CHINA’S OLDEST UNIVERSITY VISITS GROUP T LEUVEN CAMPUS

CAMPUS NEWS

On Thursday 31 May 2018, six prominent professors of Tianjin University (TJU), headed by Prof. Liu Dongzhi, Vice-Chairman of the University Council, were welcomed by Prof. Bert Lauwers, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Technology. After a tour of the campus and a presentation of the faculty, a Memory of Understanding was signed by Vice-Rector Peter Lievens and Campus Chair Prof. Koen Eneman.

After the signing ceremony, TJU organized a recruitment fair to attract talented Belgian and Chinese master’s and PhD students to join the university in China.

Prof. Koen Eneman, Campus Chair, Prof. Peter Lievens, Vice-Rector KU Leuven and Prof. Liu Dongzhi, Vice-Chairman of TJU

Since 2012, Group T Leuven Campus and TJU cooperate closely. As many other Chinese universities, TJU participates in the 2+2 Double Degree Programme and each year, several students from TJU come to Leuven to continue their education.

Founded in 1895, TJU has become one of the top universities in China (no 13 in China National Alumni Ranking 2018). The university has the strong ambition to obtain a place in the list world best universities.

Yves Persoons