On October 27, Professor Li Jin, President of Fudan University, met with a delegation led by Mohammed Ibrahim Al Dhaheri, Deputy Director-General of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) in the United Arab Emirates. Professor Yijia Jing, Dean of Institute for Global Public Policy (IGPP), and Professor Yan Zhou, Deputy Dean of the Shanghai Institute for Global South Studies, also attended the meeting.

On behalf of Fudan University, President Jin extended a warm welcome to Al Dhaheri and his delegation. He noted that Fudan University had recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and would continue to strengthen its partnerships with universities and academic institutions in the UAE. In recent years, Fudan has advanced the development of global governance as an academic discipline and strengthened its commitment to cultivating future global governance professionals for China and the world. President Jin emphasized the university’s strong interest in deepening exchanges and cooperation with AGDA, highlighting the considerable potential for joint research, student development, and academic and cultural exchanges in global governance, public policy, and related fields. He expressed his hope that the visit would serve as an opportunity to further deepen and expand cooperation between the two institutions.

Director-General Al Dhaheri thanked Fudan University for its warm hospitality. He noted the close relationship between the UAE and China, emphasizing that UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attaches great importance to developing relations with China and that institutional and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries have continued to expand. He expressed his hope to elevate cooperation between AGDA and Fudan University to a new level and welcomed a future visit by a Fudan delegation to the UAE. Reflecting on his participation in the Global Leadership Series lecture earlier that day, Director-General Al Dhaheri also spoke highly of Fudan students, praising their broad perspectives and active engagement during the discussion.

During his visit, Director-General Al Dhaheri served as the keynote speaker for IGPP Global Leadership Series No.7, delivering a lecture titled “Reading the Moment: The Gulf Between Escalation and Lasting Peace.” He engaged with Fudan faculty members and students in discussions on contemporary developments in the Gulf region. The event also marked the opening of the 3rd Fudan Global Governance Academic Month.

The AGDA delegation also visited IGPP for further exchanges. The two institutions discussed plans to sign an MoU and advance cooperation in global governance, public policy, regional and area studies, and the cultivation of global governance talent.

The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy is a leading institution in the UAE dedicated to training diplomats and foreign affairs professionals, with a focus on global governance, public policy, and international relations. Fudan University and AGDA have already established exchanges in global governance, public policy, and regional and area studies. Both institutions are currently exploring an institutional MoU to facilitate practical cooperation in faculty and student exchanges, student internships, and joint research.