On June 10, the delegation headed by Mr. Bill Rammell, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Plymouth (UoP), paid a visit to SMU. Prof. Yu Shicheng, President of SMU, Prof. Jin Yongxing, Vice President of SMU and heads of relevant departments warmly received the guests.

Prof. Yu expressed his sincere thanks and warm welcoming to Mr. Bill Rammell. He said, since SMU and Plymouth signed the cooperative agreement in 2009, SMU has kept exploring new cooperation directions, hoping that SMU and UoP would strengthen the exchange and cooperation in the future with the efforts of both sides.

Mr. Bill Rammell hoped this visit could expand the cooperative fields of both sides and expressed that UoP would warmly greet Chinese teachers and students for exchange and study.

Both sides also had a deep discussion into several fields, including UoP Summer School, 3+1 study program, as well as the 2012 SMU Summer School for UoP students.