ACC Secretary-General Met with Chairman of University Council of Jilin University

On 16 June 2016, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) met with Professor Yang Zhenbin, Chairman of the University Council of Jilin University in Changchun. Mr. Chen Gang, Vice President of Jilin University, Mr. Su Zhongmin, Deputy Director-General of Education Department of Jilin Provincial Government, and Ms. Hu Ying, Vice President of Jilin People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries attended the meeting. 

Professor Yang Zhenbin welcomed Secretary-General Yang Xiuping and thanked ACC for co-hosting the ASEAN-China Forum of Youth and Humanities with Jilin University and the Embassy of Malaysia in China. He said that Jilin University was one of the largest universities in China with complete subject categories, an excellent faculty and high-level scientific research. Since its establishment, Jilin University had made great contributions to the social economic development and the cause of education of China. 2016 marked the 70th anniversary of Jilin University and the ASEAN-China Forum of Youth and Humanities was listed in the series of celebrations of the anniversary. To build a world-class university and raise its international profile, Jilin University would like to expand its exchange and cooperation with universities and institutions of ASEAN countries, and enroll more ASEAN students. Jilin University, under the support and assistance of ACC, would give full play to its own advantages to make more contributions to ASEAN-China educational exchange and cooperation.

Secretary-General Yang Xiuping expressed her appreciation for the strong support rendered by Jilin University and briefed on ACC’s role and works in education since 2016. She congratulated on the 70th anniversary of Jilin University and introduced ACC’s recent held ASEAN-China Week in celebration of the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogue relations. 2016 was also ASEAN-China Educational Exchange Year and ACC would continue to conduct a series of activities in education, including organizing the ASEAN-China Youth Camp, participating in the 9th ASEAN-China Education Cooperation Week, etc. ACC would support Jilin University in conducting exchange and cooperation with educational institutions of ASEAN countries and jointly push forward ASEAN-China relations to a new stage.