On February 11th, the Dean Prof. Dr. Gushun Cai, School of Electronic Engineering, led a delegation from the Chinese Xidian University visiting Paderborn. Xidian University is based in Xi'an, the capital of central China's Shaanxi Province. Xi'an has over 10 million inhabitants, was the capital of several Chinese imperial dynasties and is also known as the starting point of the Silk Road.

On Thursday, November 15th, President Prof. Dr. Yang Zongkai-led delegation from the Chinese Xidian University visited the University of Paderborn. Zongkai and Prof. Dr. Birgitt Riegraf, President of the University of Paderborn, signed an agreement that provides for the continuation of student exchanges between the two universities and to intensify research cooperation, particularly in the areas of technology and natural sciences.

On November 13, representatives of the University of Paderborn held a specially convened meeting in Munich with a high-ranking delegation from the province of Shandong. The focus was on aspects of German-Chinese cooperation, in particular cooperation in the higher education sector. Shandong is one of 33 Chinese provinces that are comparable to German federal states. Shandong has over 100 million inhabitants and is characterized by above-average…

On October 31, 2018, Prof. Dianhua Wei, QUST Vice President for Finances, Mr. Dawei Zhang, Deputy Director International Office, Prof. Tong Zhao, Vice Dean E-Technology, and other QUST members visited the University of Paderborn. The QUST delegation was received by Prof. Dr. Torsten Meier, Vice President for International Relations, Prof. Dr. Kleine Büning, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Chinese-German Campus [CDC], Junwei Zhong, Managing…

In March 2017, both universities, the University of Paderborn [UPB] and the Qingdao University of Science and Technology [QUST], signed a cooperation agreement to establish a Chinese-German campus [CDC]. The focus of this collaboration is the intensification of research activities in addition to teaching and student exchange. The newly built CDC is located at the Sino-German Ecopark in Qingdao. Since its founding in 2013, it has had the…

The plan is to set up a carbon fiber laboratory in the Weihai Carbon Fiber Industrial Park. The project is supported by the city of Weihai and funded by the CYD company. The premises are provided by the Carbon Fiber Industrial Park Weihai.

The state-owned Aluminum Corporation of China (中国铝业集团有限公司) in Zhengzhou is looking for a solution to recycle the Red Mud. Together Prof. Dr. Ming Jin and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bremser the company and another cooperation partner to set up future research projects.

The visit to the "Key University" HEBUT in Tianjin laid the foundations for a fruitful research collaboration.

Visit to the "School of Computer Science and Technology" at Shandong University in Qingdao - a first potential cooperation partner for the development of the new Computer Science department at the CDC and the CDTU.

On December 6th and 7th, a delegation from Qingdao visited the University of Paderborn. Lothar Pelz, UPB Executive Committee, permanent representative of Vice President Simone Probst, and Prof. Dr. Thorsten Meier, Dean of Chemistry UPB, welcomed the QUST delegation headed by Prof. Dr. Li Zhenjiang, Dean CDTF; other QUST delegates are Prof. Dr. Luo Xiliang, Dean of Chemistry, and Prof. Dr. You, Dean of Materials Science. The visit resulted in very…

Since the founding of the Chinese-German Campus [CDC], 101 students have enrolled in the two materials science courses at the CDC. The official welcome ceremony for the 2017 new students took place on the premises of the Qingdao University of Science & Technology [QUST]. The Vice President for International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Qingling Li opened the ceremony with a welcome speech (2nd picture from the top). On behalf of the University of…

http://www.daad.org.cn/aktuelles-china/baubeginn-des-chinesisch-deutschen-campus-der-qingdao-university-of-science-and-technology

http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2017/4/372781.shtm

http://cdc.qust.edu.cn/

Feierlichkeit zum Baustart im Sino-German Ecopark Qingdao, Shandong Provinz, China. Das Vorhaben hat ein Volumen von mehr als 250 Mio. € und wird von chinesischer Seite finanziert.