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Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony between Kettering University and HUAT

Date:2021-11-10    Author:     Source:    ClickTimes:

At 8:30 am on November 9th, Beijing time (7:30 pm on November 8th, US Eastern Standard Time), the online signing ceremony between HUAT and Kettering University for undergraduates "2+2" program and undergraduate & graduate "3+1+1" program was held at the Center of Faculty Development, HUAT.

James Z. Zhang, Vice President of Kettering University, Kathryn Svinarish,AT. Dr. Kathryn Svinarish,  Associate Provost and Dean of the College of Sciences and Liberal Arts,Dr. Scott Reeve,  Dean of Graduate Studies & Research,Dr. Haseeb Ahmed, Dean of the School of Management,Dr. Craig Hoff, Dean of the college of Engineering, Zhang Hongxia, Vice President of HUAT, Su Zibo, Deputy Director of the Cooperation and Exchange Office, Du Xiangjun, Deputy Director of the Graduate School, Wang Hongxia, Deputy Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering, Cheng Zengping, Assistant Dean of the School of Economics and Management, Zhang Yonghong, Director of the General Office of International Cooperation and Exchange Office, and staff Liu Xin, attended the signing ceremony. The signing ceremony was co-hosted by Laura M. Allen, Director of International Programs at Kettering University and Fang Peng, Director of the International Student Office of HUAT.

After the introduction of both representatives, James Z. Zhang first introduced the general situation of Kettering University and said that the two universities have a high degree of educational cooperation in the automotive industry. And Kettering University would like to establish a stable, friendly and long-term exchange and cooperation relationship with HUAT.

Su Zibo introduced the history, development and international exchanges and cooperation of HUAT, reviewed the previous cooperation and exchanges between the two universities, and once again thanked Kettering University for providing HUAT teachers and students online courses since 2020. It is recommended that the two universities will carry out higher-level educational cooperation and exchange programs on this basis.

Zhang Hongxia pointed out: Next year will be the 10th anniversary of the cooperation between the two universities and the 50th anniversary of HUAT. Since the establishment of the university, HUAT has always adhered to the combination of production, education and research, and is committed to integrating artificial intelligence, digitalization, automation and new energy. The curriculum is integrated into engineering education and management training to serve the Hubei Automobile Industry Corridor strategy. This is highly consistent with the Co-op internship education concept and training model of Kettering University. It is hoped that the two universities will promote teachers and students exchange, scientific research and Chinese and foreign cooperation in running schools.

Subsequently, James Z. Zhang and Zhang Hongxia signed the agreement.It is reported that the predecessor of Kettering University is the General Motors College, known as the West Point Military Academy in the automotive industry. Since the signing of memorandum of cooperation with HUAT in 2012, the two universities have conducted high-level exchanges of visits and signed a number of cooperation agreements in 2013, 2017 and 2019. Since the outbreak of epidemic, Kettering University has provided online English training courses for teachers and students of HUAT, and more than 50 teachers and students have obtained certificates. Since 2021, the School of International Education of HUAT has also provided online Chinese courses for teachers and students from Kettering University.