Michael Hengartner, President of UZH, and Lin Zhongqin, President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), sign a new exchange agreement. The signing ceremony was attended by Swiss education minister Johann Schneider-Ammann.
On the occasion of the visit of Swiss Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann (Minister for Economic Affairs, Education and Research) and his high-profile business and science delegation, swissnex China held a Press Briefing with local and Swiss media on September 7 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of swissnex China.
As a testament to swissnex China's capability of connecting educational institutions of the highest level, the briefing also brought together the University of Zurich and Shanghai Jiao Tong University for an exchange agreement signing ceremony, which was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Michael Hengartner, president of the University of Zurich, and Prof. Dr. Zhongqin Lin, president of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, under the auspices of the Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann. This signing was also attended by members of the UZH Alumni China Chapter. The exchange program will enable Bachelor's, Master's, PhD students as well as faculty members to benefit from an international experience by studying or working abroad at the partner institution.
