On the morning of October 18th, accompanied by Secretary Yuan Shouqi, Director of International Office Li Zhongxing, Deputy Director Huang Ting, and Director Feng Yun, Peter Gregson, President of Cranfield University, and Vice President Simon Pollard visited our institute and visited the research laboratory. Dean Joe Champion accompanied the tour.

President Peter and his entourage visited a number of laboratories such as the electron microscope room, the coating machine room, the comprehensive thermal analysis room, and the thermal analysis room, and gave high evaluation of the experimental conditions and scientific research environment. The on-site operators and teachers of our institute introduced the characteristics, functions and related scientific research contents of the instruments and equipment, and exchanged opinions on the issues of interests with the guests.

Cranfield University is an internationally renowned high-level university. It has established a deep cooperative relationship with our university for a long time.Many teachers such as Li Songjun and Cao Shunsheng have studied in the university. Every year, we also send outstanding graduate students to the university for joint training. It is reported that in order to further strengthen the cooperation in personnel training, our school and Cranfield University have decided to jointly build and declare the Sino-British Joint Graduate School. The training of materials talents is an important cooperation content, which will provide a new opportunity to comprehensively improve our international operation level.