Peking University, Mar. 26, 2012: Dutch university Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR) President and professors paid a visit and renewed the contract of cooperation with Peking University (PKU) School of Law on March 19, 2012.

EUR President Pauline van der Meer Mohr, dean of Erasmus School of Law Hans de Doelder, PKU Executive Vice President Wu Zhipan and Vice Dean of PKU School of Law Wang Xixin held a discussion first.

Professor Wu Zhipan and Professor Pauline van der Meer Mohr briefly introduced the basic conditions of their universities to each other. After that, they talked about the necessity of further cooperation, believing that deeper cooperation would benefit both a lot.

At the end of the discussion, Professor Wang Xixin and Professor Pauline van der Meer Mohr renewed the contract to deepen the current cooperation between the two universities. Then they exchanged gifts and took pictures together.

Background Info:

EUR is situated at Rotterdam, which is a famous and major port in the world.

The history of EUR can be originated to the early 20th century, at a time when Dutch merchants and industrialists considered it necessary to establish an application-oriented university. Under their support, Netherlands School of Commerce was founded. In 1973, Netherlands School of Commerce and the Medical Faculty Rotterdam merged to establish EUR.

It was the only university in Dutch that was named after a scholar, Erasmus. Born in Rotterdam, he was a famous philosopher and had a great impact in Dutch and even in the Europe.

Since its establishment, EUR has raised more than 1.5 million graduates, many of which have become leaders in politics and economics.

EUR Law School has started the cooperation on exchanging students and teachers with PKU School of Law since 1990s. The renewal indicates a higher level of the cooperation. And for PKU, it also provides a better platform for researching the laws of Europe and the European Union.

Written by: Liu Yineng

Edited by: Arthars

Source: PKU News (Chinese)