UOIT’s international reach expands with new university agreements in China

Student and faculty exchange opportunities highlight new areas of co-operation between the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and two universities in Beijing, China. Both agreements resulted from UOIT’s participation in the April 2016 Organization of CANDU Industries (OCI) mission to China.

OCI is an association of more than 170 leading organizations and suppliers connected to the Canadian nuclear industry, many which support research at UOIT and are receptors for UOIT graduates.

The first agreement is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Beijing Polytechnic University (BPU) focusing on developing energy systems/green energy pathways for BPU students to complete their degree in Canada at UOIT.

The second is the renewal of an MOU with North China Electric Power University (NCEPU) to create more-frequent interchanges between students and faculty members.  

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“From our tours of labs and experiments at the North China Electric Power University in Beijing, we discovered their research capabilities complement those in our Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science. At the Beijing Polytechnic University there are exciting developments to explore with our Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, as well as the Faculty of Business and Information Technology. Our agreements will open doors to many new hands-on learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and collaborative research opportunities for our faculty members.”
-Michael Owen, PhD, Vice-President, Research, Innovation and International

The university was represented on the mission by Dr. Owen and Glenn Harvel, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science. Also in attendance was Kim Rudd, MP for Northumberland and Peterborough South and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Natural Resources with responsibility for Canada’s nuclear industry file.