Edited by Deng Yujie

Date: May 13, 2026 Authors: Hou Yongdan, Zheng Dongli, Fang Peng Source: School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, School of Automotive Engineering

News Report (Text: Hou Yongdan, Zheng Dongli, Fang Peng; Photo: Kutorzi Edwin Yao) On the afternoon of May 12, our university, with joint organization by the School of Optoelectronic Engineering, the School of New Energy, the School of Automotive Engineering and the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, held its first online international student admissions briefing for African partner countries including Ghana, Kenya, The Gambia and Nigeria. More than 70 participants, including students and representatives from the four partner countries, joined the event.

Deputy Director Fang Peng from the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Associate Professor Zheng Dongli and Associate Professor Jin Yang from the School of Automotive Engineering, Dr. Li Mu from the China-Ghana-West Africa Research Center, and Dr. Hou Yongdan from the School of Optoelectronic Engineering and the School of New Energy attended the briefing. The presenters systematically introduced the university’s educational strengths, the industrial advantages of Shiyan and the regional profile of Hubei Province, and highlighted the disciplinary development and research capacity of the relevant schools. They also elaborated on this year’s international student enrollment offerings, covering master’s programs and joint doctoral training programs, and provided a comprehensive overview of available majors, scholarship policies and fee schedules. During the Q&A session, the presenters addressed all questions raised by participants.

Notably, Professor Maxwell Selase Akple, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Ho Technical University in Ghana, and Professor Eli Atatsi, Director of its International Office, took part in the full briefing and expressed their willingness to forge cooperation with our university during the Q&A segment.

In recent years, our university has sustained international exchanges and cooperation with universities and government institutions in the aforementioned African countries, achieving fruitful outcomes. This briefing is the first dedicated online international student recruitment event launched by our university for African partners. It not only broadens international student recruitment channels for the relevant schools, but also lends solid support to the development of platforms under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Translator：Luo Yuting