On the afternoon of September 13, a delegation of three led by Prof. Helen Atkinson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University, visited Beihang University.
The guests were received by Vice President Huang Haijun at the Conference Center of New Main Building, and the meeting was also joined by representatives from the School of Aeronautical Science and Engineering, the School of Transportation Science and Engineering, the School of Energy and Power Engineering and the International Division.
The meeting
Vice President Huang welcomed the Cranfield delegation and reviewed the achievements the two sides made in talent cultivation and research cooperation since the partnership was built. He then briefed the guests on the general information of Beihang University from the aspects of education, research and international cooperation.
Prof. Atkinson expressed her gratitude for the warm reception and introduced the discipline and research developments of Cranfield University. According to her, Cranfield paid great attention to the partnership with Beihang and expected deeper cooperation between the two universities in the fields of aerospace, transportation engineering, energy and power.
The two sides also exchanged ideas about the joint cultivation of PhD students, further research cooperation and the establishment of a joint aeronautical innovation technology center.
A group photo of the attendees
Founded in 1946, Cranfield University, an exclusively postgraduate university, now has over 2,800 students, including international students from more than 110 countries and regions. It leads the world in the disciplines of aerospace, management science and machinery manufacturing and also records strong performance in fields of aircraft and engine design, automatic control engineering, manufacturing and materials and defense technology.
Beihang and Cranfield have a long history of cooperation in a wide range of fields, and the past years have witnessed frequent exchanges between professors of the two sides. In 2014, the two universities established the Beihang-Cranfield Double-Degree Master Program, which was funded by China Scholarship Council.
Reported by Zhou Mi and Qiu Zhichao
Photographed by Yang Xinyu
Edited by Song Chao
Translated by Li Mingzhu
