ECNU has established friendly and cooperative relations with more than 50 universities and institutions in North America, featuring a rich variety of cooperation and a high rate of agreement implementation.
In terms ofcooperation with universities and institutions in the United States, ECNU has established cooperative relationships with more than 40 universities and institutions, including New York University, University of Virginia, and University of California, Berkeley. In 2012, ECNU and New York University jointly established NYU Shanghai. Based on this Sino-foreign cooperative education project, ECNU has carried out multi-level and in-depth cooperation with NYU and NYU Shanghai in regular teacher-student exchanges, joint graduate cultivation programs, and joint research centers, etc., which has greatly improved international talent cultivation and scientific research. In addition, ECNU has established joint research centers/research institutes/studios with many well-known American universities and institutions, including Cornell University and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, to promote the discipline construction of ECNU through substantive and high-level joint scientific research.
In terms of cooperation withuniversities and institutionsin Canada, ECNU has established cooperative relations with 10 universities and institutions including Victoria University, University of British Columbia, and University of Alberta. Specifically, ECNU and the University of Alberta jointly established the ECNU-UA Joint Institute of Advanced Science and Technology to cultivate high-level and high-quality scientific and technological talents in the field of optoelectronic information and advanced nanomaterials, creating a model of cooperation between China and Canada in higher education and technological innovation.
In terms of cooperation withuniversities and institutions in Mexico, ECNU has signed a cooperation agreement with the government of Merida, Mexico and La Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán to promote Sino-Mexico cultural cooperation and exchanges.
