By Li Han
Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center
Japan’s Waseda University President Katsuhiko Shirai visited Tsinghua on May 5th. Tsinghua University President Gu Binglin discussed future cooperation with President Shirai. During their discussion, President Gu briefly introduced President Katsuhiko to Tsinghua’s discipline development initiatives in energy research and the humanities and social sciences.
President Gu and President Shirai signed a MOU on the Establishment of the Joint Steering Committee for Cooperation Promotion between the two universities after their discussion. Referring to the Committee, President Gu noted its strategic importance for further growth in bilateral cooperation between the two universities. The Committee held its first meeting later that day at which Tsinghua and Waseda representatives discussed future cooperation efforts.
(Photo by Guo Haijun)
