On June 9, the TCS delegation headed by Secretary-General
Amb. OU Boqian signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the TCS Internship
Program with Shandong University (SDU).
During the meeting, HAN Shenghao, Vice President of SDU,
expressed his warm welcome to the TCS delegation and introduced the deep ties
that SDU has established with the universities in Japan and ROK over the years.
In particular, SDU has participated in Campus Asia Program since 2016
cultivating lots of talented graduate students who devoted themselves to
science and technology area. He further expressed his hope to engage in broader
exchanges and cooperation with universities in Japan and ROK with the support
from TCS.
SG OU affirmed the achievements of SDU in its commitment
to promoting youth exchanges among China, Japan and ROK. She showed her
appreciation to SDU for its strong support to the TCS project, especially the
TCS Internship Program and the Young Scholars Forum (YSF) which is jointly
organized with SDU as a back to back event to International Forum for
Trilateral Cooperation (IFTC) in July. She also mentioned that young people are
the future of cooperation between the three countries, that a more
comprehensive and broader vision should be built up for young scholars at an early
stage. She encouraged SDU to participate in more TCS projects in the future.
Prior to the meeting, SG OU delivered a lecture to 100
students and faculties of SDU. During the lecture, she pointed out that the
Trilateral Cooperation is facing various challenges brought by geopolitical
interference and other factors. However, the more difficulties we have, the
more efforts we need to make.
▲MOU signing ceremony
