From April 12th to 17th, Ms. Liu Yan, Deputy Secretary of SSPU Party Committee, led a delegation on a visit to Universidade Europeia in Portugal, as well as Camilo José Cela University, University of Alcalá, and Universidad Europea de Madrid in Spain. The visit deepened SSPU's cooperation with European universities and achieved fruitful results in areas such as faculty and student exchanges, research collaboration, joint cultivation, and short-term programs.
During the visit to Universidade Europeia in Portugal, the delegation met with Zhou Yang, an SSPU exchange student majoring in Public Relations, extending warm greetings to her about her life and academic progress in Spain and expressing the university's care and support. The delegation was received by Vice President Sara Sousa and Liliana Rosalino, Head of the International Office, for in-depth discussions. In addition, the delegation engaged in academic exchanges with professors from relevant faculties and visited experimental and training facilities at the university's Green Campus, including art exhibition, digital media laboratory, filmmaking workshop, and game design workshop, etc.
During the visit to Camilo José Cela University, both sides introduced their respective university overviews and development achievements, exchanged views on faculty and student exchanges, research collaboration, and short-term programs, and explored the possibility of signing a Memorandum of Understanding in the future, laying a solid foundation for further cooperation. The delegation also visited the university's digital teaching spaces and laboratories, gaining insights into its experiential + globalized teaching and research model.
The delegation later paid a side visit to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Spain, meeting with Mr. Wang Beibin, an SSPU staff member on assignment at the Embassy. Qu Xun, Charge d 'Affaires ad interim of the Embassy, met with the delegation. The two sides held in-depth discussions on the prospects and potential opportunities for China-Spain cooperation in education and research, offering new ideas and directions for future collaboration between Chinese and Spanish universities. Qu Xun stated that the Embassy would continue to actively support exchanges and cooperation between SSPU and Spanish universities, expressing the hope that both sides build mutual trust, leverage their strengths, expand substantive cooperation, and deepen inter-university friendship.
During the visit to University of Alcalá, Lorena Breatriz Silos Ribas, Vice President for International Affairs met with the delegation. Building on the previously signed MoU and exchange student agreement, both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on the substantive implementation of joint cultivation programs and overseas student internship bases, reaching broad consensus. The delegation also toured the university's administrative building, a UNESCO World Heritage site, as well as its teaching and research facilities.
During the visit to Universidad Europea de Madrid, the delegation was received by Alberto Sols, Dean of Architecture, Engineering, Science and Computing-STEAM, and Daniel Blanco, Representative of the International Office and others. Based on previous cooperation and the renewal of the MoU, both sides further clarified the direction and goals of cooperation, and had in-depth discussions on areas including foreign expert programs, joint Master's programs, joint doctoral supervision, and joint laboratories. The delegation also visited the teaching and research facilities of STEAM, School of Computer Engineering, and School of Exercise and Sport Science, gaining a better understanding of the university's academic and research strengths.
Heads and representatives from School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering, School of Computer and Information Engineering, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Finance Office, and International Office were in the delegation.
