On 29 October, a delegation from Harper Adams University in the UK visited the School of Food Science and Engineering at Jiangsu University. The delegation included Robin Halley, Vice-Chancellor for International Strategy; Lynn McIntyre, Dean of the School of Food Innovation; Ian Moorcroft, Dean of the School of Engineering; and Haiqi Wang, China Regional Director. Zhang Hongyin, Dean of the School of Food Science and Engineering at Jiangsu University; Ren Xiaofeng, Vice Dean; Feng Yun, Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange; and faculty members of the School participated in the exchange activities. The two sides held a discussion in Room 302 of the Food Building, chaired by Feng Yun.

At the meeting, Zhang Hongyin welcomed the delegation and introduced the School’s recent developments in discipline construction, talent cultivation, and international cooperation. Ren Xiaofeng gave a detailed presentation on the School, focusing on the development history of the food science and engineering discipline, research directions, and industry-academia-research cooperation. Robin Halley and the delegation thanked the School for its warm reception and introduced Harper Adams University’s educational characteristics as well as the relevant situations of its School of Food Innovation and School of Engineering. The two sides held in-depth exchanges on talent cultivation, faculty-student exchanges, research cooperation, and food innovation, and stated that they would take this visit as an opportunity to further strengthen communication and coordination and expand practical cooperation.

After the discussion, the delegation visited laboratories of the School of Food Science and Engineering, including the Food Physical Processing Laboratory and the Food Non-destructive Testing Laboratory. They learned in detail about the School’s research platform development, equipment development, and related research progress, and expressed admiration for the School’s research achievements in food non-destructive testing and physical processing technologies.

This event played a positive role in promoting the internationalization of the School of Food Science and Engineering and further consolidated the exchange platform and cooperation bridge between Jiangsu University and Harper Adams University.

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