Li Hongru, vice-president of Berkeley College in the United States, visited Beijing International Studies University (BISU) on Oct 15. Zhang Yan, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC BISU Committee and vice-president of BISU, met with the delegation.

Li Hongru (fourth from the left) and BISU representatives pose for a group photo.

Noting that Li was both a BISU alumnus and a former lecturer in BISU English department and tourism and hotel management department, Zhang welcomed Li and his delegation back to campus.

Zhang said that BISU has always maintained its distinctive international orientation and has built clear strengths in tourism management and foreign-language talent cultivation, with notable results in talent cultivation, research and think-tank services in recent years.

Li's visit, he added, offered a good opportunity for the two institutions to improve mutual understanding and strengthen exchanges, and he hoped the two sides would deepen practical cooperation in joint educational programs, talent cultivation, faculty and student exchanges and research, so as to train high-quality talent with an international outlook.

Li expressed his gratitude for the warm reception. He looked back on his years of study and teaching at BISU, thanked his alma mater for its dedicated cultivation, and introduced Berkeley College's positioning, program offerings and international cooperation.

He said that BISU's strengths in tourism disciplines are highly consistent with Berkeley College's orientation, and that he looked forward to in-depth cooperation in joint educational programs, faculty exchanges and jointly developed courses, creating a high-level platform for exchanges between the faculty and students of both institutions.

Zhang Yan (right) delivers a gift on behalf of BISU to Li Hongru.

Zhang presented Li with a gift on behalf of the university and expressed the hope that the exchange would serve as a bond to advance cooperation between the two institutions.