In the morning of October 5, 2016, the delegation of Fudan School of Pharmacy, consisting of Professor Ming-Wei Wang (Dean), Associate Professor Yan Li (Assistant Dean) and Associate Professor Xiaoqiang Xiang (Vice Chairman, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Regulatory Affairs), held a formal discussion, at Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), with Professor Robert A. Blouin (Dean) and Associate Professor Stephen F. Eckel (Associate Dean for Global Engagement). Both parties decided to form a comprehensive collaborative partnership covering areas such as pharmacy education, professional training, drug discovery, resource sharing, personnel exchange and international responsibility. A Memorandum of Understanding was executed to reflect this decision as a result. The two deans emphasized the importance of implementation by specially assigned staff as well as set-up of mid- to long-term goals and tasks aiming at capturing new development opportunities through creation of this “win-win” and mutually beneficial cooperation.

UNC School of Pharmacy enjoys world premier reputation via its unparallel education resources, academic impact and research capabilities. It remains American No. 1 in the newly released“2017 Best Pharmacy Program Rankings”- Top Pharmacy Schools. It also has an existing collaboration with Fudan School of Pharmacy in studies of drug formulations where frequent mutual visits and promising research outcomes have become routine. This new arrangement between these two strong partners will lift the current bilateral relationship to a higher level.

Professor Ming-Wei Wang expressed his sincere gratitude to the warm hospitality extended to the Fudan delegation while visiting Chapel Hill, and looks forward to receiving the return visit to Shanghai by UNC delegation led by Professor Robert A. Blouin in mid-December this year.