On May 19th, a delegation headed by Professor Falconer Stewart,dean of School of Accounting, Finance and Statistic in NapierUniversity Edinburgh, Mr. James Brown and Mr. Cai Jia,representative of Napier university in Beijing paid a visit toSIFT. Li Wanli, dean of the Accounting School of SIFT welcomed thedelegation on Songjiang Campus. Professor Falconer Stewart brieflyintroduced the life of SIFT exchange students in Napier Universityand fully recognized their performance and achievement. Dean LiWanli and Dean Falconer Steward exchanged their opinions on theteaching cooperation program and on the Scientific Researchcooperation between young faculties in SIFT and the Chineseresearch center in Napier University Edinburgh. They also talkedabout plans of further cooperation.
In the afternoon, Dean Falconer Stewart and Mr. James Browninterviewed nine SIFT students applying for the “3+1” and “4+1”programs respectively and they were enrolled into Napier after theinterview. Mr. Caijia introduced the procedures of applying forNapier University Edinburgh.
Napier University Edinburgh is located in Edinburgh, capital ofScotland. It is one of the best newly-built universities inBritain. The Accounting School of SIFT started the cooperationprogram with Napier in 2008 and has launched “3+1” and “4+1”programs. Several young teachers from SIFT have been sent to studyand do research in Napier.