On the morning of April 7, Professor Zheng Jiwei, a representative of the Management School of Lancaster University, visited theBusinessSchool ofSoochow University. Professor Xu Tao, Vice Dean of theBusinessSchool, met with the guest at the Finance and EconomicsHall on the East Campus. Associate Professor Li Zhenxiong from the Department of Digital Economy and Trade, along with other faculty members, also participated in the meeting.

Professor Xu Tao expressed his welcome to the delegation from Lancaster University and introduced the overview of Suzhou, as well as the mission, vision, development priorities, and future plans of theBusinessSchoolofSoochow University. Professor Zheng Jiwei expressed his gratitude for the warm reception and provided a brief introduction to Lancaster University and its Management School.

During the friendly discussion, both parties reached preliminary cooperation intentions on several academic programs at the undergraduate and master's levels and expressed a strong desire for in-depth exchanges in areas such as faculty and student exchanges and academic research. Moving forward, both sides plan to engage in further communication to facilitate the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the official launch of collaborative academic programs.