Recently, Prof. Sir Anton Muscatelli, President of University of Glasgow, was awarded an Honorary Doctoral Degree by Nankai University. The Awarding Ceremony was held at the Balitai Campus, Nankai University. With the approval of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, President Prof. Chen Yulu, on behalf of Nankai University, conferred the honorary doctoral degree to Prof. Anton Muscatelli and jointly unveiled the plaque for the “Nankai University-University of Glasgow Joint Research Center”. Prof. Rachel Sandison, Vice President of University of Glasgow, and Prof. Chen Jun, an Academician of the CAS and Vice President of Nankai University, also attended this event. The ceremony was presided over by Prof. Zhu Shoufei, also the Vice President of Nankai University.

Prof. Anton Muscatelli is a world-renowned economist, educator, and practitioner. He has profound academic achievements in the areas of monetary policy, fiscal policy, and international finance, and has made significant positive contributions to higher education cooperation and cultural exchanges between China and the UK.

Prof. Anton Muscatelli received his degree certificate from Prof. Chen Yulu, becoming the 11th Honorary Doctor holder of Nankai University. The former recipients include Chen Qingyan, former President of Singapore ,and Laurent Fabius, French Constitutional Council Chairman.

Prof. Chen Yulu congratulated Prof. Anton Muscatelli and expressed sincere gratitude for his unremitting efforts in deepening exchanges and cooperation between the two universities and promoting cultural exchanges between China and the UK. He reviewed the achievements of cooperation between Nankai University and the University of Glasgow over the years and looked forward to the two universities continuing to work hand in hand in the future, contributing more wisdom and strength to promote global education reform, world technology development and the advancement of civilization.

To further develop high-level talent cultivation and scientific research, Nankai University and the University of Glasgow have decided to establish a joint research center. Under the joint witness of nearly 300 teachers and students, Prof. Chen Yulu, Prof. Anton Muscatelli, Prof. Rachel Sanderson, and Prof. Chen Jun jointly unveiled the plaque for the Nankai University-University of Glasgow Joint Research Center”, marking a new stage of strategic significance for the cooperation between the two universities.

Prof. Chen Jun briefly introduced the Joint Research Center. He stated that the establishment of the Joint Research Center is a strong alliance with complementary advantages and mutual benefits, and also a vivid manifestation of the solid promotion and high-end layout of cooperation between Nankai and UofG. The two universities will take this opportunity to further engage in the international forefront of science and technology and major national strategic needs, create a high-level cooperation platform, and carry out innovative explorations in advantageous disciplines, sustainable development, global science and technology governance. He hoped the research center will contribute the wisdom and strength to education in China and the UK. 

Prof. Anton Muscatelli expressed his gratitude to Nankai University for conferring him an honorary doctoral degree and shared his expectations for future cooperation. At the Nankai University Overseas Lecture event, Prof. Anton Muscatelli shared with Nankai faculty and students the methods and measures employed by University of Glasgow in enhancing social influence under the theme of Measuring the Social Impact of Universities. Prof. Chen Jun presented the Nankai University Overseas Lecturer certificate to Prof. Anton Muscatelli.

University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and is a prestigious British university. It is a founding member of the Russell Group and Universitas 21. In 2008, Nankai University and  University of Glasgow established friendly cooperative relationship and carried out cooperation in falculty-student exchanges, joint training, cooperative education, joint scientific research, and co-construction of Confucius Institutes In 2015, the Nankai University-University of Glasgow Joint Graduate School was established, which is the first joint graduate school between China and the UK. It has trained nearly 700 outstanding talents with professional knowledge, composite abilities, and global perspectives to date. For over a decade, the two universities have become a model of higher education cooperation between China and the UK.

(News Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Pn6c4T51T_t2rkRo2Z3O1g, trans. by College of Chemistry)

（Edited and translated by Nankai News Team.)