KMK Secretary-general Thies visited Tongji

On October 12th, Prof. Erich Thies, secretary-general of Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK)-Standing Conference of Ministers of Education in the Federal Republic of Germany, visited Tongji University, and accepted the title of honorary professor of Tongji University. Tongji Affairs Committee director, Party Committee Secretary Zhou Jialun awarded the certificate of Tongji Honorary Professor to Prof. Thies, and said Prof. Thies was a well-known scholar and educator in Germany, and would play a catalytic role for Tongji Philosophy Development.

Later, Prof.Thies made a wonderful speech and discussed about philosophical issues with students of Liberal Arts School. During the visit, he talked about carrying out professional cooperation with relevant personnel of Liberal Arts School.

Prof. Thies is a famous German Feuerbach expert, and established education department in Humboldt University, Berlin. He was responsible as home affairs secretary for Berlin s education and research before being as secretary-general of KMK.