On August 21, Minister-Counsellor Fan Xuecheng of the Chinese Embassy in Uganda visited Makerere University Jinja Campus. He met with Prof. Noah Mwelu, Chief of the Campus, and held a discussion with representatives of faculty and students.

Mr. Fan said that educational cooperation is an important part of the China-Uganda Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership. China stands ready to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Ugandan institutions of higher education, cultivate more talent for promoting China-Uganda friendship and expanding practical cooperation, and expressed the hope that the Jinja Campus of Makerere University will continue to contribute to educational exchanges and people-to-people cooperation between the two countries.

Prof. Mwelu and other university representatives welcomed Mr. Fan and his delegation and introduced the history of the university and its academic development. They expressed their readiness to further deepen exchanges and cooperation with the Chinese side in various fields, particularly to work with the Chinese side to offer Chinese language education courses at the campus.

Mr. Fan also held a dialogue with faculty and student representatives on China’s foreign policy, international and regional issues of common interest, and China-Uganda relations. The dialogue was held in a warm and lively atmosphere.