University leaders seek more Sino-UK exchanges
Chinese and British universities both can benefit from further collaboration in research, student exchanges, and regular expertise-sharing dialogues, university heads said at a conference in Oxford on Saturday.
"The complementary characteristics of British and Chinese universities make us ideal partners for collaboration, to cultivate the next generation of globally minded talents," said Zhou Zuoyu, vice-president of Beijing Normal University.
"British universities, which are some of the oldest in the world, enjoy the benefit of tradition, reputation, and excellence. On the other hand, Chinese universities are fast-developing and our research activities tend to respond faster to industry demand. Both sets of characteristics are important in determining universities' impact in society."
