Sthefanny Carrión Cobarrubias
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The Fudan-Latin America University Consortium (Flauc), in force since 2017, is the exchange, communication and cooperation platform that connects Fudan University in China with prestigious universities in Latin America. This year, PUCP joins as a new member of this alliance.
"Peru has a long historical relationship with China. This country stands out for its development in technology and higher education," says Dr. Aldo Panfichi, Vice Rector for Research, on the institutional interest in strengthening these ties. "The union allows us to develop a coordinated work to involve Asian universities with PUCP, especially in teaching and research," he explains.
"China stands out for its development in technology and higher education. The union allows us to develop a coordinated work to involve Asian universities with the PUCP, especially in teaching and research".
Vice-Rector for Research
In that sense, among the main objectives of the Fudan-Latin America University Consortium (Flauc), the organisation of academic conferences, faculty exchanges, research cooperation and annual meetings are prioritised. And, as Dr Panfichi points out, our participation is a recognition of our academic quality. "The integration as a new member of the Flauc University Consortium is a very important achievement, as we have been admitted because of the quality of research and the endorsement of other renowned universities," he adds.
Dr Eduardo Dargent, director of the Academic Directorate of Institutional Relations (DARI), highlights the unit's interest in strengthening our links with high-level Asian academic institutions, especially in China. "We have also learned that physical distance is not necessarily an obstacle to collaboration, and we are confident that we can articulate interests and generate academic and research initiatives with Fudan University and others," he says.
Rubén Tang, advisor to the VRI for the project to strengthen relations between the PUCP and Asian academic institutions, emphasises that the integration of our University in this alliance means the strengthening of the internationalisation strategy with the Asian continent. "China is a country with which we wish to establish various cooperation and academic exchange agreements in various disciplines, especially those in which there is greater development," explained the former director of the PUCP Confucius Institute.
In addition to generating and promoting close ties through joint research projects, the Consortium fosters mutual cultural dissemination.
For more information, please visit the Fudan University Consortium - Latin America website.
