On August 14, a delegation led by Professor Yong Sheng, Head of the School of Engineering and Technology at the University of Hull, visited NCUT. Chen Qun, Vice President of NCUT, met with the delegation. The two sides held in-depth discussions on the operation and implementation of their Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run programs.

Chen Qun welcomed the delegation and introduced the first-year admissions results and priorities for the next stage of the programs. He noted that since the Electrical Engineering and Automation and Mechatronics Engineering programs were approved in late May, NCUT has attached great importance to program promotion and student recruitment. With the joint efforts of relevant departments and schools, both programs achieved full enrollment, with average admission scores exceeding the national benchmark for key science and engineering universities. The successful enrollment of the first cohort has laid a solid foundation for the programs. Chen expressed the hope that the relevant departments of both universities would strengthen communication and coordination, make thorough preparations for student registration and teaching, and ensure the high-quality and sustainable development of the programs. He also invited representatives from the University of Hull to attend NCUT’s 80th anniversary event in October.

On behalf of the University of Hull, Yong Sheng thanked NCUT for the warm invitation and for its efforts in the application, promotion, and recruitment of the joint programs. He responded to questions concerning academic affairs, teaching arrangements, and faculty allocation, and said that the University of Hull would establish effective communication mechanisms with NCUT. With a shared commitment to high-quality education and talent cultivation, the two universities will work together to develop the programs into exemplary models of China-UK cooperative education.

Representatives from NCUT’s School of Electrical and Control Engineering, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, School of Energy Storage Science and Engineering, Office of International Affairs, and International School attended the meeting.

During the visit, Yong Sheng and the delegation also toured NCUT’s Engineering Training Center, joint laboratory for industrial automation, Micro- and Nano-Materials Analysis and Testing Center, Power Systems Laboratory, New Energy Power Generation and Microgrid Laboratory, library, and student and faculty accommodation facilities, gaining a first-hand understanding of the University’s teaching facilities and campus environment.