On the morning of March 10, Dr. Ludovit Garzik, Founder and CEO of Innovationorbit in Austria, and Li Jinglin, General Manager of Shanghai Linhong Management Consulting Co., Ltd., visited the Business School. Liu Weiwei, Vice Dean of the School, Chen Qian, Associate Professor of Transportation System Engineering, Xie Wei, Director of the International Affairs Office, as well as other relevant faculty, attended the meeting, which was presided over by Liu Weiwei.

Liu Weiwei extended a warm welcome to Ludovit Garzik and his delegation. He briefly introduced the School's general information and its recent progress in internationalization. He highlighted the university's layout of cutting-edge disciplines, and elaborated that by leveraging the university's core disciplinary strengths, the School has scored notable achievements in recent years in such fields as university-enterprise cooperation, industry-university-research collaboration and scientific and technological innovation.

Ludovit Garzik expressed his gratitude for the warm reception. He introduced Innovationorbit's role as a bridge in building a China-Europe technology and innovation ecosystem, utilizing Austria's unique geographical advantages to promote cooperation between Shanghai's research institutions and European industries. As an expert in innovation and leadership research, he expressed his willingness to support the School's development and the cultivation of high-quality talent.

Subsequently, both sides engaged in discussions on topics including long-term and short-term visiting programs, international industry-university-research collaboration, as well as demand-oriented joint research projects.
In the future, the two sides will carry out multi-level and diverse cooperation in areas such as international scientific research, the cultivation of internationalized talents, and the integration of industry and education, aiming for complementary advantages and mutual benefits.

Translated by Wei Xin
Reviewed by Liu Weiwei

