An SDUST delegation led byYuan Junping, Chair of the University Council, visited Polytechnic Universityof Milan, Italy, University of Augsburg and Rosenheim University of AppliedSciences, Germany, and University of Worcester, UK from October 19th to 27th.

The delegation was warmlyreceived by the rector/chancellor of host universities, had in-depthdiscussions with their counterparts and reached agreements on futurecooperation.

An agreement for cooperationwas signed between SDUST and Polytechnic University of Milan; consensus wasreached with University of Augsburg for undergraduate plus graduate jointeducation and a memorandum was signed. The cooperative agreement with Worcesterstated that Worcester faculty shall come to teach in joint programs and SDUSTshall send visiting scholars to Worcester. And at Rosenheim, the two sidesconversed over future educational cooperation within the framework of bilateralties between Shandong Province and Bavaria.