Zhang Liqun (R), president of XJTU, meets with Alice Guilhon (L), dean of SKEMA Business School.

Alice Guilhon, dean of SKEMA Business School in France, led a delegation to Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) on Nov 1.

Zhang Liqun, president of XJTU, stated that with the support of SKEMA Business School, the jointly developed master's degree program in entrepreneurship and innovation (big data and AI management) has become a model of cooperation between the two universities.

Zhang looks forward to both sides further expanding areas of cooperation, deepening the substance of their collaboration, and engaging in more practical cooperation in areas such as the internationalization of higher education and talent cultivation for global governance.

The collaboration is expected to build a more influential development platform for the youth of both countries, and contribute wisdom and strength to creating a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainably developing world.

Guilhon said that SKEMA Business School is honored to have partnered with XJTU to create the master's degree program. She noted that the collaboration between SKEMA Business School and XJTU has a solid foundation and has yielded fruitful results, already cultivating a group of excellent international management talent.

She hopes both sides can establish a more stable, strategic long-term partnership, continuously deepening higher education cooperation to make greater contributions to both China and France.