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A delegation including Marcelo Bregagnoli, The Secretary for Professional and Technological Education at MEC, Filipe Ghilardi, Director of the Office of International Affairs, and Walter Canales, President of State University of Maranhão, visited Hubei University on May 14. Liu Jianping, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee Hubei University and President of Hubei University, and Zeng Xiangyong, Vice President of Hubei University, met with the guests. Heads of the International Office and Cooperation and the Institute of Regional and International Studies also attended the meeting.

On behalf of the university, Liu Jianping extended a warm welcome to Bregagnoli and his delegation. He noted that Hubei University is among the most active universities in Hubei Province in terms of academic interaction and student exchanges with Latin American universities. He expressed his hope that Ministry of Education of Brazil would continue to support and promote further exchanges and cooperation between Brazilian universities and Hubei University.

Bregagnoli highly praised the cooperative achievements between Hubei University and Brazilian universities such as São Paulo State University and Maranhão State University. He expressed his support for Hubei University to carry out broader cooperation with more Brazilian universities in fields including science, technology, and culture. Canales reviewed the history of cooperation with Hubei University, emphasizing that“a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” and affirmed that the relationship between the two universities will remain steady and long-lasting through practical collaboration. Witnessed by Bregagnoli, Liu Jianping and Canales jointly signed the "Academic Cooperation Framework Agreement between Hubei University, China, and Maranhão State University, Brazil," marking a new milestone in the partnership between the two institutions.

During their visit, the delegation viewed the special exhibition on China-Brazil exchange and cooperation at Hubei University, as well as a Chinese traditional culture presentation performed by Brazilian students on campus. They expressed praise for Hubei University's achievements in promoting educational exchange and cooperation between China and Brazil.