A delegation led by Professor Julia King, Vice Chancellor of Aston University, visited GUCAS on 19 October, 2011. Professor Deng Yong, Secretary General of CAS and Executive Vice President of GUCAS, met with them. Professor Su Gang, Vice President of GUCAS, and Professor Hu Zhongbo, Executive Dean of the College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology also attended the meeting.
Professor Deng made a brief introduction of GUCAS, expressing his hope that more graduate student exchange programs and cooperation might be carried out in the future. Professor King expressed her interest in learning more about GUCAS through this visit in order to identify possible ways of strengthening future cooperation.
Before the meeting, Professor Zhu Xiangbin, Assistant President of GUCAS, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, representing GUCAS, with Aston University. Professor Su Gang, Vice President of GUCAS, awarded Professor King with the title of Guest Professor of GUCAS.
Professor Julia King is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a member of Universities UK. In December 2006 she became Vice-Chancellor of Aston University. In November, 2010 she was appointed by the Prime Minister as the UK’s Low Carbon Business Ambassador.
Founded in 1895 and a University since 1966 and based in the center of Birmingham, Aston University is a long established research-led University known for its world-class teaching quality and strong links to industry, government and commerce. Its 40 acre campus houses all of the University's academic, social and accommodation facilities for 9,500 students. The university has consistently been ranked in the UK's top 20-30 universities and has an outstanding reputation for helping its graduates secure desirable positions.
