Delegation from La Trobe University Visits GDUFS

On September 16, Amalia Di Iorio AM, Pro Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University in Australia, led a delegation to visit Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS). Vice President Lan Hongjun met with the delegation, and Vice President Yang Li had working talks with them. The two sides held in-depth discussions on topics such as joint education programs, disciplinary cooperation, faculty and student exchanges, and collaborative research.

Highlight from the Meeting

Vice President Lan welcomed the delegation and introduced GDUFS’s distinctive educational features and its overall internationalization efforts. Noting that the two universities have complementary academic strengths, he expressed the hope that the two sides would take this meeting as an opportunity to facilitate the practical implementation of joint education programs, expand cooperation in fields such as law, linguistics, and the humanities and social sciences, and make substantive progress in areas such as faculty and student exchanges and joint research to achieve mutual benefit.

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At the working talks, Vice President Yang gave an introduction to GDUFS’s undergraduate education programs and teaching practices. He noted that GDUFS has a solid foundation in internationalized education, and that cooperation on specific programs would allow both sides to draw on their strengths and jointly improve the quality of talent cultivation and institutional education. He hoped the two sides would hold further discussions on joint education programs and other matters, keep communication channels open, and steadily advance practical cooperation in education and teaching.

Amalia Di Iorio AM introduced the academic structure and plans for internationalization of La Trobe University. She said the university placed great importance on its cooperation with GDUFS and was ready to pursue joint education programs for students, faculty exchanges, joint research, and other forms of cooperation. She looked forward to advancing collaboration across more disciplines and fields, working together to develop high-caliber talent with both academic ability and industry experience, and building a long-term, sustainable partnership.

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Representatives from the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, the Academic Programs Division, the Center for Teaching Quality Management and Assessment, the School of Mathematics and Statistics, and other relevant departments were also present at the meeting and talks.