On September 30th, Carlos Sanchez Gaitan, President of Jorge Tadao Lozano University in Colombia, and his delegation visited our university. Professor Zhang Min, member of the Standing Committee of the University Party Committee and Vice President, warmly received the guests and held talks.

At the meeting, Zhang Min warmly welcomed Carlos Sanchez Gaitan and his delegation, and then gave a comprehensive introduction to the school's educational history, disciplinary characteristics, scientific research achievements, and internationalization strategy. He stated that the school attaches great importance to the cooperation with Jorge Tadao Lozano University in Colombia, and hopes to further refine the cooperation plan in the future, establish a long-term and close cooperative relationship, promote the internationalization of education between the two sides, and achieve mutually beneficial cooperation results as soon as possible. Carlos Sanchez Gaitan expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome to our university and introduced the common governance concepts of the two schools. He emphasized the broad prospects of both sides in marine biology research, greenhouse cultivation mechanisms, and cooperation, and jointly cultivated international agricultural talents. Both sides had in-depth discussions on academic exchanges, scientific research cooperation projects, and teacher-student visits, and initially formed an intention to sign a memorandum of cooperation.

After the meeting, Carlos Sanchez Gaitan and his delegation visited the laboratories and research facilities of the School of Arts and Landscape Architecture and the School of Fisheries on our campus, highly praised the professional level and innovative measures of the school, and expressed their deep impression of the achievements of our school in the fields of agricultural technology and education.

This academic exchange visit has enhanced the intercollegiate cooperation between the two universities and solidified the foundation for deeper and broader exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.

Officials and relevant teachers from the Academic Affairs Office, International Office, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, and College of Fisheries attended this meeting. (From the International Exchange Office; Text: Liu Xuemeng; Photography: Chen Weidong; Editor: Huang Baoxia; Reviewer: Tian Jian, Zhao Bin)