On September 13, Zhang Xi, President of Jilin University, met with Paul Mazerolle, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, and his delegation. The two sides exchanged views on inter-university cooperation, joint talent training, and collaborative scientific research and innovation.
Zhang Xi expressed gratitude to Paul Mazerolle for making a special visit on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of JLU. He also extended sincere congratulations on Mazerolle’s inauguration in March this year, wishing the USQ sustained prosperity and new achievements under his leadership. Zhang briefly outlined JLU’s overall development, he noted that since the establishment of inter-university partnership in 2019, the two universities have maintained regular academic exchanges and built a solid foundation for cooperation across multiple disciplines. Hoping that this visit would serve as an opportunity to further expand cooperation areas and enrich cooperation content, he called for cooperation to benefit more faculty and students of both universities, in particular supporting young teachers and students in academic exchanges to broaden their academic horizons and enhance research capabilities. Stressing that trust underpins cooperation and complementarity forms its foundation, President Zhang looked forward to joint efforts to usher in a new phase of high-level exchanges and cooperation between the two institutions.
Paul Mazerolle thanked Zhang Xi for the warm reception. He introduced that as a comprehensive university, the USQ boasts strong capabilities in science, technology and engineering, social sciences, humanities, medicine and law. It prioritizes key research strengths in health and medical sciences, agricultural engineering and environmental engineering, and carries out research relevant to regional development, laying a solid foundation and creating favourable opportunities for future cooperation. He believed that complementary strengths would deliver greater cooperation outcomes and deeper pragmatic cooperation would yield more positive results. He spoke highly of JLU’s global vision and expressed confidence that, standing at the new starting point of its 80th anniversary, JLU would continue to forge ahead and advance development and international cooperation in more fields.
Ren Yi, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), Li Mengyin, Country Manager of China and Mongolia from USQ, Zhang Ran, Vice President of Jilin University and relevant personnel from the Office of Global Engagement of Jilin University attended the meeting.
