Events
An Irish friendly exchange delegation came to Hangzhou to carry out cultural and educational exchanges between China and Ireland
The ReIrish friendship exchange delegation went to Hangzhou Wenhui Middle School to participate in the “China-Ireland Cultural and Education Exchange” and the signing ceremony of Wenhui Middle School and Midleton College International Friendship School in Cork City, and visited Hangzhou 13 Middle School Education Group to discuss and exchange the achievements of China-Ireland cultural education and innovative education.
Cork Confucius Institute successfully held the 2024 "Dragon Leap Five Continents to celebrate the New Year" gala
On February 15, 2024, in order to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Dragon in the Chinese Lunar calendar and share the joy and joy of the festival with the local people and overseas Chinese, the Chinese New Year celebration of the Year of the Dragon, sponsored by the Confucius Institute at University College Cork and supported by the Chinese Embassy in Ireland, Cork Municipal Government, Cork County Government, Cork University, Cork Chinese Chamber of Commerce and other parties, was held in Cork Town Hall. Nearly 1,000 overseas Chinese, overseas students, local people and teachers and students of the Irish Brothers Confucius Institute gathered together to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
Li Qiang met with Irish President Higgins
Li Qiang said that although China and Ireland are far apart and have different national conditions, the friendship between the two countries has been strengthened over time and the development concepts of the two countries are highly compatible. China is willing to work with Ireland to adhere to mutual respect and treat each other as equals, and take the opportunity of the 45th anniversary of China-Ireland diplomatic ties this year to further implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, continuously enhance mutual understanding and trust, fully accommodate each other’s major interests and core concerns, continuously raise the level and effectiveness of cooperation in various fields, and push for greater development of China-Ireland strategic partnership of mutual benefit.
Ireland Cork sister city education delegation visited Seven color flower Primary School
Since 2007, Seven Colors Flower Primary School has established a friendship school with Cork City, Ireland for nearly 16 years. During this period, the two universities maintained close exchanges. On the morning of March 29, with the strong support of the Huangpu District Education Bureau and the Foreign Affairs Office, Qichuhua Primary School, as a representative of the Huangpu District Friendship School, hosted the visit of the Irish Cork Education delegation.
The Mayor of Cork visited Shanghai University
On October 30, Professor Ursula Kilkelly, Vice President of Global Affairs of University College Cork, Ireland, visited our university, accompanied by Emma Connolly, International Strategy Officer of the University, and Lillian Luo, head of the Shanghai Office. Cheng Danhong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai University, and Duan Yong, Deputy secretary of the Party Committee and secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, held friendly talks with the guests.
A delegation from the Mayor of Cork, Ireland, visited Shanghai Education Association for International Exchange
Mr. Kieran McCarthy, Mayor of Cork, an international sister city of Shanghai, led a delegation to visit the Association on the morning of November 4. President Jiang Haishan, Secretary General Li Weiping, Deputy Secretary General Chen Qiong and relevant colleagues met with the delegation.
Li Qiang held talks with Irish Prime Minister Varadkar
On the morning of January 17, 2024 local time, Premier Li Qiang held talks with Irish Prime Minister Patrick Varadkar at the Dublin State Guest House.
Li Qiang said that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 45 years ago, bilateral relations have maintained healthy and stable development. China is ready to work with Ireland to carry forward traditional friendship, build political mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, share development opportunities more fully and bring more benefits to the two countries and two peoples.
Exchange, mutual learning and integration -- a record of Sino-Love cultural exchange activities in Qichua-Hua Primary School
In 2005, Shanghai and Cork, Ireland became sister cities. As a friendly school of the two places, it has always maintained friendly international exchanges. Recently, a delegation from Cork City of Ireland once again came to our university to carry out China-Ireland cultural exchange activities.
The activity was strongly supported by the municipal Foreign Affairs Office, the district people’s Government, the District International Exchange Center and the District Education Bureau.
Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng visited Ireland
From November 12 to 14, Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng led a delegation to visit Ireland. During his stay in Ireland, Huai Jinpeng met with Speaker of the Irish House of Representatives O ‘Fajor, held talks with Collins, Minister of State for Further Education and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland, and visited Trinity University Dublin, University College Dublin and Dublin University of Technology.
Gong is meeting with McCarthy, Mayor of Cork, Ireland
Gong Zheng said that although Shanghai and Cork are separated by an ocean, they share many similarities and have carried out extensive practical cooperation and achieved positive results since they became sister cities in 2005. At present, in accordance with the strategic positioning of the central government, we are deepening the construction of the “five centers” and accelerating the construction of a modern socialist international metropolis with world influence. We are willing to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Cork to achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win results.
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