HRH Crown Prince Visits Tsinghua

His Royal Highness (HRH) Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Denmark visited Tsinghua on September 24th. During the visit, he met with the President of Tsinghua University Qiu Yong and attended the China-Denmark High Level Seminar “Educating the Leaders of Tomorrow – Play, Creativity and Social Values”.

President Qiu, on behalf of Tsinghua University, extended his warmest welcome to HRH Crown Prince at the meeting, and introduced to him the history and development, talents education, and international cooperation activities of Tsinghua University. He also expressed the hope that cooperation and exchange between Tsinghua University and the institutions of higher education and research institutes in Denmark could be deepened in the future.

HRH Crown Prince noted that China and Denmark have a lot to learn from each other and hoped to further promote bilateral cooperation in education and research.

Mr. Soeren Pind, Minister for Higher Education and Science, Denmark, Mr. A. Carsten Damsgaard, Ambassador of Denmark to China Royal Danish Embassy, Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and other distinguished guests attended the meeting.

Following the meeting, the China-Denmark High Level Seminar “Educating the Leaders of Tomorrow – Play, Creativity and Social Values” was held.

In his opening remarks, Yang Bin, Vice President and Provost of Tsinghua University, said that understanding and exchange between the young people of the two countries plays an important role in the development of bilateral relations. He also hoped that cooperation could be conducted in a more innovative way in the future, thereby making bilateral relations closer.

The fellowship program of the Lab for Lifelong Learning of Tsinghua University was launched at the seminar.

After the seminar, HRH Crown Prince visited the Lab for Lifelong Learning, Tsinghua University.

By Guo Lili