On January 9th, Dr. Zou Mingqing, Vice Dean of ICARE, and Ms. Zhao Xiaofeng, Vice Dean of the School of International Education, visited the Consulate General of France in Wuhan. They aimed to promote the brand of "Study abroad at HUST" and improve the level of internationalization. During the visit, they had discussions with Mr. Maxime Feraille, Attaché for Science, Technology and Education Cooperation, Mr. Julien Saint-Sevin, Officer for Science and Education Cooperation, and Ms. Li Dan, Program Officer for Education Cooperation, on enhancing exchange and promoting practical cooperation between Chinese and French universities.

Dr. Zou Mingqing introduced ICARE in detail and thanked Mr. Maxime Feraille and other consular officials for their support and help in the development of ICARE. He hopes that as the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France approaches, ICARE can further consolidate and expand cooperation with French universities and Chinese enterprises. The goal is to cultivate more talents with global vision and cross-cultural communication ability.

Mr. Maxime Feraille expressed his commitment to supporting ICARE's development. He pledged to promote the exchange and cooperation between ICARE and French universities in the field of education and research. Additionally, he promised to actively promote the resources of French enterprises in China to help ICARE optimize its cooperation with enterprises.

This year, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, as well as the 10th anniversary of the “China-France High-Level Dialogue Mechanism on People-To-People Exchanges”. ICARE aims to integrate high-quality resources, foster deeper cooperation between China and France, and facilitate the exchange of higher education and mutual learning between the two civilizations.