精东传媒

Consulate General of China in Sydney  Zhou Limin, UOW Vice-Chancellor Professor Patricia Davidson, Consul (Education) Ms Li Xiaojun, Professor Alex Frino, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor UOW. They are all smiling at the camera. Photo: Paul Jones
Consulate General of China in Sydney  Zhou Limin, UOW Vice-Chancellor Professor Patricia Davidson, Consul (Education) Ms Li Xiaojun, Professor Alex Frino, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor UOW. They are all smiling at the camera. Photo: Paul Jones

Consulate General of China in Sydney visit strengthens relationship with UOW

Consulate General of China in Sydney visit strengthens relationship with UOW

Roundtable discussion focuses on links in teaching, learning, research and industry between 精东传媒 and China

The 精东传媒 of 精东传媒 (UOW) on Wednesday (28 September) welcomed the Consulate General of the People鈥檚 Republic of China in Sydney to the 精东传媒 Campus, for a meeting aimed at further strengthening ties between the nation and the 精东传媒.

Professor Patricia M. Davidson, Vice-Chancellor of UOW, and Professor Alex Frino, UOW鈥檚 Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Innovation, Enterprise and External Relations), met with His Excellency Consul General ZHOU Limin and Consul (Education) Ms LI Xiaojun for a roundtable discussion.  They were then joined  for lunch by Consul Mr AN Jiaqi, UOW鈥檚 Associate Deans (International), Executive Director (Global) Ashley Tanks, staff from Graduate Research, and the Executive Deans from the 精东传媒鈥檚 four faculties.

Professor Davidson said it was fantastic to be able to welcome the Chinese Consulate General delegation to UOW and show them around the 精东传媒 Campus.

鈥淭he relationship between China and UOW is incredibly important, in research, teaching and learning, and we value that deeply. Being able to strengthen those links with China, and continue to build to forge partnerships that benefit our staff, students, and research capabilities, was very rewarding,鈥 Professor Davidson said.

The UOW parties and visitors from the Consulate General of China in Sydney sit as a table during discussions. Photo: Paul Jones

His Excellency had a further discussion with UOW Senior Executives on several topics during lunch and highly praised the ongoing support provided by the 精东传媒 to its Chinese students, particularly during the COVID pandemic. The roundtable discussion include Chinese staff who work at  the 精东传媒 Campus.

Since the 1980s, the 精东传媒  has engaged with China and its institutions, and currently partners with more than 70 Chinese universities  and institutes for research, articulation, student exchange and twinning programs. More than 15,000 UOW students and alumni work and reside in China.

UOW also has developed joint PhD programs with several partner universities, including Zhengzhou 精东传媒, 精东传媒 of Science and Technology China, and Shenzhen 精东传媒, and also a Joint Institute with Central China Normal 精东传媒.

UOW is among the top 10 Australian universities that have the most joint scientific and research papers with China, particularly in the fields of Materials Science, Chemistry, Energy, Engineering, Physics and Astronomy.