On
the afternoon of March 1, Professor Koen Lamberts, new President of the
University of Sheffield, Dr. Malcolm Butler, Vice-President of Global
Engagement, Dr. Lucy Zhao, Director of Sheffield Confucius Institute, and
Michael Tang, China (Shanghai) Project Manager of Global Engagement, visited
Tongji University School of Medicine (TUSM). Professor Zheng Jialin, Dean of
TUSM, Ms. Shen Huixia, Director of International Exchange and Cooperation
Office, Principal Investigator Professor Ge Baoxue, and PI Professor Xu Jun
attended the meeting and visited research platforms of Basic Medical Sciences
such as cancer immunity, stem cell therapy and other reseach directions.
The
delegation had a new understanding of the rapid development of TUSM. They also
expressed their appreciation to our school for our participation in ACGME-I
certification as the first medical school in China, for our constant efforts to
forge ahead and strive to meet domestic or even world-class standards, and also
for our great achievements in talent development, scientific research and
public services. When it came to international brain initiatives and
cooperation, President Koen believes that China Brain Project is facing its
best time. As the host and undertaker of China Brain
Project, TUSM actively integrated AI technology resources, and deployed and
carried out key projects to solve health problems besetting China’s social
development brought by autism in children, depression in middle-aged people and
Alzheimer's disease in the elderly. President Koen expressed strong support for
what we had done and conveyed his sincere willingness to cooperate futher.
In
addition, the two sides also briefly reviewed the history of cooperation
between our two universities, and expressed sincere gratitude to all the
participants for their great contributions. It is eagerly expected that Joint
Double PhD Degree Programs could continue and go futher. Meanwhile, the
establishment of joint laboratories was proposed to realize deeper exchanges
and cooperation in fields like discipline construction, curriculum design,
talents development.
