The ZJU delegation, including Prof. Song Yonghua, Vice Executive President of ZJU and Dean of ZJUI, and Ying Yibin, Vice President of ZJU and Executive Dean of ZJUI, visited the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) on March 4-5. The delegation held 5 talks with relevant leaders at UIUC. They discussed the preparatory work in regard to the first academic year at ZJUI at great lengths and talked over curriculum designing.

                                                                                                  ZJU delegation meets Chancellor of UIUC, Barbara Wilson

                                                                                                 ZJU delegation meets Provost of UIUC,Edward Feser

On the morning of March 4, the ZJU delegation held a talk with Prof. Andreas C. Cangellaris, Dean of the College of Engineering and Prof. Martin D F Wong, Executive Associate Dean of the College of Engineering. They held discussions over the details of ZJUI, including degree conferment, curricula and student enrollment strategies. UIUC said that it will provide ample opportunities for exchange programs and internships.

On the afternoon of March 4, Barbaba Wilson, Chancellor of UIUC, and Edward Feser, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of UIUC, met with the ZJU delegation. Song Yonghua briefed them on the overall strengths of ZJU, the construction of International Campus as well as approaches to future development. He also invited UIUC leaders to attend the inauguration ceremony of ZJU-UIUC Institute in Hangzhou in April. Barbaba Wilson and Edward Feser extolled the feats of ZJU and expressed full confidence in the development of ZJUI.