At the Event
Professor Zoe Shipton of the University of Strathclyde delivering a speech
Special lecture by the University of Strathclyde, Guest of Honor institution
Li Donglin delivering a special lecture on Global Competence
At the Event
On November 7, the 10th Student Exchange and Study Abroad Fair of CUMT opened at the Nanhu Campus Library. A total of 26 universities and educational institutions from 13 countries and regions, including the United Kingdom, Russia, Australia, France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the United States, Canada, and Hong Kong, China, participated in the fair. Li Donglin, former Director of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and former Senior Official of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and arelevant officials from the China Scholarship Council (CSC) were invited to attend and delivered special lectures respectively.
At the opening ceremony, Professor Zoe Shipton, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) and Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde (the Guest University of Honor), expressed her gratitude for the invitation. She stated that the two universities, linked by their shared strength in deep earth science research, have achieved important results in talent cultivation. She looked forward to further broadening students' global horizons and nurturing more future engineers and scientists through more innovative measures such as the Student Exchange and Study Abroad Fair. Representatives of teachers and students from the School of Environment and Spatial Informatics and the Sun Yueqi Honors College delivered speeches respectively.
Following the opening ceremony, the fair officially kicked off. Relevant officials from CSC delivered a presentation on project policies, application procedures, and funding systems of several national programs. Li Donglin, combining internship cases from the ILO, provided an in-depth introduction to the preparation process for university students participating in international organization internships and practical training. At the fair, participating institutions such as the University of Strathclyde and the University of Nottingham (UK), Griffith University and RMIT University (Australia), RWTH Aachen University (Germany), EPF Graduate School of Engineering (France), and City University of Hong Kong held 23 lectures and exchange sessions, promoting their respective universities to CUMT faculty and students. Student representatives from CUMT's study abroad programs shared their learning experiences based on their own journeys, introducing the Undergraduate Overseas Visiting Program, the Large-scale Overseas Visiting Program for Students Recommended for Postgraduate Study, and the Global Competence Summer Exchange Program. Visiting teachers and students actively consulted for study abroad information, creating a warm interactive atmosphere.
Hosted by the International Office, this fair is the tenth consecutive large-scale event held by CUMT under the theme of "Study Abroad, Light Up Your Dreams." With the core aim of implementing the national strategy of education opening-up and serving the university's goal of cultivating first-class international talents, the event built an efficient and convenient international development platform for faculty and students, supporting the steady progress of the "Double First-Class" initiative.
