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NUI Galway has strengthened its ties with leading universities around the world

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Dr Jim Browne and Professor Chen Xu, Chairperson of Tsinghua University Council, signed an exchange agreement in front of the Presidents of Ireland and China.
 

Univerisity Collaborations

The University has academic exchange and collaboration agreements with 30 institutions in China and Hong Kong. In December 2014, a high-level institutional agreement with Tsinghua University, Beijing, was signed by Dr Jim Browne and Professor Chen Xu, Chairperson of Tsinghua University Council. One of Asia’s leading universities, Tsinghua University has been collaborating in teaching and research with NUI Galway for a long time.

The signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) was witnessed by President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, and President of China, Xi Jinping, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as part of the Irish President’s State visit to China.

 

Dr Jim Browne and Professor Chen Xu, Chairperson of Tsinghua University Council, signed Student Exchange Agreement between both universities in October 2015.

In October 2015, NUI Galway hosted a special delegation from Tsinghua University led by Professor Chen Xu, Chairperson of the University Council as they accompanied President Xi Jinping on his official visit to the United Kingdom. The visit also saw the signing of a Student Exchange Agreement between both universities.

In April 2015, NUI Galway signed a co-operation agreement with Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU). With the support of the Ethiopian government, NUI Galway will serve as a developmental partner to AASTU, helping it to become an internationally recognised hub of science, technology and higher education.

AASTU was founded by the Ethiopian government in 2011, with a mission to become a leading force in higher education in Ethiopia, a country with one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

September 2014 saw an agreement to formalise collaborative ties with the Mayo Clinic Centre for Regenerative Medicine in the US. The memorandum of understanding follows many years of close cooperation, and paves the way for joint collaborations in clinical trials using regenerative therapies, biomaterials and biomedical engineering. The agreement also facilitates ongoing student and staff exchange between Galway and the US.

This was followed in October 2014 by the signing of significant partnership agreements with the University of Massachusetts, led by the chancellors of UMass Medical School, based in Worcester, and UMass, Lowell.