Faculty of Sciences welcomed the delegation form Ningbo University, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering on October 10, 2024. The Chinese delegation was represented by Dr. Chuanfan Ding (Dean), Dr. Mingjiong Zhou (Vicedean for science), Dr. Jie Shu (Director of the Institute for Energy Materials and Industrial Catalysis) and Dr. Yinghua Yan (Associate Professor). UNSPMF delegation was represented by Dean Prof. Srđan Rončević and his team: Prof. Dušan Mrđa (Vicedean for science and international collaboration), Prof. Jasmina Agbaba (Head of Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection), Dr. Snežana Papović, Prof. Milan Vraneš, and members of the International Relations Office.
UNSPMF signed a collaboration agreement with Ningbo University School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering in April this year and the concrete goals of the visit were oriented towards articulating the next steps. It was concluded that the first activities in collaboration will be: joint research projects, joint publications, academic exchange on all levels, joint conferences, networking events, etc. In addition, exchange of students will be continued as it was successfully started by UNSPMF hosting PhD student Zhu Lipeng, who is conducting his research at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection supervised by Dr. Snežana Papović and her colleagues.
Both delegations presented their institutions, shared a vision of this collaboration and further discussion was continued during the visit to the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection. Both partners expressed their belief that this collaboration has an excellent potential for creating joint impactful research.
