On September 25, a delegation led by Yoon Jong-in, Vice President for International Affairs of Daegu Catholic University, visited our university for exchange and cooperation talks. Shen Yunci, Member of the University Party Committee and Vice President, attended the meeting. Representatives from the Office of International Cooperation, the College of International Education, the College of International Economics and Trade, the College of Business Administration, and the College of Art and Design also participated.

Shen Yunci extended a warm welcome to Vice President Yoon and his delegation, and introduced the university’s general profile and distinctive features. He noted that the university focuses on the development of a grand business discipline cluster, emphasizes the cultivation of application-oriented talents, and is actively advancing the application for master’s degree programs. He expressed the university’s commitment to continuously deepening educational exchanges with Daegu Catholic University and further expanding the scope of bilateral cooperation.

Vice President Yoon introduced Daegu Catholic University as an institution with a long history of 111 years. He highlighted that the university has established a comprehensive admission system that does not require language proficiency upon entry, and that many of its disciplines offer well-developed master’s and doctoral programs, demonstrating strong capacity to provide high-quality and advanced-level education. He stated that Daegu Catholic University would actively promote cooperation with Ningbo University of Finance & Economics, offering preferential policies such as tuition reductions and enhancing academic and living support for faculty and students coming to Korea.

During the meeting, representatives from the participating Colleges put forward specific proposals based on their disciplinary strengths. In-depth discussions were held on details concerning faculty and student exchanges, research collaboration, and industry–academia linkages. The two sides further communicated on multi-field inter-university cooperation and ultimately reached a consensus on initiatives including faculty exchange and teaching visits, student study tours and exchange programs, the promotion of credit recognition projects, and the development of regional and country studies platforms.

This round of talks established a “short-term, mid-term, and long-term” implementation pathway, adopting a model of “institutional collaboration + disciplinary alignment + platform support,” injecting new momentum into bilateral educational exchanges.

Written and photographed by: Li Meixia and Chen Lijiao, Office of International Cooperation; Reviewed by: Fan Jiani, Office of International Cooperation