Source: Office of International Cooperation & Exchange
Written by: Office of International Cooperation & Exchange
Translated by: Zhang Chentao
Proofread by: Yang Dan
Edited by: Wang Dongmei

On the morning of September 25, at the invitation of School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University, Professor Keith Gull, Fellow of Royal Society and Principal of St Edmund Hall at University of Oxford, visited SYSU. Professor Li Mengfeng, Vice President of SYSU, met with Prof. Keith Gull and Mrs. Dianne Gull. Ms. Gu Wenli, Deputy Director of Office of International Cooperation & Exchange, Professor Lun Zhaorong and Associate Professor Lai Dehua from School of Life Sciences attended the meeting.

Vice President Li Mengfeng extended his warm welcome to the guests. He introduced the basic situation of SYSU with emphasis on the history of Zhongshan School of Medicine and the prominent features of medical sciences at SYSU. He also pointed out that based on the cooperation between the two universities in the field of life sciences, SYSU hoped to have further cooperation with Oxford in medical sciences and other fields.

Professor Keith Gull introduced Oxford’s educational system, the basic situation of its Medical School, and the general situation about its cooperation and exchanges with Chinese universities. He welcomed SYSU teachers and students to Oxford for academic visit and collaborative research.

During the meeting, the two sides held an in-depth discussion about collaborative research on prevention and treatment of tropical diseases, and hoped to deepen understanding of each other and establish comprehensive cooperative relationship as soon as possible.

Related background:
St Edmund Hall at University of Oxford became an independent college in 1957. At present, it has 400 undergraduates and 200 graduates. Principal Keith Gull (CBE, FRS, FMedSci) is a world-renowned expert on molecular microbiology.