Dong-A University Discusses Activation of Exchange and Cooperation with Delegation from Huazhong Agricultural University, China

Over 20 Years of Active Exchange, Programs Suspended Due to COVID-19 Resume

Exchange Students, Internships, Dual Degree Programs, Dispatch of Instructors to 'Hangukeo Munhwa Center'

Dong-A University (President Lee Hae-woo) welcomed a delegation from Huazhong Agricultural University (Hua Zhong Nong Ye Da Xue) of China to discuss ways to revitalize exchange and cooperation.

Lee Haewoo (fifth from the left), President of Dong-A University, and Liao Jizhong, Deputy Party Secretary of Huazhong Agricultural University in China, along with other officials, are posing for a commemorative photo.

Liao Jizhong (廖?忠), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Huazhong Agricultural University, and his party recently visited Dong-A University for 4 nights and 5 days to discuss ways to reactivate various exchange and cooperation programs that had been partially suspended due to COVID-19, and toured the campus and laboratories.

The meeting held recently at the Dong-A University President’s Office was attended by President Lee, Deputy Secretary Liao Jizhong, Dong-A University’s Director of External and International Affairs Park Hyun-tae, Dean of the College of Life Resources and Sciences Choi Hong-gyu, Professor Jin Byung-rae of the Department of Applied Biological Engineering, Deputy Secretary Tang Yongwu of the School of Life Sciences at Huazhong Agricultural University, Deputy Secretary Sun Qiao of the School of Plant Sciences, Professor Li Mingsun of the School of Life Sciences, and Professor Li Jianhong of the School of Plant Sciences.

During this visit, Dong-A University and Huazhong Agricultural University held in-depth discussions on exchange student and internship programs, activation of dual degree programs, dispatching instructors to reopen the ‘Korean Language and Culture Center’ at Huazhong Agricultural University, and Korea-China academic and cultural exchanges.

Dong-A University also awarded merit awards to Professors Li Jianhong (李建洪) and Li Mingsun (李明?) of Huazhong Agricultural University, who have greatly contributed to the exchange between the two universities over the past 20 years.

Huazhong Agricultural University, located in Hubei Province, China, is one of the national key universities directly under the Ministry of Education, excelling in fields such as botany, zoology, agricultural sciences, biology, and biochemistry, and has maintained close cooperation with Dong-A University’s College of Life Resources and Sciences.

Since the agreement was signed in 2002, the two universities have maintained active exchanges for over 20 years, and as of the second semester of the 2023 academic year, 11 exchange students dispatched from Huazhong Agricultural University are studying at Dong-A University.

President Lee said, “I hope to continue active and close exchanges with Huazhong Agricultural University, with which we have had a long-standing relationship. The university will provide all necessary support to ensure practical cooperation programs that benefit both faculty and students.”

Deputy Secretary Liao Jizhong said, “Visiting Dong-A University feels like meeting an old friend. I sincerely appreciate the warm hospitality. I am also truly grateful to Professor Jin Byung-rae, who has played a bridging role in the exchange and cooperation between the two universities, and I hope the exchanges will become even more active in the future.”

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