On April 11, H.E. Dr. Yue Xiaoyong, Ambassador of China to Ireland, met in the Embassy with Prof. Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, President of National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway).

Ambassador Yue expressed his satisfaction with the fruitful higher education cooperation between China and Ireland in recent years, and highlighted the visit of the Chinese Vice-Minister for Education Mr. Tian Xuejun to NUI Galway in February which concluded with the signing of the agreements on Confucius Institute of Chinese and Regenerative Medicine at NUI Galway. Ambassador Yue hoped that this would give a new impetus to cooperation between NUI Galway and Chinese universities.

Prof. Ó hÓgartaigh thanked Ambassador Yue for his support to NUI Galway’s cooperation with its Chinese counterparts, and briefed Ambassador Yue on the plans of NUI Galway for comprehensive collaborations and partnerships with Chinese universities.

Also present at the meeting were Mr. Dawei Zheng, deputy director of the Science, Education and Culture Section of the Embassy, and NUI Galway professors Prof. Sanbing Shen and Prof. Chaosheng Zhang.