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25 Jan 2022

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President Jin talks to Rector of Univ. of Vienna Heinz W. Engl

President of Fudan University Jin Li had a conversation with Rector of the University of Vienna Heinz W. Engl via a video link on January 21.


The academic exchanges and research cooperation between the two universities during the pandemic, notably the Fudan-Vienna Strategic Partners Week, an online event held in November 2021, have played a significant role in maintaining and promoting the bilateral strategic partnership between the two sides, according to Jin. He appreciated Engl for making great contribution to the bilateral partnership, looking forward to having face-to-face communication as soon as the pandemic comes to an end, so that more fruitful results can be achieved with joint efforts in the future.


Engl recalled his personal tie with Fudan dated back to 1984 and the cooperation with Fudan colleagues ever since, and showed his letter of appointment as honorary professor at Fudan University, which has been treasured by him for years. Engl pointed out as the University of Vienna attaches great importance to the partnership with Fudan University, the cooperation in scientific research and personnel training has yielded fruitful results and he hopes face-to-face exchanges and in-depth cooperation can be resumed as soon as possible. Engl also briefly introduced the European Universities' Alliances, in which the University of Vienna participates, hoping to strengthen the cooperation between Fudan and other European universities through this network.


Vice President of Fudan University Chen Zhimin proposed that the Fudan-European Centre for China Studies jointly established by Fudan University and the University of Oslo could serve as a bridge to promote bilateral and multilateral cooperations, especially in the fields of sustainable development, brain science, etc.


Fudan University and the University of Vienna in Austria signed a strategic partnership agreement and an renewed agreement on student exchange programs in June 2019, which started a new chapter in the cooperation between the two universities.


The two sides shall carry out faculty and student exchanges as well as collaborative research and publication, and hold annual forums on natural sciences & engineering and humanities & social sciences, according to the agreements.


Xu Yefang, deputy director of Office of Global Partnerships, Fudan University, Barbara Good,  director of International Office, the University of Vienna, and Carlos Reinelt, director of the Austrian Center Shanghai, Fudan University, attended the meeting.


Presented by Fudan University Media Center

Source: Office of Global Partnerships

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