From 27th June to 3rd July, President Xue Jiabao led an academic exchange delegation to the UK and France. The delegation visited Coventry University (CU) and the International Institute of Tailoring Paris (AICP) in the UK, and carried out in-depth exchanges on the further strengthening of international co-operation, and achieved fruitful results of the visit. Yi Cheng, assistant to the president and dean of the School of Fashion and Media, Liu Youfa, director of International Exchange and Cooperation, Zhang Ning, dean of the School of Fashion Design, and Zhao Yonggang, vice dean of the School of Fashion Engineering, accompanied the delegation on the visit.

Coventry University (CU), UK

The delegation met with Amy Davies, Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences of Coventry University (CU), and Ann Muirhead, Associate Professor of the School, Sharlene Puwar of the Academic Co-operation Office of CU, and other relevant senior managers participated in the exchange. Both sides on international talent training, student exchange, teacher training and scientific research cooperation and other matters were discussed, and combined with the art and design professional characteristics of both schools, the development of art professional orientation experimental classes for in-depth discussions, signed the "Jiangxi Institute of Fashion and Coventry University (CU) fashion management professional "3 +1 +1" master's degree programme MOU". MOU" was signed between Jiangxi Institute of Fashion and Coventry University (CU).

Afterwards, accompanied by Associate Professor Phil Perry and Dianabasi Nkantah, the delegation visited the School of Arts and Social Sciences, the School of Engineering, the School of Environment and the School of Science of Coventry University (CU), and toured the teaching places and equipments, such as Clothing Patternmaking and Craft Studio, Digital Cutting Studio and Motion Capture Studio.

International Institute of Cutting Paris (AICP)

On 2 July, President Xue Jiabao led our academic exchange delegation to arrive at the International Institute of Tailoring Paris (AICP), where the President and Principal warmly received the members of our academic exchange delegation. Led by Principal Christine, the delegation visited the school's campus environment, teaching facilities and students' works.

During the meeting, the two sides had friendly exchanges and discussions on talent cultivation, co-operation in running schools, organising professional events, strengthening teachers' exchanges and mutual visits, etc., and agreed to implement the Sino-foreign co-operation projects and other co-operation matters as soon as possible.

Xue Jiabao, President of Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Christine, President of International Institute of Cutting Paris (AICP). The next step, the two sides as soon as possible to promote the implementation of the agreement, and continue to cultivate and develop more and more excellent, with an international perspective and a high level of clothing technology-based talents.

The academic exchange delegation of our university visited Britain and France, signed 2 inter-school cooperation agreements, and achieved substantial results, which is a concrete action of our university to build a new pattern of international school running, a practical initiative to enhance the level of international school running and deepen the mode of talent cultivation, and also a friendship trip between our university and the British and French colleges and universities to continue the friendship and close communication.

Coventry University (CU), the predecessor of Coventry School of Design founded in 1843, not only has a long history of 181 years, but also has gained a global reputation for its innovative teaching model and strong academic research strength. Coventry University (CU) is a member of the UK's Higher Education University Consortium and its teaching and research covers a comprehensive education system from Foundation and Undergraduate to Masters and PhD. The university has four main faculties, namely the School of Business, Environment and Society; the School of Engineering and Electronic Information; the School of Health and Lif