On January 13, 2026, GangLI, Vice President of Changchun Guanghua University, led a delegation to Edinburgh Napier University, UK, for anotherofficial visit. The team held productive discussions with Naomi Graham, Vice President for International Affairs at the partner university, and Nathalia Tjandra, Vice Dean of the Business School. YingWU, Dean of theSchool ofInternational Exchange, and Frank Hang Xu, Dean of theIntellectual CommunicationResearchInstitute, accompanied the delegation.

During the meeting, both Naomi Graham and GangLIcommended the substantialoutcomesachieved through the ongoing collaboration and engaged in in-depth discussions on three core areas: student exchanges, faculty visits, and joint research collaborations. Specific topics covered included short-term student mobility and jointdegreeprograms, facultyacademic research residenciesand teaching exchanges, and interdisciplinary research projects and academicoutputssharing. The parties clarified the next steps and concrete directions to advance collaboration, laying a solid foundation for implementing and translating the partnership into tangible outcomes.

In addition,VicePresident GangLIextended a sincere invitation to Vice President Naomi Graham and her delegation to visit Changchun Guanghua University in 2026 to further enhance communication and mutual understanding and to promote more collaborative projectssuccessful. Vice President Naomi Grahamkindly accepted the invitation.