Agreement Signed between Tsinghua and NUI Galway

An agreement was signed between Tsinghua and NUI Galway in The Great Hall of the People on December 9th. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding was witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. Chen Xu, Chairman of Tsinghua University Council and Jim Browne, President of NUI Galway signed the agreement on behalf of their respective universities.

The agreement will feature: joint research in the fields of mutual interest to both universities; exchange of faculty members and researchers; exchange of students; joint organisation of seminars and academic meetings; exchange of materials in education; and research, publications and academic information. The agreement follows on from existing close ties between the universities.