Ryan Guffey, executive vice president for Webster International at Webster University in the United States, led a delegation to Beijing International Studies University (BISU) on Oct 30. He was received by Zheng Chengjun, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC BISU Committee and vice-president of the university.

Zheng Chengjun (right) meets with Ryan Guffey at BISU.

Zheng extended a warm welcome to the delegation and briefed them on BISU's history, academic programs, and international education, reviewing the university's achievements in humanities exchanges with American universities.

Noting that educational cooperation between China and the United States holds great potential, he said Webster's mature global campus network and its quality faculty in fields such as business administration make Webster a natural partner for BISU, as the two universities share the same vision for cultivating versatile, globally minded talent.

He expressed hope that the two sides would expand faculty and student exchanges and joint research to deepen cross-cultural communication and mutual understanding between the two peoples, especially among young people.

Guffey spoke highly of BISU's achievements in international talent cultivation and responded positively to the university's cooperation proposals.

He introduced Webster's global campus system, academic programs, curriculum development, and faculty resources, noting that Webster has built a solid foundation for cooperation with several Chinese universities on principle of mutual benefit. He expressed confidence in the outcomes of future cooperation between the two institutions and looked forward to regular engagement and consultations.

Webster University is a renowned private university in the US, with its main campus in St. Louis, Missouri, and campuses in Switzerland, Austria, Greece, the Netherlands, and Thailand, among other countries. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, literature, art education, and other fields, and enjoys a strong academic reputation.