On the afternoon of April 9, Toni N.Harp, Major of New Haven, David Youtz, Executive Director of the Yale-China Association, and 20 other persons came to the Central South University (CSU) for friendly visit. Both sides had a meeting of exchanges at No.3 meeting room of the science building. Vice President Chen Xiang presided over the meeting.
As the second largest city in the American state of Connecticut, New Haven enjoys a 100-year friendship with Changsha. Such relationship dates back to the establishment of a friendly relationship between the Yale University, which is located east of New Haven, and CSU. The purpose of Mayor Toni N.Harp’s visit is to sign an agreement with Changsha on forging twin-city relations and to broaden cooperation in the fields of education, science and technology, culture and trade.
President Tian Hongqi said that the past century has witnessed sound interactions between CSU and the Yale-China Association and a deep friendship between Xiangya and the Yale University. She also said that as CSU is rolling out its strategy of going global as part of its efforts to build a “double top university”, Mayor Harp’s visit and the establishment of a twin-city relationship between New Haven and Changsha will not only contribute to the cultural exchanges between the two cities, but also promote the cooperation between CSU and its counterparts in New Haven, and even push forward the China-US cooperation in education.
Mayor Toni N.Harp said that the 100-year cooperation between the Yale University and Xiangya provides the basis for the establishment of the twin-city friendship between the two cities and is the reason behind her choice of CSU as the first stop of her visit in Changsha. She pointed out that such friendly relationship is all the more important and precious as the two cities are looking for opportunities for cooperation and development abroad. She expressed the hope that the two universities will enhance exchanges and work hand in hand to promote exchanges and cooperation between New Haven and Changsha in culture, education, science and technology. Mayor Harp also said that she looked forward to President Tian’s visit to New Haven and Yale University.
As the bond of friendship between the two cities, Mr. David Youtz, Executive Director of the Yale-China Association, expressed the sincere hope that the cooperation between the two cities and between the two universities will become an exemplar of cooperation between colleges and cities of China and the United States.
Source: News Center
