Last Thursday, Rector Klaus Näscher and the International Office team of the University of Liechtenstein received their first visit from Liang Jianquan, consul general of the People’s Republic of China.
In addition to this prestigious visitor, a tour of the University of Liechtenstein was also attended by students Ralf Eberle from Switzerland and Huichun Duan from China. Ralf Eberle, a student of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Architecture, travelled to China in 2009 as an outgoing student as part of the Erasmus Mundus programme, and spent a period studying at Tongji University, Shanghai. Huichun Duan is currently studying as an incoming student in the Master’s degree programme in IT and Business Process Management at the University of Liechtenstein.
Rector Klaus Näscher gives Consul General Liang Jianquan a tour of the architecture studio at the University of Liechtenstein.
Start with Erasmus Mundus
The first five visiting students from the People’s Republic of China came to study in Liechtenstein in the 2008/2009 summer semester as part of the Erasmus Mundus programme. At the time, the programme laid the foundations for a partnership in the area of architecture with the renowned Tongji University in Shanghai, and the first partner universities also included Sichuan University. The winter semester of 2009/2010 saw visits by a further nine visiting students from renowned universities such as Beijing’s Renmin University, Harbin Institute of Technology and Shanxi University.
Lively exchange to continue
On his visit to the University of Liechtenstein, Consul General Liang Jianquan emphasized his great interest in further partnerships, including in the various disciplines of economics. In June, a group of approximately 25 students from the Master’s degree programme in Entrepreneurship will continue the lively exchange with China and travel there to visit various companies and cultural locations.
From left to right:
Gabriela Cortés, International Office; Ralf Eberle, BSc in Architecture and Erasmus Mundus outgoing student; Rector Klaus Näscher; Consul General Liang Jianquan; Huichun Duan, IT and Business Process Management; Trudi Ackermann, head of the International Office; Mr Wei, Chinese consulate general in Zurich.