The afternoon of February 27, 2014, SchoolofArtsand Communication inSouthwestJiaotongUniversityandJournalismSchoolof theUniversityofMissourihad a signing ceremony about cooperation projects in the conference room on the second floor in the No.8 teaching building. The present leaders were vice president of the school of journalism in the University of Missouri, Mr. Krop, director of international projects, Dr. Zhang Yuyan, director of Chinese cooperation projects, Dean Xu Hangyan and vice president Gan Lin of School of Arts and Communication, Secretary for foreign affairs Zhao Jing, professor Huang Xiaozhong in communication department, associate professor Jiang Ningping, Liu Linsha and Yang Qin.
The beginning of the meeting, vice president Gan gave a warm welcome to the friends fromUniversityofMissouri. Then leaderships who attended the signing ceremony were introduced. In the discussion of cooperation projects, president Xu of Arts andCommunicationSchoolmade a simple introduction. "the school has 160 staffs, including professors, associate professor 70 people. Our communication major is a new discipline in the University, but 14 teachers in 22 are associate professors. It involves 700 undergraduate students, more than 200 graduate students. Our students from advertising major have outstanding achievements many times in the national competition and have much room to improve. At the same time, our school also continue to broaden international vision, prevent behind closed doors, hope to establish good academic exchange relations with theUniversityofMissouri, We hope to promote the exchange and development of the both schools." President Krop agreed and he pointed out that School of journalism in theUniversityofMissouriis an old school, old major with a history of one hundred years and a certain reputation, but they also concentrate on learning and innovation. In June 10th There will be the academic mission to have an academic exchange with Southwest Jiaotong University said Krop Dean, He hoped that teachers from Southwest Jiaotong University can attain American symposium. Dean Krop thinks students will graduate one day, but the communication between teachers will be permanent. The distance of two schools was gradually shortened in the conversation.
At the end of the meeting, Dean Xu Hangyan signed a letter of intent of cooperation projects, According to the intention to be held in 2014, August, School of Art and Communication in Southwest Jiaotong University will first send 1-3 students who have completed finished two years' courses go to School of journalism in University of Missouri for two years of study. Students In the combined training plan and meet the requirements will also gain bachelor degree ofSouthwestJiaotongUniversity,SchoolofArtsand communication andUniversityofMissouri, School of journalism.
On the meeting, Dean Gan pointed out that this cooperation had been prepared about one year. It will better promote the implementation of the internationalization strategy ofSouthwestJiaotongUniversity, and improve our level of Journalism and communication.
A reporter asked Dean Krop why he chose Southwest Jiaotong University as a communication object, Dean Krop said: " Arts and Communication school is a young school in an old university. It has very large development space, but the major of new media and advertising are leading professional school in our university, so the partnership is more conducive."
For the long-term cooperation between two universities, Dean Xu also expressed his own views: "our cooperation is conducive to the students' go out, learning new knowledge, and the school's international development."
