Xiangtan University Establishes a Strategic Cooperative Partnership with Leon University

Xiangtan University, Dec. 12, 2015: On December 8, 2015, Huang Yunqing, President of Xiangtan University and Jose Ellamida, President of Leon University signed the Memorandum of Understanding (2016-2020) on establishing s strategic cooperative partnership between Xiangtan University and Leon University. It is the symbol of new stage in cooperation between Xiangtan University and Leon University. In the following 5 years, two universities will have a deeper cooperation on students exchange, staff exchange, cooperative education and Confucius Institute, etc.

In October 2011, Xiangtan University and Leon University co-built Confucius Institute. In December 2012, the major Mechanical Design & Manufacturing and its automation was approved by Ministry of Education of China as a undergraduate education cooperative project, which is the first cooperative project in Spain raised by Chinese universities. It enrolls 20 students from Xiangtan University every year to Leon University and until now 9 teachers from Leon University have taught in School of Mechanical Engineering in Xiangtan University.