On October 15, a delegation of eight representatives from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, visited Liaoning University (LNU). The delegation included Theodoros Karapantsios, Dean of the School of Chemistry; Alexandra Ioannidou, Dean of the School of Physics; Christos Vlachokostas, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering; and Thomas Kotsopoulos, Dean of the School of Agriculture. The two universities held a meeting to discuss potential areas of cooperation.

Prior to the meeting, Huo Chunhui, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC LNU Committee and Vice President of LNU, met with the delegation. Huo introduced LNU’s history, academic disciplines, and educational facilities. He emphasized that the university attaches great importance to the development of science and engineering disciplines and expressed his hope that the two universities would build on their respective academic strengths to explore opportunities for cooperation in scientific research, faculty and student exchanges, and other areas.

During the meeting, Xie Mingyi, Director of the Office of International Affairs, highlighted LNU’s latest achievements in internationalization, particularly in Chinese-foreign cooperative education, joint education and training programs, and Confucius Institutes. She expressed his hope that the meeting would serve as an opportunity to strengthen communication and coordination between the two universities and promote tangible progress in bilateral cooperation.

The two sides held in-depth discussions on English-taught programs, faculty and student exchanges, and research collaboration in chemistry, physics, life sciences, and related fields, and exchanged views on potential areas of cooperation.

Following the meeting, the delegation visited laboratories in the School of Chemistry and the School of Physics, observed experimental teaching activities, and interacted with faculty members and students. Faculty members introduced the laboratory equipment, experimental methods, and distinctive features of the laboratory courses.

The meeting was attended by Hu Fengqing, Deputy Director of the Division of Chemistry and Life Sciences; Li Yongqing, Dean of the School of Physics; Yin Ruyu, Deputy Director of the Office of International Affairs; Xu Xu, Director of the Institute of Analytical Chemistry; and other staff members from the Office of International Affairs. Also participating in relevant activities as members of the visiting delegation were Vasilios Binas, Assistant Professor at the School of Chemistry of AUTh; Xiao Yan, Admissions Specialist; Jack Gao, Head of Asian Admissions; and Maria Yang, Asian Liaison Officer of AUTh.

Translated by: Mu Xiaolin

Edited by: Mark Moore

Proofread by: Li Zhibin

Reviewed by: Jin Jinghua