and exchanged ideas with doctors and post doctors.
On Oct. 28, the delegation visited University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Unimore) in Italy and had a discussion with Prof. SergioFerrari, Vice-Rector and Delegate for International Relations, heads and representatives of Department of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, Department of Engineering, and International Relations Office. The delegation also visited the labs concerning automatic drive, Smart ICT, nanomaterials and automobile design, etc.
During the visit to the four universities, SSPU delegation introduced the university’s discipline and program structure, research achievements and student internships and practice, and discussed and reached the consensus on the cooperation in student exchange, teacher mobility, joint education and research, etc.
Heads and relevant staff of College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, Academic Affairs Office and School of International Exchange were in the delegation.
