Yang Bin visits Universidad de Salamanca and attends Fourth International Universia Rectors’ Meeting
On May 21st and 22nd, Yang Bin, Vice President and Provost of Tsinghua University, paid a visit to Spain and attended the Fourth International Universia Rectors’ Meeting held in Salamanca. During the Meeting, Yang Bin also visited Universidad de Salamanca, which was celebrating its 800th anniversary, and engaged in discussion with the Spanish university regarding possible collaborative programs.
The Fourth International Universia Rectors’ Meeting was organized by Banco Santander and took place at Universidad de Salamanca. This year’s general theme was “University, Society and Future”, and over 1000 leaders from 800 universities, governments and organizations all over the world participated in the Meeting. The three sub-topics this year were “Training and Learning in a Digital World”, “Researching at University: A Paradigm under Review”, and “Contribution to Social and Territorial Development”.
During his stay in Spain, Yang Bin met with Mr. Ricardo Rivero Ortega, Rector of Universidad de Salamanca, and Mr. Efrem Yildiz Sadak, Vice-Rector of International Relations. They came to the agreement that the two universities will engage in further discussions on establishing specific collaborative programs, starting with students’ language and cultural exchanges.
Writer: Zhu Lvhe
Editor: Galia Popov
