Prof. Stephen Durran, Vice Provost for International Affairs, University of Oregen, and Mrs.Anne E.Haberkern, Director of American Heritage Association, visited Tongji University on 4 Nov. 2009. Prof. Qi DONG, Vice President for International Cooperation, met with the two visitors and introduced the profile of international exchanges in our school on behalf of Tongji University. Dr. Hongwei HUANG, Deputy Director of International Exchange & Cooperation Office, Mr. Zhu CHEN, and Ms. Yuexian SHOU, Vice Director of International Office, SEM, also presented in the meeting.

The two parties exchanged possibilities on the summer school program in which University of Oregon sends students to SEM, Tongji University in summer vacation, which starts on the end of June or the beginning of July in 2010. Both parties expressed willingness to establish strategic cooperative relationship and lay the foundation for deeper cooperation, such as dual-degree program and faculty exchanges.

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