NPU News March 18^th(Li Yuanting, Du Jiannan)On the afternoon of March 17^th, Mr. Danny Whitehead, Deputy Director China, Ms. Tiffany You, Director China Exams Operation and Ms. Zhang Yilei, Director Exams North and Central China visited NPU. Prof. Yang Yixin, Assistant to the President met the guests in the Third Meeting Room of International Conference Centre.

During the meeting, Prof. Yang Yixin expressed his warmest welcome and introduced NPU’s recent development on China-UK culture exchange and international cooperation. Mr. Danny Whitehead introduced the cooperation that British Council has conducted in Shaanxi Province and China. On the foundation of successful cooperation, both sides expected to further deepen cooperation mechanisms of ITLES exams, expand level and scale of joint education, focus on joint research in cultural heritage, explore new talent cultivation mode and together promote the development of China-UK higher education, scientific innovation and economic society.

Relevant staff from Office of International Cooperation, Teaching Affairs Department, QMUL Engineering School, NPU, School of Continuing Education, and NPU Institute of Culture and Heritage joined the meeting.

After the meeting, Mr. Danny Whitehead visited Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practice Base. He was impressed by NPU’s effective measures in developing students’ innovation ability and spoke highly of students’ performance and achievements in the international stage.

The British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. It was founded in 1934 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1940. At present, it works with more than 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society.