YU President Noh Seok-kyun visits Chongqing University, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Sichuan International Studies University and the People’s Government of Changshou District
Agreed on academic exchange/student exchange programs and to attract international students from China
Expanded global partnership in 2015 to Europe, Central and South America and China
[August 24, 2015]
<YU President Noh Seok-kyun visited the People’s Government of Changshou District China to discuss inviting excellent international students from China and to cooperate on exchange the local universities.
YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) signed MOUs with a number of universities and government offices for exchange as it expands its global partnership with China.
Mr. Noh and his group visited Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing University, Sichuan International Studies University, and the People’s Government of Changshou District, Chongqing from the 20th to the 23rd of last month signing MOUs for the operation of academic exchange and exchange student programs. In particular, Sichuan International Studies University pledged cooperation in various types of academic exchange such as the ‘undergraduate 3+1’ (three years study at Sichuan International Studies University and one year study at YU) course, ‘graduate school 1+1’ (one year of graduate school at Sichuan International Studies University, one year at YU graduate school, and then graduation at their respective university), and simultaneous interpretation courses.
Chongqing University is a national university 50,000 students. It is comprised of 28 colleges, 90 undergraduate courses, 256 master’s degree courses and 133 PhD courses. It is a national university under the Education Ministry with its environmental architecture, engineering, technology and business sectors being in the top 10 of China.
Chongqing University of Science and Technology has excellent capacities in the metal material engineering and mechanical processing sectors, and exchange with YU is expected to become highly active in fields of interest such as the Baja SAE Korea held annually at YU.
Agreements were made with the People’s Government of Changshou District, Chongqing for attracting international students from China and for exchange with local universities. Mr. Noh visited District Governor Zhao Shiqing and government officials asking for continued cooperation for signing sisterhood relations and exchanging with local universities in Chongqing, and to attract excellent international students from China.
Earlier in February, Mr. Noh visited prestigious universities and major research institutes in Europe such as Oxford University in England, University of Strasbourg in France, and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in Germany to sign student exchange and joint research agreements. In May, he visited the National Autonomous University of Mexico and Technologico de Monterrey to agree not only for academic exchange such as professor and student exchange programs, but also for cultural exchange programs of the two nations as YU continuously expands its global partnership in 2015 to Europe, Central and South America, and China.
