Stellenbosch University (SU) signed a memorandum of understanding with Ningxia University in China, paving the way for closer cooperation between the two institutions.
Prof Leopoldt van Huyssteen, Acting Rector and Vice-Chancellor, and Mr Robert Kotzé, Senior Director of the Postgraduate and International Office, met with a delegation from Ningxia Province on 29 January 2015. The delegation was led by Prof Xie Yingzhong, Vice-President of Ningxia University, who signed a general agreement outlining a framework for a possible partnership agreement.
Welcoming the delegates to Stellenbosch, Prof Van Huyssteen, highlighted SU's commitment to innovation and referred to the university's unique position with regards to Viticulture and Oenology, the latter something the Chinese university has expressed an interest in.
SU has partnership agreements with 11 Chinese universities, offering mobility opportunities for staff and students of the university and Chinese partner universities.
See a list of Chinese partner universities here.
Picture: Signing a memorandum of understanding are in front: Prof Xie Yingzhong, Vice-President of Ningxia University and Prof Leopoldt van Huyssteen, Acting Rector and Vice-Chancellor. At the back, from left, are: Mr Zhang Huaiyi, Director of the Asian African Affairs Division at Ningxia Foreign Affairs Office, Mr He Jian, Vice-Secretary General of the General Office of the CPC Ningxia Commitee, and Mr Robert Kotzé, Senior Director of the Postgraduate and International Office.
