In response to “the Belt and Road Initiative”, led by Prof. Ming Hu, associate dean of Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS) and Prof. Lu Wei, dean of College of Media and International Culture, six delegates from Zhejiang University visited both United Arab Emirates University and American University of Sharjah and had in-depth communications on the current situations and future cooperation in the fields of humanities and social sciences of higher education for both countries.

Picture 1: The delegation from Zhejiang University visited United Arab Emirates

On September 10, the delegation from Zhejiang University firstly visited American University of Sharjah. Mohamed Anabtawi, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences of AUS, together with leaders of its related colleges and schools, expressed a warm welcome for our arrival. They discussed the arrangement of disciplines, interdisciplinary studies and exchanges among teachers and students and made a preliminary exploration on their cooperative model in the future.

Picture 2: Mohamed Anabtawi, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences of AUS expressed the warm welcome of the ZJU delegation

On September 11, the delegation visited United Arab Emirates University and was warmly received by Mohamed Albaili, the Executive President of UAEU. Albailihoped that the two universities could seize the important opportunity of “the Belt and Road Initiative” and conduct comprehensive cooperation on student exchanges, teacher visits, research communications, social services and other aspects since Zhejiang University is renowned in both China and worldwide. At last, Prof. Hu, on behalf of H&SS, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with College of Humanities and Social Sciences of UAEU.

Picture 3: Prof. Hu signed a strategic cooperation agreement with College of Humanities and Social Sciences of UAEU

During the stay in the UAE, the delegation also visited Overseas Chinese Association of Zhejiang Province in the UAE to know the development of Zhejiang businessmen in the UAE. Their president particularly expressed their needs and aspirations for Chinese education, hoping that more Chinese scholars would study the Arab culture and provide them assistance and intellectual support, thereby promoting cultural and economic exchanges between the two countries.

Picture 4: ZJU delegation visited Overseas Chinese Association of Zhejiang Province in the UAE