A few days ago, Professor Jonathan A. Newman, Vice President of Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, and his delegation visited BFU for exchange and cooperation. Li Xiong, vice president of BFU and the person in charge of the College of Forestry attended the meeting, which was chaired by the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation.

Li Xiong warmly welcomed Professor Jonathan A. Newman and his delegation. He pointed out that BFU has always taken the construction of ecological civilization as the foundation of its establishment and development, and planned to build disciplinary and academic systems based on serving the national ecological civilization construction. He said that BFU attaches great importance to the exchange and cooperation with Canadian higher education institutions for a long time, and hopes to carry out broader and deeper cooperation with Wilfrid Laurier University on talent training and international scientific and technological cooperation through this exchange, jointly promoting the development of both sides.

The two sides introduced the university's education and teaching system, research focus, and international cooperation projects, etc., followed by an in-depth discussion of the latest trends and development trends in the field of education and scientific research, and detailed exchanges on graduate joint training, faculty and staff exchange visits, short-term exchange programs, other personnel training strategies, and the signing of future cooperation memorandums.

Wilfrid Laurier University, a renowned public university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, is one of middle-sized universities that develops the best and fastest. Founded in 1967, it has a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs available for over 12,000 students in 7 colleges and departments.

This visit is of great significance for BFU to further strengthen the cooperative relationship with world-renowned universities in the new era, and expand the international vision of discipline exchange and talent training, so as to promote the high-quality development of international cooperation and exchange of BFU.