Ca’ Foscari Welcomes Prof. Weifang Min, Director of Peking University’s Institute of Higher Education

On November 5, Ca’ Foscari and the Confucius Institute were honoured to host Prof. Weifang Min, the Director of the Institute of Higher Education at Peking University. Prof. Min was travelling through Italy visiting partner universities to strengthen institutional relationships. Ca’ Foscari currently has a partnership with Peking University that facilitates faculty and student exchange. Both universities also belong to the Matteo Ricci Network, which promotes international academic collaboration in research and teaching. The network will be meeting in Milan this December to discuss and develop future projects.

During his visit to Ca’ Foscari, Prof. Min gave a public lecture, imparting some of his wisdom about how today’s universities need to develop and grow in order to be as successful and globally competitive as possible. The audience asked a wide range of questions about Peking University’s keys to success and learned a great deal about the approaches and projects currently in place in China.