On 19 March, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR ) president Ms van der Meer Mohr and Renmin University Council President Cheng Tianquan signed an agreement on further exchange of students and faculty to support the internationalization goals of both universities. Prior to the signing the presidents exchanged views on the profile of the universities and acknowledged the great similarities on size and focus on scientific disciplines such as economy, law and humanities.
Ambassador Bekink and Science Attaché David Pho attended the signing ceremony of the MoU between Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Renmin University which took place in Beijing. The EUR delegation also received an extensive briefing at the Netherlands embassy on recent social-economic and scientific developments in China.