On July 6th, Vice President Nigel Wright and Lecturer Diao Kegong of De Montfort University visited BJUT. Vice President Wu Bin of BJUT met with the delegation and related personnel of the International Office and College of Architecture & Civil Engineering attended.

Vice-President Wu Bin welcomed the delegation and expressed hope of future student exchange and research exchange between the two universities. The cooperation between the two universities is expected to enhance the research strength of flood risk management in BJUT’s civil engineering discipline.

Vice President Nigel Wright praised the general situation, school management, scientific research and multi-disciplinary research of BJUT. De Montfort University possesses strong scientific research and undertakes a number of national and international research projects with its teaching level ranking in the top 30 among colleges and universities in the UK. Therefore, there is cooperative space for the two universities in various fields.

During the exchange process, both sides agreed on the importance of flood risk management and city drainage for both countries and the wider world, as the two sides endeavor to further develop exchange and cooperation in future scientific research.