On March 19th, a delegation of four people led by Robin Banerjee, the Vice - Chancellor of the University of Sussex, UK, visited Hebei University for an exchange visit. In the morning, Yangjian Zhang, the Vice - President of Hebei University, met with the British visitors in Meeting Room 829 of the main building on Wusi Road Campus. Marcus, the Director of Admissions and International Development at the University of Sussex, Monica, the Associate Dean of the School of Media, Arts and Humanities, Jing Pan, the International Project Manager at the China Office, Huibin Xing, the Director of the Office of International Cooperation at Hebei University, Xiaohui Yang, the Dean of the International College, Yuan Xie, the Deputy Director of the Academic Affairs Office, Minghui Zhang, the Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation, Jianhui Shang, the Associate Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication, Chengyuan Yin and Xuesheng Gao, the Associate Deans of the International College, attended the meeting.
Group photo of the two sides
Yangjian Zhang extended a warm welcome to Robin Banerjee and his delegation for their visit again, and introduced the recent development achievements of Hebei University. He hoped that the two universities could carry out more exchanges and cooperation in various fields in the future. Robin Banerjee introduced the basic situation of the advantageous disciplines such as Development Studies and interdisciplinary subjects at the University of Sussex, and hoped for closer cooperation and exchanges between the two universities in the future. Xiaohui Yang introduced in detail the characteristic concept of cultivating high - quality international talents in the International College, its educational achievements, and the situation of teachers and students' exchanges and studies abroad. The two sides had in - depth and practical discussions on the "3 + M" joint - training program, exchange student cultivation, and two - way exchanges of teachers and students. At present, the two sides have confirmed 6 cooperative majors, including Journalism, Finance, International Economics and Trade, Electrical Engineering and its Automation, Software Engineering, and Information Management and Information System, covering all the majors of the ISEC project in the International College.
Xiaohui Yang introduced the educational achievements of the International College
In the afternoon, Robin Banerjee and his delegation visited the Student Development Center, the College Students' Science and Technology Innovation Workshop, the Social Media Classroom, and the Foreign Teachers' Studio on Qiyilu Campus. They took great interest in experiencing the characteristic practical teaching activities in the Cross - Cultural Communication VR Training Room and had cordial exchanges with the teachers of our college. Robin Banerjee and his delegation said that the local characteristics and international standards reflected in the construction of the educational environment, the allocation of teaching resources, and the construction of the teaching staff in the International College left a deep impression on them. They were full of confidence and anticipation for the "3 + M" joint - training program to be carried out between the two universities in the future. Associate Dean Xuesheng Gao and the relevant department heads of the college accompanied the visit.
The guests took a souvenir photo at the college
The guests communicated with the college teachers
The guests experienced the VR practical teaching activities
The University of Sussex was founded in 1961. It is a world - renowned comprehensive research - based university. It ranks 246th globally in the QS 2025 comprehensive ranking. Its Development Studies has ranked first globally for 9 consecutive years in the QS ranking. Among its faculty and alumni, there are 6 Nobel laureates, 12 Fellows of the British Academy.
Taking this visit as an opportunity, the International College will deeply practice the concept of cultivating high - quality international talents, solidly promote high - level international exchanges and cooperation, and provide a broader stage for the international development of students.
(Contributed by the Project Management and Quality Assurance Office of the College)
