Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University, Australia, Visits ECUST

In the morning of January 5, 2010, Prof. Tu Shan-dong, Vice President of ECUST extended warm welcome to Prof. Kevin McConkey, Vice- Chancellor of Newcastle University, Australia, and the other delegates. Both sides held extensive and in-depth exchanges on a series of items of cooperation between two universities. Attendees of the meeting also included Mr. Shi Yuhua, from International Office of Newcastle University, Mr. Jiao Jiajun, Director of International Affairs Office of ECUST, Mr. Zhang Zhen, Vice-Dean of School of Continuing Education of ECUST and some related personnel from TEI Company.
Newcastle University is among Australia's top 10 universities and it s known as a comprehensive university with special strength in scientific research. In recent years, Newcastle University and East China University of Science and Technology have actively explored dominating subjects-based multi-level cooperation. They signed a Memorandum of Understanding and a package of cooperation agreements in May, 2008.