Contributed by: Office of International Exchange and Cooperation | Edited by: Liu Ye | Photo by: Fu Wenjun | Preliminary Review: Wei Xinqiang | Final Review: Liang Lili Date: March 1, 2024
On the morning of February 29, Professor Liang Qiuhua from Loughborough University, UK, visited our university for exchange and discussion. President Liu Junguo, Vice President Liu Xuemei, and relevant personnel from the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, Graduate School, School of Water Conservancy, and School of Water Resources attended the meeting.
At the seminar, President Liu Junguoextended a warm welcome to Professor Liang Qiuhua and his delegation. He introduced our university's history, educational features, the development of "Double First-Class" disciplines, talent training system construction, and international exchanges and cooperation. He emphasized that the university will seize the new opportunities presented by international education and place great importance on the construction and layout of an international talent cultivation system. Professor Liang Qiuhua introduced the relevant information about Loughborough University and expressed that the two universities will take the joint cultivation of postgraduate students as an opportunity to carry out substantive and comprehensive international cooperation. Both sides exchanged views and discussed joint cultivation programs for master's and doctoral degrees, international scientific research cooperation, and talent recruitment. They reached a preliminary cooperation intention. The two sides intend to launch a "1+2 joint master's degree program" in the near future, where our university's master's students can apply to study at Loughborough University in the UK for one year. Upon mutual recognition of credits and meeting graduation requirements, students will be awarded master's degrees from both universities.
After the meeting, Professor Liang Qiuhua and his delegation visited our university's History Museum.
About Loughborough University
Loughborough University, established in 1909, is ranked 212th in the QS World University Rankings 2024. The university enjoys an exceptional international reputation for teaching, research, and graduate employability, with its graduates ranking among the top five in the UK for employment rates. Loughborough offers 24 academic schools, 30 research institutes and centers, including the School of Geography and the Environment, the School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, the Department of Materials Engineering, and the School of Social Sciences. The university maintains longstanding collaborative relationships with major companies and organizations such as Ford, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Lotus, and leading UK banks, supplying them with talented graduates. Multinational corporations and institutions have established schools, R&D centers, production facilities, and training bases at Loughborough, with its innovative curricula and project outcomes receiving global acclaim.