SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Bryant University is set to strengthen ties with China by signing new partnership agreements with two universities when a delegation led by a senior Chinese education official visits the private school in Smithfield over the weekend.
Officials say representatives are scheduled to sign joint education partnerships with both the China University of Geosciences and the Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai. The signing ceremony is set for Sunday, when a Chinese education delegation led by Vice Minister of Education Ping Hao visits Bryant.
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Bryant has pushed to boost ties with Chinese schools, cultural organizations and government offices over the last 15 years. That includes the U.S.-China Institute at Bryant, the Confucius Institute and plans for the unprecedented reconstruction of an iconic replica of part of China’s Forbidden City in Smithfield.
