A Zhejiang University delegation headed by President WU Zhaohui paid a special visit to Yale University to promote strategic cooperation on October 11, 2017. YU Luyang, deputy dean of college of life sciences attended the meeting.

        In May this year, The Zhejiang University BS/MPH Dual-Degree Program in public health was officially launched between the college of life sciences (ZJU) and the school of public health (Yale), giving undergraduate students the opportunity to earn a B.S. degree from ZJU and an M.P.H. degree from the YSPH in a five-year joint program. In a talk with SALOVEY, President WU Zhaohui expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Yale University for their generous support of education in China. They also exchanged ideas on challenges in tertiary education, the development strategies of the universities and how to deepen partnership.

        The delegation also held a talk about how to promote cooperation with the YSPH. The ZJU Department of Public Health and the YSPH signed a cooperation agreement.

        The delegation also met with those ZJU alumni who work and study at Yale. WU encouraged them to make contributions to promoting friendship and exchanges between the two universities.