On the afternoon of February 10th, Professor Wang Guangyu, Dean of Asian Strategies and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at University of British Columbia (UBC), met with Lai Hairong, Chair of the University Council, President Lan Siren and other university officials.
FAFU leaders extended a warm welcome to Professor Wang Guangyu, expressing gratitude for his support to FAFU-UBC cooperative education programs. While reviewing FAFU’s development, the school leaders pointed out that furthering the partnership with UBC is one of the school’s priorities in recent years. Over the years, the two sides have collaborated closely in disciplines such as Forestry and Ecology to jointly cultivate outstanding international talents in modern forestry, enhancing significantly the university’s global educational capacity and talent-training quality.
The two sides noted that both universities have similar academic disciplines and programs, which lay a solid foundation for further cooperation. They proposed expanding and deepening collaboration across multiple fields, including Forestry, Agriculture, Engineering, and Economics, aiming for comprehensive and multi-level exchanges. Additionally, FAFU school leaders urged departments and colleges to strengthen strategic planning and optimize the mechanisms for international cooperative education to build a distinguished international education brand. Measures, such as improving English proficiency among faculty and students, encouraging academic exchanges at UBC to broaden global perspectives, were highlighted to advance the “Double First-Class” Initiative (The World First-Class Universities and First-Class Academic Disciplines) and achieve win-win development.
Wang Guangyu Meeting with Lai Hairong
Wang Guangyu Meeting with Lan Siren
Professor Wang also provided a brief overview of UBC’s academic programs and new models for collaborative education. He underscored UBC’s strong commitment to cooperation with FAFU and expressed his expectation of forging closer ties and achieving joint development between the two institutions by strengthening faculty and student exchanges and expanding cooperation across broader fields.
Officials from Office of the Party Committee and General Administration, Office of Development and Planning, the Graduate School, College of JunCao Science and Ecology and College of Forestry attended the meeting.
Correspondant: Publicity Department Zheng Wei
Photoshop: Publicity Department Gao Yan
Translators: Chen Jun, International College
Huang Yujie, International College