Thursday, 6th of November, Ms Tora Aasland, Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education, visited Fudan University. With her was a delegation consisting of high officials from various Norwegian education departments, presidents and directors from various Norwegian Universities and schools. The Norwegian Consul General in Shanghai, Mr. Fred Nomme, also accompanied the delegation.
The delegation has already been on a week- long visit to both Shanghai and Beijing and was very pleased by what they had gotten to experience so far. Here at Fudan University the delegation met with various distinguished leaders at Fudan like Chancellor Qin Shaode and Professor Yu Yihong, Associate Dean of School of Management just to mention some. The frame of the visit was a signing ceremony between BI Norwegian School of Management and Skaugen Holding Co Ltd for funding of a newly established research center between BI Norwegian School of Management and Fudan University.
Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education Ms. Tora Aasland and the Norwegian Consul General in Shanghai, Mr. Fred Nomme sitting in the middle of the first row.
Vice Director of Foreign Affairs Office Prof. Zhu Chouwen ,Chancellor at Fudan University Prof. Qin Shaode next to Gen. Man. Dr. Steve T. Shih from Skaugen.
Gen. Man. Dr. Steve T. Shih from Skaugen Holding Co Ltd signs the agreement with Mr. Henning Kristoffersen, Director of the new BI-Fudan research centre. In the back Chancellor Prof. Qin Shaode and Tora Aasland, Norwegian Minister of Research and higher education.
After the ceremony was over the delegation got to meet with Norwegian BI exchange students.
BI-Fudan MBA Programme Office
