On March 30, Dr. Colleen Skidmore, the Interim Dean of Arts School of University of Alberta ( the U of A) and Dr. Cen Huang, the Acting Director of International Relations & Recruitment, the U of A visited Southwest Petroleum University (SWPU). Professor. Zhu Shihong, Party Secretary of SWPU, and professor Du Zhimin, President of SWPU, had a meeting with them. The heads of the Office of Chinese Party Committee Organization, President Office and the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange together attended the meeting.
At the meeting, Professor Zhu Shihong expresses his hope that mutual friendship and cooperation will be deepened and developed through future efforts. President Du Zhimin introduces SWPU to the guests. Dr. Colleen Skidmore has the idea that there are many similarities between SWPU and the U of A, and both schools have the intention of international cooperation. Dr. Colleen Skidmore also hopes that the cooperation and the exchange programs will have a good beginning and development.
University of Alberta, established in 1908 and located in the center of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is one of the five largest research-based universities. The most famous disciplines of Alberta are Earth Science and Technology and Earth Environmental Engineering, Fish Study, Petrochemical, Chemical, Environmental Science and Engineering.