Vice President David Cobham of University of Lincoln visits Lingnan Normal University to discuss cooperation

LNU Press Center News: “I'm happy to be here for the third time! I wish we can bring our cooperation up to the next level.” On October 31, David Cobham, the Vice President and Dean of School of Science of the University of Lincoln, UK paid his third visit to Lingnan Normal University for cooperation talks. He had a cooperation and exchange meeting with President Liu Minggui, Vice President Huang Wei, Chief Zheng Zhijun of International Exchanges and Cooperation Division, Dean Li Zhong of School of Electromechanical Engineering, Dean Yang Junjie of School of Information Engineering in the Conference Room 1 of LNU. The meeting was presided over by Huang Wei.

“We are looking forward to broader cooperation with the University of Lincoln.” Liu Minggui welcomed the arrival of David Cobham and thanked him for his third visit to Lingnan Normal University and sincere cooperation intention. He proposed several orientations of cooperation with University of Lincoln: collaborative setup of undergraduate engineering majors (electromechanical engineering and computer), collaborative MD-PhD development program, research cooperation programs and collaborative research center, and exchanges between students and teachers, showing the aspiration to work with the University of Lincoln.

David Cobham thanked LNU for warm reception. He said they welcome LNU teachers and students to go to the University of Lincoln for exchanges and study. Both parties shared resources in the cooperation areas and wished cooperation can be advanced and specified in this visit on the basis of previous talks.

Huang Wei believed the cooperation should be based on the national demands, Guangdong demands and local demands. Both parties should accurately fine out the breaking point of cooperation on the basis of specialties of two schools, refine and normalize the cooperation in parallel with the rapid advancement. He also proposed an idea to hold an international academic research symposium with the University of Lincoln.

In the meeting, both parties thoroughly discussed cooperation matters and finally determined to launch two collaborative undergraduate programs of machinery design, manufacturing & automation and computer science and technology and set up an intelligent control system research center with the University of Lincoln. In the next year, LNU will send teachers of these majors to exchange and learn the experience in the University of Lincoln as visiting scholars.

This exchange meeting is productive and both universities further defined cooperation orientations and the way of specific implementation. Based on the exchange contents of this meeting, both parties are prepared to draw up a detailed cooperation agreement, laying a robust foundation for future cooperation between LNU and the University of Lincoln.

President Liu Minggui gives a speech

Vice President David Cobham of University of Lincoln comments on cooperation

Vice President Huang Wei presides over the meeting

Photo of attendees

International Exchanges and Cooperation Division

November 2, 2016