Delegation from Antwerp Management School Visits GDUFS

On February 25, Professor Steffi Weil, Vice President of Antwerp Management School (AMS) in Belgium, led a delegation to Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS). Shen Minghao, Vice President of GDUFS, met with the guests in the VIP Hall of the Administration Building at the Baiyun Mountain Campus. The two sides held in-depth discussions on deepening cooperation, expanding student exchanges, advancing multi-level talent cultivation, and promoting research collaboration, among other topics.

Shen extended a warm welcome to the delegation and introduced the international characteristics and comprehensive strength of GDUFS. He noted that featuring outstanding proficiency in foreign languages and offering 33 foreign language programs, GDUFS serves as a significant base in South China for international talent cultivation and has established partnerships with 523 universities and academic institutions in 70 countries and regions. He mentioned that Foreign Language and Literature at GDUFS ranks among the top three nationwide and is placed 101-150 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. Economics, Management, Law, and other disciplines are first-class disciplines in China, ranking among the top nationwide. Shen also reviewed the cooperative history forged in 2024, during which a delegation of GDUFS visited AMS and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and a student exchange agreement. He expressed the hope that this visit would serve as an opportunity to further expand the scope and elevate the level of cooperation on the existing basis, promote substantial breakthroughs in diversified talent cultivation models such as Sino-foreign cooperative education, and expand channels for student internships and practical opportunities by leveraging the industrial resource advantages of the University of Antwerp and AMS.

Highlight from the Meeting

Professor Weil extended her gratitude for GDUFS’s warm reception and highly praised its distinctive international characteristics and educational achievements. She noted that AMS attaches great importance to its cooperative relationship with GDUFS. This visit aims to deepen mutual understanding and facilitate the implementation of existing cooperation intentions. She highlighted that China-EU relations are on a steady upward track at present, providing a favorable opportunity for the two sides to deepen cooperation. Belgium has three official languages, and its multilingual environment will offer valuable language practice opportunities for GDUFS students. She stated that AMS is ready to further deepen faculty and student exchanges and program cooperation with GDUFS, continuously enrich cooperation content, and promote the bilateral relationship to a deeper and more practical level.

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Representatives from the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange and the School of Accounting at GDUFS were also present at the meeting.