IMPA signs partnership with China’s Hebei University
A memorandum of cooperation was signed at the institute’s headquarters on Friday (5)
IMPA and Hebei University in China signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in Education, Teaching and Research last Friday (5) at the institute’s headquarters in the Botanical Garden. The aim of the agreement is to deepen direct cooperation between the two entities in the areas of teaching, education and scientific research, promoting mutual benefits.
Jorge Vitório Pereira, IMPA’s deputy director, and Nara Bobko, IMPA Tech’s academic manager, accompanied the Chinese delegation on a visit to IMPA’s facilities. Among the representatives of Hebei University were the vice-president, Song Fengxuan; Yan Shutao, director of the Faculty of Education; Yin Xiaoping, director of the Faculty of Nursing; Liang Weige, assistant professor of the Faculty of International Exchange and Education; and Zhang Minghui, deputy director of the Office of International Cooperation.
The agreement provides for the exchange of information and scientific publications, the joint realization of research projects and the exchange of researchers, professors and short- and long-term students.
Jorge Vitório Pereira, deputy director of IMPA
The meeting was also attended by representatives of PUC-Rio’s Confucius Institute, which is also associated with the Chinese institution. Sun Yanping, the Chinese director, Leonardo Bérenger, the Brazilian director, and Roberta Dinelly, the Confucius coordinator, accompanied the signing of the memorandum.
Confucius is responsible for promoting the teaching of the Chinese language to IMPA Tech students, through extension courses that take place after undergraduate classes. The aim is to provide diversified training and exchange opportunities. The classes began in August and take place on Mondays and Wednesdays at Maravalley Port, under the guidance of Professor Duan Shiguang.
The collaboration between the institutions began in June, when the traditional “Dragon Boat Festival” landed at Maravalley. The IMPA Tech students learned about the history, signs and symbols behind the Festival, especially the career of the Chinese poet and statesman Qu Yuan, who is honored at the celebration.
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