By Li Han

Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center

Ms. Sadako Ogata, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), visited Tsinghua and delivered a lecture in the Tsinghua Global Vision Lectures Series on December 4.

Tsinghua University Council Chairman Hu Heping had a discussion with Ms. Ogata prior to her speech, giving an outline of Tsinghua's recent development, especially that of the Research Center for Japanese Studies. The two expressed the hope that collaboration between JICA and Tsinghua could be extended.

In her speech, Ms. Ogata shared with the students her career experience and emphasized the importance of cooperation between Japan and China in dealing with such challenges as environmental protection, climate change, and health care.

(Photo by Guo Haijun)