In order to cooperate with the official visit to Malaysia by Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council, further deepen the traditional friendship between our school and the Malaysian education department and institutions of higher learning, enhance mutual understanding, and face future cooperation, Professor Chen Yulu, the president of our school, requested the president of the University of Malaya to At the invitation of Professor Tu Gos Jasmon, the delegation visited Malaysia from April 25 to 30, attended the signing ceremony of the China-Malaysia education, economic and trade cooperation agreement, and participated in Premier Wen Jiabao’s speech at the University of Malaya.

Before Premier Wen's speech at the University of Malaya, President Chen exchanged views with the guests

On the morning of April 28, the signing ceremony of the China-Malaysia education, economic and trade cooperation agreement was held at the Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia. President Chen Yulu and Director Yuan Jianhua were invited to attend the signing ceremony, and under the witness of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Prime Minister Najib, they signed with Professor Goss, President of the University of Malaya, "Beijing Foreign Studies University and the University of Malaya to jointly establish China Studies Memorandum of Understanding between the Centers”.

Photos from local media reporting on the signing ceremony

According to the agreement, Beijing Foreign Studies University will help the University of Malaya establish a China Research Center to enhance research on China's politics, diplomacy, and economic development policies, and assist in organizing high-level international academic conferences and jointly cultivating high-end talents.

The day before, President Chen Yulu led a Beijing Foreign Studies University delegation to attend Premier Wen Jiabao’s speech at the University of Malaya. Premier Wen pointed out in his speech that education is a century-old plan and the foundation of the country. Only with developed education can a country have a developed economy, a progressive society and people's happiness. In exchanges between countries, education is the most important field. To strengthen educational cooperation, we must learn each other's language. "I am very happy to see that the University of Malaya has established a Chinese Department. I want to tell the students that Beijing Foreign Studies University in China should also establish a Malay Studies major."

President Chen Yulu went to Malaysia this time and visited many universities and educational institutions in Malaysia and achieved fruitful results.