A University of Minnesota delegation visited China in October, rekindling relationships with partner universities and connecting with alumni. It was the University’s first official visit to China since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The University of Minnesota has long-standing partnerships with the leading universities in China,” said Harvey Charles, vice provost for international programs and senior international officer, who led the delegation. “We were received warmly, and their desire to continue collaborating with us was as enthusiastic, if not more so, than prior to the pandemic.”
The delegation visited several of the University’s long-standing academic partners in China, including Fudan University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai University of Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Tsinghua University, the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Xi’an Jiaotong University.
