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Dean of WMG, Professor Robin Clark; International Partnerships Manager, Nicole Craddock-Zhang; and International Academic Director – China, Dr Dawei Lu, travelled to China recently for a series of high-profile meetings with key representatives from higher education, industry and government.

The trip was a crucial part of WMG鈥檚 strategy to help future collaboration and drive innovation in the country.

Professor Clark and his team met with representatives from (Shanghai Operation) and , where they discussed further collaboration on both education programmes and research initiatives. They then headed to the to explore student entrepreneurship programmes.

Meetings also took place with GAO Yingzhong, Director General, at the , where industry opportunities in the province were explored.

While in Zhejiang, constructive meetings were also held with , China鈥檚 largest privately owned automotive company. Here Professor Clark and representatives from Geely Holdings discussed opportunities to support the company鈥檚 Automotive Engineering Institute.

Finally, there was the opportunity to re-connect with WMG alumni and hear more about their careers and business ventures post-graduation.

Commenting on the trip, Professor Robin Clark, Dean of WMG, said: 鈥淚t was great to return to Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou after the pandemic. We strengthened WMG鈥檚 relationship with higher education partners, industries as well as government agencies that support our strategies.

鈥淚 was particularly pleased to be able to meet the alumni communities too, their enthusiasm was infectious. They were glad to see us, and they have proven to be great ambassadors in the industries they now work in, continuing to make an impact as part of the WMG vision.鈥�