Deputy Minister of the Netherlands Visited Donghua and Made a Speech

At the invitation of ICES, Mr. Chris P. Buijink, the deputy minister of Economics, Agriculture and Innovation Ministry of the Netherlands, paid a special visit to Donghua University as a guest speaker of the 26th International Forum of ICES. On Sept 25th, Mr. Chris P. Buijink made an excellent speech on the international economic relations and innovation of the Netherlands. He received a warm reception from Prof. Liu Chunhong, the vice president of Donghua University, and was accompanied by Mr. Peter Potman, Consul General of the Netherlands in Shanghai. Participants also included the relevant professors and directors of ICES and the School of Business & Management.

 

In the speech, Mr. Buijink made a detailed introduction about the long-lasting friendship between China and the Netherlands to more than 300 Chinese students and international students. According to him, the Netherlands regards the rise of China as an opportunity and will further enhance the economic cooperation with China, which is too the main purpose of his visit. Moreover, Mr. Buijink encouraged the students present to choose their own routes of life and work hard for it.

 

 

Mr. Buijink also communicated with Prof. Liu about the approaches to cooperation in the field of higher education and science and technology between China and the Netherlands. It is introduced by Prof. Liu that Donghua University has already established partnerships with many Dutch universities, with five programs in progress, and that more than 120 Chinese and Dutch students benefit from these programs every year.

 

 

The Netherlands is known as a strong nation of Design and Economics. In the future, cooperation between Donghua and Netherlands will surely increase in various fields and levels. Mr. Peter Potman expressed the strong willingness of Consulate of the Netherlands to act as a bridge for the further cooperation between Donghua and Dutch universities in the end of the event.