Pan Weida, President of Soochow University (SCU) in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, led a 7-member delegation to SDU on April 1st. Xu Xianming, President of Shandong University, had a discussion with the delegation.

During the meeting, Xu and Pan reviewed the long history of congenial communication between the two universities, and expressed the common aspiration of advancing mutual cooperation. When Xu introduced the background information on SDU, he also related an anecdote about searching for the original copy of SDU’s college constitution in Taiwan. New understandings and assumptions were put forward on the integration and development of cross-strait higher education through improved communication. Other participants included Director of SDU’s Office for Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan Affairs, Prof. Zou Nan, and Dean of School of Law, Prof. Qi Yanping.

The delegation also had a meeting and discussion with heads of SDU Undergraduate School, School of Physics, School of Management, School of Law and School of Foreign Languages and Literature during the visit. Agreements were reached that the exchange of students should play a vital role in the future to provide them with diverse educational experiences. The exchange of teachers should also be advanced for the sharing of educational, scientific and research knowledge.

SCU was established in 1900 in the city of Suzhou (formerly spelled Soochow) in Jiangsu Province, China. Featuring studies in Anglo-American Law, the university trained large numbers of legal talent over a number of years. Now it has developed into a comprehensive university, covering various disciplines such as liberal arts, science, business and law. After signing cooperation agreement in 2004, both universities have been keeping close connection in fields like law and management.

Source:www.view.sdu.edu.cn