Yang Bin Visits the Czech Republic to Develop China-Czech Cooperation on Education
From January 18th to 19th, Yang Bin, Vice President and Provost of Tsinghua University, visited Charles University in Prague, the Czech Technical University and the Chinese International School of Prague and held talks with H.E. Mr. Zhang Jianmin, China’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Czech Republic, to develop exchanges and cooperation between Tsinghua University and educational institutions in Central Europe.
Charles University, founded in 1348, is one of the oldest universities in Central Europe. During the talks with Prof. MUDr. Jan Skrha, DrSc., Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Mobility, Yang Bin expressed the hope that the two sides would promote student and teacher exchanges, develop greater cooperation, and contribute to the economic development and social progress of the two countries. Skrha noted that Tsinghua University is a world-class university, and Charles University is willing to join hands with Tsinghua to carry out practical cooperation on various aspects beneficial to the development of research and teaching in both universities.
During his visit to the Czech Technical University, Yang Bin held talks with Doc. RNDr. Vojtěch Petrácek, CSc., Rector of the University, and Prof. Ing. Zbynek Skvor, CSc., Vice-Rector for International Relations. Yang Bin said that he would encourage more exchanges between the two universities, as well as greater research cooperation. Petrácek expressed his expectation for more innovation and development resulting from the cooperation between both sides.
During his visit to Prague, Yang Bin also held talks with H.E. Mr. Zhang Jianmin, China’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Czech Republic. Yang Bin said that he had visited Prague’s universities to open up cooperation between Tsinghua and Central Europe in the field of education, and to build a bridge for talent exchange between China and the Czech Republic. Zhang noted that the year of 2019 marked the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Czech Republic. The Chinese Embassy in Prague was willing to support Tsinghua and continue to promote cooperation in education and culture between the two countries. The two parties also discussed cooperation between Tsinghua and the relevant Czech institutions in the field of humanities and the arts.
On the 19th January, Yang Bin also visited the Chinese International School of Prague and held talks with Dai Bo, Head of the School, and Ana H. Blackstad, Head of American Academy in Prague.
Writer: Angela Hua
Editors: John Olbrich, Guo Lili
