On September 22, a delegation from University College Dublin (UCD) and Education in Ireland, led by Dolores O'Riordan, Vice-President for Global Affairs at UCD, and Amanda Ward, Director of Education in Ireland, visited Beijing University of Technology (BJUT). Vice-President Liu Zhaomiao met with the delegation. Representatives from the International Office and Beijing-Dublin International College also attended the meeting.

Vice-President Liu Zhaomiao welcomed the delegation and expressed her appreciation to Education in Ireland for its long-term support for cooperation between BJUT and UCD. She reviewed the positive progress and achievements of Beijing-Dublin International College since its establishment, noting that the College has become an important platform for practical cooperation between the two universities. She expressed the hope that both sides would further deepen cooperation in research innovation, academic exchange, and talent development, and bring the partnership between the two universities to a new level.

Dolores O'Riordan thanked BJUT for its warm reception and fully affirmed the outcomes of cooperation between the two sides. She said she looked forward to further exploring new avenues of cooperation, such as joint research, joint platform development, and the sharing of academic resources, so as to achieve new progress in cooperation between the two universities.

Amanda Ward, Director of Education in Ireland, said that Education in Ireland has long been committed to promoting educational exchanges and cooperation between China and Ireland. It will continue to serve as a bridge in the future, supporting BJUT and UCD in expanding areas of cooperation and raising cooperation levels, and jointly advancing higher education exchanges between China and Ireland.

After the meeting, the delegation visited Beijing-Dublin International College for an exchange and discussion session.