On the afternoon of March 13, 2024, a delegation from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London visited our college and a signing ceremony was held for the agreement on the “Double Major Master’s Programme” between the two colleges.
Dean Prof Yan Guodong met with Professor Adam Habib, Principal of SOAS, University of London, and his delegation in Room 139 at the College of Foreign Languages. He then traced and reviewed the longstanding interaction between the two schools, introduced the current status of the college, and expressed his expectations for collaboration in teaching, research, and interdisciplinary student training.
Professor Adam Habib, Principal of SOAS, University of London, expressed his gratitude for the warm reception. He began by discussing the university’s history, introduced the current distribution of disciplines and construction progress, emphasized the significance of maintaining the partnership with the College of Foreign Languages at Nankai University, and expressed anticipation for further collaboration between the two universities.
Subsequently, a signing ceremony was held between the two schools. The agreement is for five years, and the areas of cooperation have been expanded compared to the previous agreement. This expansion is of great significance for enhancing the quality of teaching and training for master’s degree students, as well as for improving students’ international outlook and competitiveness in employment.
Laura Hammond, Vice-Chancellor of the University, Graeme Earl, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Professor Liu Jieyu from the Faculty of Law, Anthropology, and Politics, and Kanina Foss, Director of the Office of the Faculty of Law, Anthropology, and Politics Director, also visited. Li Li, Head of the Department of English, Zhang Zhizhong, Head of the Department of Translation, Zhang Chen, Associate Professor of the Department of Translation, and Dou Tianjiao, Head of the Arabic Department, accompanied the reception.
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), founded in 1916, is the University of London’s center for Asian and African Studies. Located in central London, close to the British Museum and the British Library. SOAS is the only higher education institution in the UK that specializes in the study of Asia, Africa, the Near East, and the Middle East in the fields of the arts and humanities, languages and cultures, as well as the legal and social sciences.
