Delegation from NCU visited GDUFS

North Campus, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, March 14th 2018 : On March 14^th, a delegation, which consisted of Przemysław Nehring, Dean of the Faculty of Language and Literature at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (NCU); Małgorzata Berend, Director of the Polish Language and Culture Center, and Maciej Szatkowski, Director of the Chinese Language and Literature Center, visited the Faculty of European Languages and Cultures, the Faculty of Chinese Language and Culture, and the Institute for International Education at GDUFS. NCU is the largest comprehensive university in north Poland. Its Faculty of Language and Literature is the top faculty of humanities in north Poland. This university has built up a close cooperative relationship with GDUFS. Two batches of students in the Polish Department at GDUFS study at this university for one year.

Group photo of the delegation and the Faculty of European Languages and Cultures

In the morning, the delegation held a talk with the Faculty of European Languages and Cultures about promoting the cooperation and the “2+2” double major project. YANG Ke, Dean of the Faculty of European Languages and Cultures; MAO Yinhui, Director of the Polish Department, and NING Shaoyuan, Teaching Secretary, had a deep discussion about the details of the project with the delegation. After the talk, the delegation had a delightful meeting with the teachers and students from the Polish Department. The students sang Polish songs for the Polish guests and showed them the Polish articles that they edited and produced.

The students of the Polish Department sang the Polish song Don’t worry about me

In the afternoon, the delegation held a meeting with the Faculty of Chinese Language and Culture. CHEN Yanhui, Dean of the Faculty of Chinese Language and Culture, and ZHOU Donglan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Faculty, attended the meeting. The Faculty of Chinese Language and Culture signed an agreement about student exchange with NCU in 2017. Four students from the Faculty of Chinese Language and Culture have started their one-year study at NCU this year. During the meeting, both sides had a deep discussion about teachers exchange and joint research.

Group photo of the delegation and Faculty of Chinese Language and Culture

The delegation also visited the Institute for International Education. WANG Fenglan, Vice Dean of Institute for International Education, introduced the conditions of studying, the courses, the scholarships for foreign students, the summer camps and the short-term training at GDUFS to the delegation.

Group photo of the delegation and the Institute for International Education

The visit promoted the cooperation between GDUFS and NCU. It opened up a new situation in international cooperation in different faculties and provided new ideas about the diversified development in cultivating the talented students in minority languages.