On September 7, a delegation led by Joanna LIU Yan, Counselor for Science, Technology, Education and Culture at the Chinese Embassy in Ireland, visited Maynooth University and met the heads and professors of the School of Computer Science and the School of Modern Languages, Literature and Culture.

Counselor Liu reviewed the history of friendly exchanges between China and Ireland, promoted the International Science and Technology Cooperation Initiative, and introduced new opportunities for cooperation in science, technology, education and culture between the two countries. She congratulated the expansion of Maynooth International Engineering College, Fuzhou University and the establishment of new cooperative educational institutions, encouraged researchers of Maynooth University to continue its exchanges and cooperation with Chinese universities.

Professor Heffernan, Dean of the School of Modern Languages, Literature and Culture, and Dr. Joseph Timoney, former Vice-Dean of Maynooth International Engineering College, Fuzhou University, thanked Counselor Liu and her delegation for their visit and for sharing numerous cooperative opportunities. They expressed their anticipation for more pragmatic cooperation in the fields of natural sciences and social sciences in the future.

Embassy officials Zhu Xikun and Song Guangli accompanied the visit.