On March 19, Donal O'Carroll, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Chair of Stem Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, and Ramesh Pillai, Professor at the University of Geneva, visited the International Campus.
The International Campus side briefed the guests on Zhejiang University's history and development, with particular emphasis on the International Campus's background, educational philosophy, and key accomplishments. Donal O'Carroll remarked that the campus's educational approach, academic atmosphere, and campus environment left a deep impression on him. As the supervisor for students in the ZJU-UoE dual-degree PhD program, he emphasized his commitment to strengthening multifaceted and in-depth collaboration between the two institutes. Ramesh Pillai highlighted the University of Geneva's dedication to international academic exchanges and collaborations and expressed interest in exploring future collaborative opportunities.
During their visit, Professors Donal O'Carroll and Ramesh Pillai toured the Campus Exhibition Center and delivered academic lectures at the ZJE, and held in-depth discussions with faculty and students.
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The University of Edinburgh is a comprehensive research university in the UK and the birthplace of modern biomedical science, as well as a world-renowned center for medical education. Zhejiang University and the University of Edinburgh have jointly established the ZJU-UoE Institute, offering ZJU and UoE dual-degree undergraduate programs in biomedical sciences and biomedical informatics, ZJU and UoE dual-degree PhD program, ZJU degree MSc/PhD program, and UoE degree MSc/PhD program.
The University of Geneva is a renowned public comprehensive university in Switzerland and a member of the International Forum of Public Universities and the League of European Research Universities. The university excels in research areas such as life sciences, elementary particle physics, and astrophysics, and is home to one of the oldest and most prestigious translation schools in the world.
Article: ZHAO Kaiyue, XUE Qian
Photography: ZHAO Kaiyue, XIANG Xinyu
Editing: LI Yinan, LI Songjiao
Editing in charge: ZHANG Yi
Reviewer: YANG Yi
Final Review: QU Haidong
Translation: XUE Qian, ZHAO Kaiyue, LIU Hongyu