Prof Dr Jiemian Yang, Director of Shanghai Institutes for International Studies ( SIIS), China called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan at the latter's office on Saturday.
During the meeting, they exchanged views on various issues including the possibilities of strengthening the ongoing joint collaborative academic and research programs among the University of Dhaka and different universities in China, said a DU press release.
They also discussed further development of Dhaka University's Center for China Studies to conduct pragmatic research and stressed the need for internationalization of the centre as well as utilizing it to strengthen the relationship between Bangladesh and China.
The exchange of students, teachers and researchers as well as shared knowledge and ideas among DU and Chinese universities were also discussed in the meeting.
Prof Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan thanked the guest for his visit to Dhaka University and expressed keen interest in its academic and research activities.
Earlier, Prof Dr Jiemian Yang delivered a lecture on China-Bangladesh Mutual Learning on Economic and Social Developments at Prof Abdul Matin Choudhury's virtual classroom at the university.
Prof Dr Jiemian Yang stressed the need for upholding persistent, self-reliance and adaptive attitudes to develop the overall socio-economic condition of the country.
He shared different Chinese experiences in this regard with attended teachers and students from different universities and officials concerned as well.
