The University of Bath is excited to announce the renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shandong University.
With the first MoU between Bath and Shandong being signed in 2007, Shandong University has been a long-standing partner of the University of Bath. It is one of the largest universities in China, with approx. 70,000 students, and in 2017 became one of 147 “Double First Class Universities” bestowed upon it by the Chinese central government.
The International Relations Office, on behalf of the University, hosted a delegation from Shandong University on Tuesday 31st October 2023, during which a signing ceremony took place. In attendance from Shandong were University President, Professor Shucai Li, Director of Department of International Affairs, Dr Fengshou Sun, Director of Personnel Department, Professor Jian Liu, Deputy Director of Department of Science and Technology Management, Dr Dawei Hu, and Dean of School of Energy and Power Engineering, Professor Gongming Xin. Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education & Global, Professor Julian Chaudhuri, Director of the Centre for Policy Analysis, Dr Theodoros Papadopoulos, and International Partnerships Officer, Sarah Turner, represented the University of Bath.
This renewal enables both Shandong and Bath to continue individual research collaborations and explore potential educational and recruitment collaborations for taught postgraduate programmes. The University of Bath is pleased to be renewing this agreement and looks forward to continuing it's partnership with Shandong University.