On 9th November, Vice President Song Jingwu met with Prof. Andrea Nolan, President of Edinburgh Napier University. He welcomed the visit of President Nolan to the CPAFFC, briefly introduced the main functions and recent major works of the association and reviewed the China-UK Youth Exchange Project Ten Persons’ Stories which was successfully co-organized by the CPAFFC and the Edinburgh Napier University in 2014. He indicated that the recent successful visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the UK will encourage the cooperation between China and the UK in various fields. The CPAFFC will continue to promote the cooperation between China and the UK in the fields of local government, culture and people to people exchanges. Looking ahead of the 13th Five Year Plan, Chinese Central Government will devote major efforts to develop the higher education and deepen the agriculture reform, China may learn from the successful experiences of Scotland in the fields of education, agriculture and husbandry.

President Nolan spoke highly of the long-term relationship between the Edinburgh Napier University and the CPAFFC. She said that the Napier University attaches great importance to the cooperation with Chinese universities, and hopes to strengthen the exchanges and cooperation in the fields of youth and culture between the Napier university and the CPAFFC.