President Guo Jianhua of Beijing Technology and Business University Visits UCD Confucius Institute

On 8 September, a delegation from Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU) visited the Confucius Institute at University College Dublin (UCD) and held in-depth talks with UCD Irish Institute for Chinese Studies on international cooperation. Both parties reviewed the successful collaborations since 2008 in areas such as business, accounting, and economic management, and discussed intentions for future cooperation.

During the talks, the two universities engaged in lively discussions on deepening cooperation in fields like business, food science, and statistics. President Guo Jianhua of BTBU emphasized that the university is promoting digital transformation and expressed hopes for deeper collaboration with UCD in emerging areas such as the digital economy and artificial intelligence.

President Guo also proposed strengthening student exchange and training through dual degree programmes and the "3+1+1" cooperative model. Both parties agreed to focus on multi-disciplinary collaborations, particularly in exploring dual degree programmes in food science and business school-related fields.

This meeting laid a solid foundation for future cooperation between the two universities and further advanced their collaboration and development in relevant academic fields.