on the morning of november 1st local time in panama, president wen huabing led a delegation to visit the international maritime university of panama and signed a memorandum of cooperation with the university in order to deepen the implementation of the important consensus reached by the heads of state of china and pakistan and promote practical cooperation in maritime education between the two countries. zhao yan, vice governor of jiangsu province, and miguel lecaro b á rcenas, newly appointed ambassador of panama to china, jointly witnessed the signing ceremony. ram ó n mart í nez acha, consul of the consulate general in shanghai, miguel lecaro, director general of the international cooperation and exchange department of the ministry of education of panama, roberto aparicio, acting president of the international maritime university of panama, and kathyland navarro sol í s, vice president of administration, attended the signing ceremony. ms. he lei, director of the education department of the chinese embassy in panama, representatives of chinese enterprises investing in panama, overseas chinese, and members of the jiangsu provincial friendship delegation jointly participated in this event.
at the signing ceremony, roberto aparicio, acting president of the international maritime university of panama, delivered a speech warmly welcoming the visit of our university delegation and expressed the hope to further deepen cooperation with our university in terms of faculty, student exchanges, and scientific research. wen huabing introduced the outstanding achievements and future development plans of our school in international cooperation, particularly emphasizing the opportunities for cooperation between the two schools in the field of international maritime education. he pointed out that in the future, the two schools will carry out practical cooperation in areas of common interest, promote the deepening of cooperation and friendship between china and pakistan in the field of maritime education.
during their visit to norway, the delegation visited det norske veritas (dnv) and had in-depth talks with cecilie l ø ne, the international exchange affairs manager. both parties discussed the existing cooperation and reached a consensus on future cooperation priorities, including crew training, international maritime standard research, and sharing of teaching resources. det norske veritas has clearly stated that it will continue to provide technical support for the international standardization work of our school's crew training, and promote the establishment of closer cooperation between the two sides in course sharing and talent exchange.
