From October 11 to 12, Ben Matthews, Director of Global Partnerships and Networks at the University of Glasgow, and Professor Muhammad Imran, Dean of the James Watt School of Engineering, paid a visit to the Glasgow College Hainan. They conducted an on-site inspection of the college's New building and the Hainan Lingshui Li'an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone, and held discussions with the Foreign Cooperation and Exchange Division of the Pilot Zone Administration. Relevant college leaders accompanied them on the tour and exchanges.
On the 11th, Ben Matthews and his entourage toured the teaching areas, laboratories and office spaces within the college's new building. They learned in detail about the space layout, facility configuration and intelligent design, and visited the campus of the Lingshui Li'an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone on site, receiving briefings on the construction progress and development plans of the pilot zone. During the inspection, Ben Matthews spoke highly of the construction outcomes of the college building. He remarked that the college's teaching spaces and hardware facilities provide solid material support for the China-UK joint education programme.
During the visit, Dean Liu Guanghui and Vice Dean Meng Fanman held talks with Ben Matthews on the college's current enrolment scale, achievements in talent recruitment and development, as well as future development goals. The two sides had in-depth discussions on expanding the scale of joint education and exchanged views on exploring new collaborative programmes. Ben Matthews stated that the University of Glasgow attaches great importance to its joint education partnership with the UESTC in Hainan. The university will continue to promote practical cooperation with UESTC in teaching, research, and staff & student exchanges, to support the high-quality development of the Glasgow College Hainan.
On the morning of the 12th, Ben Matthews held a discussion with Jin Xiaojin, Director of the Foreign Cooperation and Exchange Division of the Pilot Zone Administration, at the Pilot Zone Library. The two sides exchanged views on the development outcomes and future plans of the zone, and explored potential areas for further cooperation. Jin Xiaojin expressed high recognition and gratitude for the continuous efforts made by the UofG and UESTC since the establishment of the Glasgow College Hainan in 2022. He looked forward to further expanding areas of cooperation and elevating the level of collaboration on the existing foundation.
This visit further consolidated the cooperative ties between the UofG, UESTC and the Pilot Zone, laying a solid foundation for the college to expand its educational space and deepen the connotation of China-UK collaboration in the next phase.
Translated by Yuanzhao Zhang Xinran Zhang,edit by Ziyang Wang.
