On 12 March, Li Guozhong, Secretary of the CPC Guangxi University Committee, led a delegation on a visit to Nanjing University. Tan Tieniu, Chair of NJU CPC Council and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, met with Li Guozhong and his delegation on Xianlin Campus. The two sides held in-depth discussions on advancing cooperation in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
Tan Tieniu extended a warm welcome to Li Guozhong and his delegation. He gave a brief overview of NJU's history, educational philosophy and its structure comprising one university, two cities and four campuses, emphasising that both NJU and GXU are comprehensive universities sharing a common mission to serve national strategies and regional development. At present, NJU is adhering to General Secretary Xi Jinping's important directive to ground university development firmly in China, and is fully implementing the spirit of his significant reply to our university's young scholars returning from overseas study, whilst accelerating the development of NJU into a world-class university with Chinese characteristics. Tan Tieniu stated that NJU looks forward to further strengthening cooperation with GXU in the fields of the humanities and social sciences, as well as in promoting open cooperation with ASEAN, so that together they may serve the broader interests of national development.
Li Guozhong expressed his gratitude to Tan Tieniu, and thanked NJU for the comprehensive support it has consistently provided to GXU. He outlined the recent development of GXU and noted that NJU possesses a rich academic heritage and outstanding disciplinary strengths. He expressed his hope that NJU would provide strong support in the fields of humanities and social sciences, particularly in research on fostering a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, studies on Chinese ethnic minorities and frontier studies, and faculty development, thereby helping GXU to raise its academic standards to new heights.
Deputy Secretary of the CPC GXU Committee Tang Zhihua, Vice-Chair of NJU CPC Council Chen Yunsong, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC NJU Committee and Assistant President Li Bin accompanied the meeting.
At the symposium, Chen Yunsong noted that NJU and GXU share similar academic traditions and mottos, and that their disciplinary strengths complement one another, creating a particularly close bond between the two institutions. He gave a brief overview of NJU's academic heritage and current development in the humanities and social sciences. He expressed NJU hopes to engage in comprehensive cooperation with Guangxi University in these fields, particularly in expanding collaboration on exchanges and cooperation with ASEAN countries and in recruiting students, with a view to advancing together.
During the discussion, the two sides engaged in in-depth exchanges on specific topics including collaboration in the humanities and social sciences, research into fostering a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, and journal development. They also reached a preliminary consensus on establishing a regular exchange mechanism and promoting inter-university research cooperation. Both sides agreed that, taking this visit as a starting point, they would further strengthen communication and deepen cooperation, working together to make greater contributions to meeting the nation’s major strategic needs and to regional economic and social development.
Li Guozhong and his delegation, accompanied by Li Bin, visited the History Museum of NJU and toured the Xianlin campus, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the university's history, achievements and campus culture.
The event was attended by heads of the Party Committee Offices and President's Offices of both universities, as well as representatives from relevant departments in the humanities and social sciences.
