China-UK Education Summit 2019

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Host Institutions
St John's College, University of Cambridge
China UK Development Centre

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Date & Location
4th to 5th July 2019
Cambridge, UK

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Introduction
The China UK Education Summit is co-organised by China UK Development Centre (CUDC) and the most prestigious universities in the UK. Every year, CUDC co-organise an Education Summit with colleges of the University of Cambridge or top universities in the UK, where representatives of universities in the UK and China attend to meet their peers and discuss potential collaborations and partnerships. We are dedicated to advocating an equal dialogue between higher education institutions of both countries regarding short-term and long-term education programmes, research and technological developments, overseas talent recruitment, translational education and innovations, to deepen understanding and explore collaboration. 

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Separated meeting rooms will be provided for the subject of general Educational/Research collaboration, Economics and Finance, Medicine, and Artificial Intelligence. These meetings will be led and coordinated by outstanding professionals and representatives from China where you can connect and discuss specific topics freely and easily.

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Summit Agenda

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4th July 2019

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09:00 – 09:30    Welcome Speech – China UK Development Centre

09:30 – 09:50    Opening Speech by St John’s College, Cambridge

09:50 – 10:10    Speech by Clare Hall, Cambridge

10:10 – 11:10    Speeches presented by Government and Educational Institutions' representatives

11:10 – 11:30    Group Photograph 

11:30 – 13:30    Lunch 

13:30 – 15:00    Separated Meetings

Meeting Room A: Universities’ representatives from China and UK, each representative will be invited to give a 15 minute talk, to discuss current projects and further collaboration opportunities between China and the UK.

Meeting Room B: Parallel discussion forums - To discuss the following programmes: Study Abroad, Training Programmes, Students Exchange Programme, etc. 

15:00 – 15:30    Tea Break

15:00 – 15:30    Signing Ceremony  - Study Abroad Agreement 

15:30 – 17:00    Separated Meetings

Meeting Room A: Universities’ representatives from China and UK, each representative will be invited to give a 15 minute talk, to discuss current projects and further collaboration opportunities between China and the UK.

Meeting Room B: Parallel discussion forums - To discuss the following programmes: Visiting Scholar, Joint Research Project, Joint Laboratory, etc.

19:00– 22:00    Formal Dinner

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5th July 2019

09:30 – 11:30    Parallel discussion forum: Study Abroad, Training Programmes,

Students Exchange Programme, Joint Research Projects, etc.

11:30 – 13:30    Lunch

13:30 – 17:00    Recruitment Fair / Punting and Visit colleges

17:00 – 17:30    Signing Ceremony - MOU & Closing

19:00 – 22:00    Formal Dinner

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UK University & Educational Institution Representatives

Clare Hall, Cambridge University

Prof. David Ibbetson, President, 

Prof. Alan Short, Vice President

Dr. Marie Janson, Development Director

St John's College, Cambridge University

Dr. Matthias Dörrzapf, Director of International Programmes

China UK Development Centre

Dr. Zheng Jiang, Managing Director

Dr. Ruigang Michael Zhou, Head of Operations and Partnerships (UK)

Dr. Weijian Shen, Head of Marketing and Business Development (China)

Cambridge University; Royal Society, London

Prof. Nicola Clayton, Professor of Comparative Cognition of Cambridge University; Fellow of Royal Society.

EY Parthenon

Mr. Matthew Robb, Managing Director and Partner

Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University

Dr Fiona Spensley, Director of Visiting Students

St Anne's College, Oxford University

Ms. Kirsten Jellard, Director of Programmes & Networks

King’s College London

Prof. Kerry Brown, Director of Lau Institute

Business School, Northumbria University

Dr Rose Quan, Associate Professor

School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge University

Dr Jeremy Webb, Course Director of Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education

London School of Economics

Mr. Russell Brookes, Deputy director, Summer School

University of Edinburgh

Ms. Grace Guan, Regional Director, East Asia

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China University & Educational Institution

Beijing Information Science and Technology University
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing Language and Culture University
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Beijing University of Technology
Communication University of Zhejiang
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Hebei University
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Nanjing Institute of Technology
Northeast Normal University
Northeastern University
Shanghai University
Shanxi Medical University 
Shanxi University 
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
University of South China
Xi’an Jiaotong University