On 16th November, Tongji and Paristech jointly held the Sino-European Forum in Paris, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of IFCIM. Vice President Dong Qi and Mr. Cyrille Van Effenterre, President of Paristech, delivered their opening speech. Dong also made a keynote speech on “Tongji’s cooperation with Europe and the Future Networking Cooperation between Europe and China”. Besides, General Sectary of IDEA League and Pro Rector of Imperial College London also made keynote speeches. After that, representatives from Tsinghua, China Agriculture University, and Nanjing Agriculture University introduced their cooperation with Europe. Mrs Zhu Xiaoyu, Minister Counselor, China Embassy in France and officials from French Education Ministry and EU introduced the China’s higher education system, European educational reform and its policies toward China.

After the conference, President Pei Gang discussed with guests from China and Europe and about the cooperation possibilities with European universities. Both sides agreed to carry out closer cooperation in the future.