Delegates from Otago University visit the New Zealand Centre at Peking University

22/07/2019 –The New Zealand Centre welcomed a delegation from the University of Otago headed by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Internatioanl) Professor Helen Nicholson, The Centre Director Professor Liu Shusen and Associate Professor Liu Hongzhong had a meeting with the guests to highlight and reflect on the present relationship between the two universities and beyond. 

On 22 July 2019, the New Zealand Centre warmly welcomed a delegation from the University of Otago. The delegation consisted of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Internatioanl) Professor Helen Nicholson, Director of the International Office Jason Cushen and China Representative Joyce Zhang. The NZC Director Professor Liu Shusen, Associate Professor Liu Hongzhong together with the Centre intern Ms Yoojin Choi had a meeting with the quests to highlight and reflect on the present relationship between the two universities and beyond.

Otago delegates with NZC staff

The main purpose of the meeting was to cherish the past successful collaborations and to discuss the possibility of new collaborations as a way to maintain and develop the current solidarity that University of Otago has within China and especially with Peking University. Both universities agreed that they have so far shared a pleasant mutual exchange of professors contributing to China-NZ scholarship and hence strengthening the affinity between University of Otago and Peking University. Special mentions were given to NZC fellows from Otago University: Dr Anne Ford, Professor Hazel Tucker and Professor Richard Blaikie. 

One of the new initiatives suggested by Mr Cushen was to establish a short Summer School project on landscape geography which would enable PKU students to travel to Dunedin, participate in field trips, and experience New Zealand nature first-hand. The New Zealand Centre staff welcomed the idea as a possibility and kindly requested for a proposal in order to examine further details. Other discussions included the feasibility of Otago University students interning at the New Zealand Centre.
 
The Otago delegation also gave a brief update on their current activities in China. Over the past week, University of Otago has successfully signed a research collaboration with the Nanjing Medical School, visited Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and hosted two alumni functions in China along with the the Mayor of Dunedin, Mr Dave Cull. Their recent establishment of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University has proved to be a huge success. The New Zealand Centre has promised to help publicize the programs that the University of Otago has to offer.

The delegation’s visit to Peking University ended with Professor Liu’s congratulation on the University of Otago’s 150th anniversary this year and its remarkable achievements so far. The New Zealand Centre looks forward to an ongoing friendship and extensive cooperation with the University of Otago.  
  

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