On January 9, the launching ceremony of the Sino-Australia College, a joint  international initiative by SCUT and the University of Western Australia (UWA),  was held at the SCUT University Town Campus.

SCUT Vice President Zhu Min, UWA Pro Vice-Chancellor Iain Watt, and  Australian Consul-General in Guangzhou Dominic Trindade unveiled the plaque for  the new college, with heads of relative SCUT divisions and schools attending the  ceremony.

In Zhu Min’s speech, he praised that the establishment of the  Sino-Australia College is a significant milestone in deepening the partnership  between the two universities. He also expected the joint effort to be a vital  step to explore innovative collaborative patterns, which will facilitate the two  sides to complement one another and to promote the training of internationalized  talents in engineering disciplines at SCUT.

Iain Watt appreciated the fast development of the cooperation between the  two universities, and gave his anticipation on the platform created by the  Sino-Australia College to strike more sparks on scientific research and talent  training.

Dominic Trindade expressed his congratulation to the establishment of the  Sino-Australia College and his confidence in the prospects of the two sides  working together in the future. He believed that the two faculties will make  full use of the platform to further scientific research cooperation.

The Sino-Australia College will integrate and optimize international  resources to break boundaries of schools and disciplines. It will increase the  scope of international joint training programs like the 3+2 combined  bachelor’s/master’s programs in engineering disciplines, covering software,  environment and electrical engineering.