The University of Birmingham and Nankai University have signed a formal agreement to work together on research and teaching.

 

伯明翰大学与南开大学就共同研究与教学签署一份正式合作协议。

 

The partnership¹ strengthens existing collaboration² between the two universities, which have committed to exploring research areas of common strength and interest.  

 

Academics from the two universities will now discuss working together across a range of research areas as diverse as environmental sciences, mathematics, biosciences and computational biology.

 

They will also develop Nankai students’ participation³ in Birmingham's 'Study Abroad' programme, which will see students spending two years at each university.

 

A delegation⁵ from the university, which is based in the Chinese city of Tianjin, made a special visit to sign the new agreement in a ceremony on the Edgbaston campus.

 

Professor Gong Ke, President of Nankai University joined Professor Robin⁶ Mason, Pro⁴ Vice⁷ Chancellor⁸ International, from the the University of Birmingham to sign the agreement. The Chinese delegation then joined counterparts from Birmingham for further discussions on future working.

 

Professor Robin Mason said:  "Signing this agreement with colleagues at Nankai University marks the start of an exciting new era of close collaboration between our two universities in research and teaching."

 

"We believe that working together will lead to high-quality research that has an impact around the world. Collaborating⁹ on joint¹⁰ teaching programmes will further enable us to improve education for students in both universities."

 

Professor Gong Ke said:"We wish that the collaboration between our two universities will focus on the grand challenges, enabling us to build an international and interdisciplinary platform of research on sustainability."

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