Hua Changhui, vice chairman of PPCC in Ningbo, met the delegation led by Allan Clark, the vice chairman of British Parliament, in Howard Johnson Hotel on August 30.
The University of Nottingham is a comprehensive university consistently ranked among the top British universities. Our aim is to provide he finest possible environment for teaching, learning, and research. The latest World University League Table ranked the University of Nottingham 70th in the world. Our campuses are also considered to be amongst the most attractive in the country. The academic work of The University of Nottingham is organized into 31 schools, which are grouped into six faculties: Arts and Humanities; Education; Engineering; Law and Social Science (including the Nottingham University Business School); Medicine and Health Sciences (including the new Veterinary Medicine School) and Sciences (including Biosciences). The University offers a wide range of social, cultural and recreational facilities. Our Students’ Union provides extensive support , entertainment, clubs and societies, and opportunities to get involved in student life and the community.
The University of Nottingham consistently rates highly in terms of academic achievement. In the recent independent assessment by QAA, the University was awarded a rating of between 22 and 24 in a total of 39 subjects. The latest EAE confirmed The University of Nottingham’s position as a world class research-led institution. Over 60 per cent of the University’s RAE scores identified research as being of a level of international excellence. This achievement has helped put Nottingham within The Sunday Times top ten UK universities. The University was also awarded The Times Higher Education Institution of the Year 2006 and we were pleased to celebrate two Nobel Prizes in Economics and Medicine in 2003. Nottingham’s mission as a university is to sustain its acknowledged position in the leading group of research-led universities in the United Kingdom, and to complement this research excellence with the provision of learning environment that is second to none.
The delegation, which consisted of government officials and entrepreneurs, visited Ningbo for the purpose of a survey of social and economic development in Ningbo. Both parties will also discuss about future exchange and cooperation. They believe that, with the joint efforts, they will made achievement in terms of economy and culture.