On the morning of October 31st, Ms. Li Xin, Chief Affairs Representative of the Commonwealth Prestigious Universities Enrollment Program of The Northern Consortium, and Ms. Liu Xiaoying, Deputy Director of the Administrative Office, visited our school. Assistant Dean Tian Ye, Director of the International Office Wang Xiaoyu, and Project Director Gong Chen attended the reception and talks.

At the meeting, Assistant Dean Tian Ye first extended a warm welcome to the guests and introduced to the guests some achievements in the internationalization of our university in recent years and the needs of future international development. Subsequently, Ms. Li of The Northern Consortium introduced the pre-master's course, 3+1+1 course, short-term study for students, teacher training, academic seminars, etc. In terms of the pre-master's programme, students can participate in the preparatory course and finally gain the opportunity to enter the master's program of the world-class university, which closely integrates the student's personal academic foundation with the learning requirements of the school in the future, and aims to prepare students for future study abroad. In terms of teacher training and academic exchanges, The Northern Consortium can provide customized international teacher training courses according to the needs of schools, and can organize online exchanges and academic joint conferences from domestic and foreign universities from time to time. The two sides exchanged specific details and reached a consensus to conduct in-depth discussions in various fields in the future.

After the discussion, the two guests visited the university comprehensive building, library, swimming pool, etc., and praised the in-depth construction of a high-quality campus.

Attached: The Northern Consortium of the UK

Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Manchester, The Northern Consortium of the UK (NCUK) is a consortium of 16 prestigious universities in the UK, including the University of Manchester, the University of Sheffield, the University of Bristol, Queen Mary University of London, the University of Birmingham, the University of Leeds, Kingston University, Aston University, the University of Salford, the University of Bradford, University of Huddersfield, Manchester Metropolitan University, Sheffield Harlem University, Liverpool John Moores University, Leeds Beckett University, University of Kent, etc. NCUK's world-class universities cover all UK universities, ranking first in more than 77 subjects. In the latest UK-wide university research assessment organized by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), NCUK member universities have 76 departments highly rated for international research standards, making it one of the strongest university alliances in the world.