On the afternoon of May 26, the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) organized a delegation from the Association of British Chinese Professors (ABCP) to visit our university. The delegation included Professor Dong Hongbiao—Chair of ABCP, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and Professor at the University of Leicester—Professor Huang Qihai of the University of Huddersfield, Professors Du Shangfeng and Xu Hongming of the University of Birmingham, and Professor Zheng Huiru of Ulster University. Also in attendance were Mr. Wang Yiwei, Director of CSCSE’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Division, and Li Xin, Program Manager of CSCSE. Vice President Wang Feng attended on behalf of our university, and Professor Zhang Bing, Director of the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, presided over the meeting.
Wang Feng extended a warm and sincere welcome to the CSCSE leadership and ABCP delegation. He noted that, amid the deepening internationalization of higher education, both sides should seize this opportunity to enhance and upgrade existing joint training programs with UK institutions. He emphasized leveraging the special support policies and resources of the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to build a broader, deeper, and more multidisciplinary system for cultivating international talent. He also encouraged expanding academic exchanges and research collaborations through scholar visits, joint academic events, and co established research platforms.
Wang Yiwei then provided a comprehensive introduction to the Chunhui Plan, launched by the Ministry of Education in 1997 to support Chinese scholars abroad and encourage their contributions to China’s educational and scientific development. He expressed the hope that CSCSE’s organization of this visit to Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) would pave the way for deeper future cooperation between the university and ABCP.
Professor Dong Hongbiao outlined the mission of ABCP as a bridge for Sino British academic exchange and collaboration. He expressed his hope that this visit would strengthen partnerships with BUCT in engineering education and talent development.
Subsequently, visiting experts summarized the outcomes of their morning meetings on May 26 with various colleges of BUCT and engaged in in depth discussions about future collaboration. Heads from relevant administrative and academic departments attended the session.