On June 2nd, Sino-German "Begegnungspavillon" was opened in front of F Building on Jiading Campus. Wan Gang, Vice Chairman of CPPCC, Minister of MOST, as well as Annette Schavan, Minister of German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), unveiled together for the pavilion. Representatives of BMBF presented a symbolic key to Chen Xiaolong, Vice President of Tongji university. Ms. Brita Heidemann, Olympic and world champion of Fencing, German Epee Fencers, also attended the opening ceremony and signature event.
The Sino-German "Begegnungspavillon" was presented as a gift by BMBF in support of Goethe Institute, and is regarded as symbol of close cooperation between Tongji University and Germany in the fields of science and education.