Elisabeth Froehlich, Dean of Cologne Business School in Germany Visited UIBE
On April 17, 2015, Elisabeth Froehlich, Dean of Cologne Business School in Germany led a team visited UIBE, and had a discussion with Zhao Zhongxiu, Vice President of UIBE, in the VIP room of the Administration Building.
Vice President Zhao Xiuzhong extended a warm welcome to Professor Elisabeth Froehlich and the team. He introduced to them the history of UIBE, its present academic status, its international cooperation and communications, development of Confucius Institute and the feature of international students training. He also said UIBE would like to cooperate with Cologne Business School on talents training and joint research to achieve common development.
Professor Elisabeth Froehlich expressed thanks to Vice President Zhao Zhongxiu’s greetings and thought highly of the international operation mode UIBE. She said Cologne Business School always attached a lot importance to international cooperation and exchanges, and the purpose of this visit was to improve the relations with UIBE and to discuss more details about joint supervision project with School of Public Administration. Cologne Business School hoped to sign cooperative agreement with School of Public Administration at the right time and launch inter-school exchanges.
Doctor Zu Liangrong, a senior program officer from the United Nation’s International Labor Organization Training Center also visited together. Both sides discussed about undergraduate classes of UIBE for international organizations, the demand for talents of international organizations and the education progress. They said both of them will strengthen cooperation to promote talents training. Secretary Teng Yun from School of Public Administration and Li Xiaomeng, Deputy Director of International Cooperation and Exchanges of UIBE also attended this meeting.
Then, Professor Elisabeth Froehlich and her team had a cordial discussion with representative lecturers from School of Public Administration in Ning Yuan building’ conference room. During the meeting, hosted by Secretary Teng Yun, both sides gave their opinions on the international cooperation and exchange program.
Secretary Teng Yun extended warm greetings to Professor Elisabeth Froehlich and her team from Cologne Business School, and introduced to them the general status of School of Public Administration, majors of different academic departments, the quality of scientific research and the lectures at the meeting. Professor Elisabeth Froehlich expressed her thanks to the warm reception of School of Public Administration, and said this visit was to enhance mutual understanding and to seek cooperation opportunities.
Professor Elisabeth Froehlich made a brief introduction about Cologne Business School that there were 5 main faculties which were Department of Economics, Department of Law and Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Department of Mathematics and Department of Education. The school adopts the mixing mode of education which blends both macro and micro courses. At the same time, the school is a diversified and multinational, and boasts of many graduate students exchanges programs with a lot countries.
Doctor Zu Liangrong, the senior program officer from the United Nation’s International Labor Organization Training Center also gave a brief introduction about the general status and courses for masters (Management Development, International Trade Law, World Intellectual Property Protection, Professional Safety and Health, World Cultural Heritage, Enterprises Social Responsibility) of the training center. Professor Elisabeth Froehlich and her team discussed deeply with lecturers from School of Public Administration. They exchanged ideas about talents training, exchanges program and scientific research cooperation. The meeting helped enhance mutual understanding, and both sides will keep close contacts in the future and achieve common development. At last, they took a group photo to mark the occasion and exchanged gifts. The meeting ended with a friendly atmosphere.
