On the morning of September 30th, Rajeshwan Jeetah, Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology and Mauritius Ambassador, visited Peking University (PKU), and attended a meeting focused on the further cooperation between Mauritius and PKU. Wang Enge, President of PKU, met the guests at Linhuxuan, accompanied by Li Yansong, Vice President of PKU, Zhao Yang, Dean of the School of Chinese as a Second Language and Xia Hongwei, Director of the Office of International Relations.
During the meeting, President Wang Enge first talked about some basic information about PKU including the structure and rapid development of the university, the latest world university rankings by particular faculties, the large number of international students now studying in PKU, some successful international cooperating cases like Stanford Centre at PKU and a range of remarkable achievements in areas such as medical care, mathematics, modern science and technology.
Minister Rajeshwan Jeetah spoke highly of the outstanding accomplishments and expressed a strong interest in international programs of exchange students and professors. He noted that students in Mauritius received their education in English which is not only the official language of the nation, but also an international language. Under this circumstance, it is relatively easy for them to continue academic study worldwide and adapt to the studying life in PKU.
After deeper discussion about culture and education between both sides, a consensus was reached that more opportunities of cooperation would be created for students ranging from undergraduates, graduates to PhDs aiming at more interaction and a better understanding of cultures between two countries.
