Dialogue with China universities

Prof Chuah (front row, third from left) and Xu (centre) with the delegates and UTAR representatives

Delegates from China universities, led by Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) Deputy Director General Xu Pei Xiang, made a visit to Sungai Long Campus on 30 November 2017.

The objective of the visit was to enhance mutual understanding and trust, and to promote a comprehensive development of bilateral cooperation in education field through a dialogue and discussion between both parties.

Welcoming the delegates were UTAR President Ir Prof Academician Dato’ Dr Chuah Hean Teik, Vice President for Internationalisation and Academic Development Prof Ir Dr Ewe Hong Tat, Vice President for R&D and Commercialisation Prof Ir Dr Lee Sze Wei, deans and deputy deans, head and directors from different faculties and departments.

Prof Chuah delivering his opening remarks

Speaking at the dialogue, Prof Chuah said, “Chinese education in Malaysia, in my opinion, is greatly influenced by China. Our great forerunners never stopped waging unyielding struggles to survive in this land, develop the Chinese culture and set up the Chinese schools that uphold the principle ‘No matter how needy one is, he must not waive education’. I have always said that Malaysia has the most comprehensive Chinese culture and education system besides China.”

He also indicated that under the initiative of "One Belt, One Road", Malaysia and China have enjoyed closer bilateral relations and cooperation in the key areas such as politics, economy, culture and education.He hoped that UTAR could have more international cooperation with China universities in the near future.

Xu expressing his delight at the dialogue

Xu, on the other hand, expressed his gratitude to UTAR for its effort in bringing the two sides together for better mutual understanding.  He believed the discussion will efficiently tackle issues of mutual concern and lay a good foundation for future cooperation.

Prof Ewe presenting to the attendees

In order to enhance the attendees’ understanding of higher education in Malaysia, Prof Ewe provided comprehensive information about the development of education in Malaysia as well as its internationalisation efforts. He also briefly introduced the university’s current development, international partnership and collaboration to the attendees.

In addition, through the dialogue, both sides conducted an in-depth exchange of views and jointly expressed their willingness to enhance cooperation in the future. The dialogue was attended by 26 universities from different province of China, including Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Northeastern University, University of International Business and Economics, Fudan University, Guangdong University of Finances and Economics,  South China University of Technology, Hainan University, South China Agricultural University, South China Normal University, Jilin University, Qingdao University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Wuhan University, Southwest University, Zhejiang University, University of Macau, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Institute for Tourism Studies, Macau University of Science and Technology, City University of Macau, University of Saint Joseph, and Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau.

From left: Xu, Prof Chuah, Prof Ewe and Prof Lee

Ongoing dialogue session