During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, under the promotion and arrangement of YGL, Guilin University of Electronic Technology(GUET) and Berkeley College met in Beijing. Prof. Ye Dehui, Dean of the School of Art and Design,GUET, along with the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice Dean meet with Prof. José A. Tavares, Vice President of Berkeley College, and Prof. Jim Li, Executive Director of Global Alliance, to discuss the potential cooperation opportunities between the two sides in the field of Sino-foreign cooperative education program.

During the meeting, the two sides mainly discussed the joint establishment of Sino-foreign cooperative education projects, exchanged views and communicated on cooperation majors, cooperation models, academic system of the two schools, short-term projects, inter-school exchanges and other potential cooperation issues. Both sides expressed great confidence in the future successful cooperation. The meeting is also the first time leaders’ meeting between the two sides. GUET is planning the trip to the United States in the near future.

After the meeting, the two sides exchanged gifts and expressed that they would promote cooperation step by step according to the established cooperation goals and promotion schedule. At present, the two universities are preparing a memorandum of understanding(MOU) on cooperation and plan to sign it soon.