Wuhan University delegates gather in the office of the Water Institute executive director.
Two top water universities in China visited the Waterloo campus this week to discuss potential academic and research partnerships with the University of Waterloo and the Water Institute.
Building on strong existing ties with UWaterloo and initial Water Institute meetings in China in 2015, the groups continued discussions on common areas of research interest. Emphasis was placed on interdisciplinary opportunities, where the fields of water science, engineering, economics and governance could play a combined role.
Visitors from Wuhan University and the China University of Geosciences toured the Water Institute, the Ecohydrology Research Group’s labs and the Accelerator Centre.
Roy Brouwer, Water Institute executive director, will return to China in 2017 to formalize the partnerships.
Visitors from Wuhan University:
- Professor Huang Jiesheng, Dean, School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering
- Professor Chen Yifeng, School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineerin
- Professor Zeng Yuhong, School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering
- Professor Xiong Lihua, School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering
Visitors from China University of Geosciences, Wuhan:
- Dr. Wang Yanxin, President
- Dr. Chu Zuwang, Director, Institute of Higher Education
- Dr. Zhou Gang, Deputy Director, Department of Human Resources
- Dr. Zhang Lijun, Deputy Dean, International Education College