On the afternoon of November 7, the 2024 “French Higher Education: Northeast Campus Tour” was held at Jilin International Studies University (JISU). Visitors to JISU included Ms. Barbara Gandriaux, China Coordinator of the French Embassy’s Campus France, Mr. Loïc Littmann-Louvet, Deputy Consul for Cultural and Educational Cooperation at the French Consulate General in Shenyang, Mr. Wang Qiang and Ms. Dai Bing from the Promotion and Study Guidance Department of Campus France, along with representatives from three French universities. Representatives from JISU’s International Exchange and Cooperation Office, School of Western Languages, School of International Business, and t School of International Culture and Tourism received the delegation.
The two sides held an educational cooperation meeting at the International Exchange Center. Song Dandan, Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Office, highlighted the school’s strengths and distinctive features in talent cultivation, scientific research, and internationalization. She expressed the hope of deepening cooperation with French universities to cultivate talent for friendly cultural exchanges between China and France.
Ms. Barbara Gandriaux remarked that Jilin International Studies University has achieved remarkable results in international education and has made significant contributions to educational cooperation and cultural exchanges between China and France. She expressed the hope of deepening educational cooperation through Sino-French exchange activities. Representatives from the three French universities unanimously stated their desire to establish cooperative relations with JISU through this event and to engage in extensive and in-depth educational collaboration.
Following this, the “Hello, France” Northeast Campus Tour themed event was held at the French Village in JISU’s Global Village. Representatives from three French universities—Toulouse 1 Capitole University, ISTEC Paris Business School, and SKEMA Business School—conducted on-site presentations. Over 200 students from the School of Western Languages, the School of International Business, and the School of International Culture and Tourism engaged in face-to-face exchanges with the French university representatives, broadening their perspectives and further enhancing their cross-cultural communication skills.
JISU began enrolling undergraduate students in French in 2003, making it the first French program in Jilin Province. In 2016, it started offering master degree program in French Interpreting, and in 2021, it added Translation into the program. Through the collective efforts of faculty and students, the French program has been recognized as a distinctive specialty during the 12th Five-Year Plan period in Jilin Province, a provincial brand specialty, and has been rated as a provincial-level and national-level first-class program. Leveraging the school’s strengths in international education, the French program has established cooperative relationships with nine French universities, including Université Lumière Lyon 2, Université Catholique de Lyon, Université de Nantes, and Université Paris Diderot (Paris 7), offering exchange programs, joint bachelor-master degree programs, paid internships, and study tours. Over the past three years, more than 50 students have been sent to France for further studies. This event marks another close collaboration between JISU and the French Consulate General in Shenyang, creating favorable conditions for advancing the development of the French and related programs, improving the quality of talent cultivation, and accelerating the process of internationalization.
Source: “JISU” WeChat Official Account
