(UIBE International Office) On May 13th, President Wang Jiaqiong lead a UIBE delegation to Switzerland and signed an agreement with President of the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Professor Thomas Bieger, concerning the Sino-Swiss Competence Center (SSCC) in Rosewood Beijing Hotel. Doris Leuthard, president of the Swiss Confederation, the Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland Geng Wenbing, and the Swiss Ambassador to China Dai Shangxian etc. witnessed the signature.

  The University of St.Gallen located in Switzerland is a prestigious university in Europe, with its business school ranked among the top 3 business schools in Europe. The signing of this agreement is an important cooperation between UIBE and a famous Swiss university, and the internationalization of our school for the "double first-class" building an important measure. The future of the two sides will be in the international organization of personnel training, joint research, think tank construction and other aspects of in-depth cooperation.

After the ceremony, UIBE delegation exchanged views with the delegation of the University of St. Gallen. The ceremony included the Minister of Education for the Canton of St.Gallen Stefan Kölliker, HSG President Thomas Bieger, and the Dean of the Executive School HSG Professor Winfried Ruigrok. UIBE Vice-president Zhao Zhongxiu, the Dean of China Institute of WTO Studies Professor Tu Xinquan, and the Deputy Director of UIBE International Office Li Xiaomeng participated in the signing ceremony.

  After the ceremony, representatives from UIBE attended the Sino-Swiss Business Awards hosted by the Swiss Chamber of Commerce. The team from the UIBE’s School of Distance Education attended the awarding ceremony.