A delegation led by Prof. LEE Unwoo, President of the Republic of Korea’s University of Science and Technology (UST), visited the UCAS Yanqihu Campus on April 1, 2015. UCAS President Prof. Ding Zhongli, hosted the delegation, including Mr. Yoon Dai Sang, Chief Representative of the Korea-China Science & Technology Cooperation Center (KOSTEC), UCAS Vice-President Prof. Wang Yanfen and Assistant President Prof. Gao Suixiang.
Prof. Ding welcomed Prof. LEE, recalling his own December, 2014 visit to UST as Vice-President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He introduced CAS and UCAS, noting that UCAS and UST operate in a similar fashion. Graduate education in both UCAS and UST utilizes sophisticated research institutes. Prof. Ding expressed his hope that the collaboration between UCAS and UST would deepen as a result of the close geographical location and convenient transportation.
Prof. LEE praised the large scale education, development and well-regulated operation of UCAS, adding that he was also deeply impressed by the Yanqihu campus’s beautiful scenery. He hoped that an international exchange platform would be established for collaboration and development between the two universities. He suggested that a comprehensive and cooperative partnership be established between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea.
After the meeting, Prof. Ding and Prof. LEE signed an Agreement on Academic and Research Cooperation Between the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences of the People’s Republic of China and The University of Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea. The agreement states that both parties agree to cooperate in academic fields of mutual interest in the following areas: 1. Exchange of Faculty members, researchers and staff 2. Exchange of graduate students 3. Conducting joint research activities 4. Holding lectures and symposia 5. Exchange of information and academic publications.
Established in 2003, the University of Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea has over 1100 masters and doctoral students backed by 32 national institutes throughout the Republic of Korea. 30% of the students are international students.
Written by Wang Jingwei
