- Visit was an opportunity to explore developing teaching and research collaborations
- Delegates met with Professor Aleks Subic and members of the Aston University Executive
- They also enjoyed tours of the University’s laboratories.
Aston University has welcomed a delegation from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NAUU) to its Birmingham campus to explore developing teaching and research collaborations.
The delegation, led by Professor Jiang Bing, president of NAUU, was facilitated by AEMG Education’s general director, Jenny Wang, who has over 20 years of experience in brokering strategic relationships with Chinese universities.
The event on Tuesday 24 September was hosted by Professor Aleks Subic, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University at the University’s corporate headquarters, John Cadbury House, in Birmingham city centre. The delegates also enjoyed a tour around the laboratories of the University’s College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
During the visit, they also met with senior members of the University Executive, including Professor Mike Caine (Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and Innovation), Professor Gurpreet Jagpal (Chief Commercial Officer), Professor Jun Jie Wu (Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research) and Matt Dean (Executive Director of International).
Professor Aleks Subic, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University, said:
“It was a pleasure to welcome our visitors from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, along with our AEMG colleagues, to Aston University.
“Having visited NAUU twice in my previous role, I was deeply impressed by the University’s teaching and research excellence, as well as its beautiful campuses in a vibrant city.
“This visit marks a significant milestone in advancing our partnership, and we look forward to strengthening our collaboration in the months ahead through continued dialogue and joint initiatives.”
Professor Jiang Bing, president of NAUU, said:
“I was so excited to visit Aston University.
“I look forward to collaborating within teaching and research in the future.”
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About Aston University
For over a century, Aston University’s enduring purpose has been to make our world a better place through education, research and innovation, by enabling our students to succeed in work and life, and by supporting our communities to thrive economically, socially and culturally.
Aston University’s history has been intertwined with the history of Birmingham, a remarkable city that once was the heartland of the Industrial Revolution and the manufacturing powerhouse of the world.
Born out of the First Industrial Revolution, Aston University has a proud and distinct heritage dating back to our formation as the School of Metallurgy in 1875, the first UK College of Technology in 1951, gaining university status by Royal Charter in 1966, and becoming The Guardian University of the Year in 2020.
Building on our outstanding past, we are now defining our place and role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (and beyond) within a rapidly changing world.
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