On August 18, the delegation led by H. E. Scott Dewar, Australian Ambassador to China, visited Liaoning University (LNU) and held talks with university leaders and representatives from relevant schools. Yu Miaojie, President of Liaoning University, met with the delegation at the Puhe Campus. The meeting was chaired by Huo Chunhui, Vice President for international affairs.

Yu Miaojie extended a warm welcome to Ambassador Scott Dewar and his delegation. He gave an overview of the university’s development from five aspects — student recognition, faculty academic achievements, think tank development, social influence, and international cooperation — while also presenting the progress of its cooperation with Australian universities. He expressed the hope that, with the support and promotion of the Australian Embassy in China, LNU and Australian universities will carry out more extensive and higher-level exchanges and cooperation, opening up new space for Sino–Australian educational and cultural exchanges.

Ambassador Scott Dewar remarked that he was delighted to visit Shenyang again and step onto the campus of LNU. He spoke highly of the Asia-Australia Business College jointly established by LNU and Victoria University, calling it a successful model of Sino–Australian educational cooperation. He noted that Liaoning and Australia enjoy a solid foundation of cooperation in education, mineral resources, and agricultural products, with close economic and trade ties, and that Sino–Australian relations have broad prospects. He expressed his hope to take this visit as an opportunity to elevate the bilateral cooperation to a new level.

Zhao Deqi, Dean of the Asia-Australia Business College; Hu Fengqing, Dean of the School of Life Sciences; and Li Yan, Deputy Dean of the Law School, each introduced their respective cooperation and achievements with Australian universities. The meeting was also attended by Xie Mingyi, Director of the Office of International Affairs, and Yin Ruyu, Deputy Director of the Office of International Affairs.