Visit from Minister of Housing and Northern Europe Cooperation Department, Finland

On 28 June, Mr. Jan Vapaavuori, Minister of Finland Housing and Northern Europe Cooperation Department, led a delegation to visit our university. President Pei Gang met with the 4 guests.

President Pei Gang briefed the idea of running Tongji University, which was closely combining the need of social and economic development to carry our teaching and research work. According to his brief, Tongji University was not only devoting to urban and rural construction projects with its traditional engineering advantage, but also did the research of social issue with its strength of comprehensive interdisciplinary strength.

Both sides expressed positive affirmation of the cooperation between Tongji University and Aalto University, and hoped that on the basis of cooperation, the two universities could do practical project, student exchange and academic research on the international platform of Sino-Finland Center, as well as with the support of two governments, in order to share advantage resources and technology. Relevant members from our Design and Creative School and Foreign Affaires Office attended the meeting.

After the meeting, the delegation visited the Tongji-Aalto Design Factory co-built by our university and Finland Aalto University.