Minister Fernando Alexandre leads delegation exploring partnerships in physical sciences, biomedicine, and information technology
The Portuguese delegation and ShanghaiTech representatives gather for a photo at the Conference Center.
Portugal’s Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Fernando Alexandre, led a delegation to ShanghaiTech University on October 22 to discuss opportunities for deeper cooperation between China and Portugal in higher education and scientific research.
President Feng Donglai and Vice President Liu Zhi met with the delegation. During the meeting, the Portuguese visitors received an overview of ShanghaiTech’s academic mission, talent cultivation, international partnerships, research progress, and technology transfer. They praised ShanghaiTech’s rapid development since its founding and expressed strong interest in expanding scholar and student exchanges. Representatives from Portuguese universities and research institutions also introduced their institutions and areas of expertise.
Before the meeting, the delegation toured the Shanghai HIgh repetitioN rate XFEL and Extreme light facility (SHINE)—one of China’s major large-scale scientific infrastructure projects—and the iHuman Institute.
The visit strengthened the Portuguese delegation’s understanding of ShanghaiTech’s academic strengthens and research capabilities. Building on the visit, ShanghaiTech will follow up on potential areas of cooperation and work toward substantive partnerships with Portuguese universities and research institutions, including scholar and student exchanges and high-level scientific collaboration.