On April 14th, the “Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI) Student International Forum” was successfully held in the auditorium of SCU’s Law School. Hosted by SCUPI, thirty-nine students and teachers from the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI), Queen Mary University of London Engineering School, Northwestern Polytechnic University (NPU), Glasgow College, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE)-Baruch Joint Program, Chongqing University (CQU)-University of Cincinnati Joint Co-op Institute, and Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU)-Leeds Joint School participated in in-depth discussions around the theme, “Reflections on Student Development in Chinese-Foreign Collaborative Institutions.”
Professor Minking Chyu, Dean of SCUPI, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. He extended a warm welcome to all the teachers and students and outlined the achievements of the Institute since its establishment.
Professor Paul Woolridge from New York University Shanghai gave a keynote speech about the changes and development of language from an international perspective.
Afterwards, student representatives from the seven universities in turn delivered conference reports in English.
In the afternoon, all the delegations participated in debates and in-depth discussions on the theme of the conference.
To wrap up, the delegates visited Jiang’an Campus and toured the institute.
