On May 17, Vice President Huang Haijun, on behalf of Beihang University, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Birmingham to promote greater collaboration between the two universities in teaching and research. According to the MoU, the two sides will cooperate on faculty exchange, joint supervision of students and academic research.

The University of Birmingham, founded in 1900, is the UK’s first civic or “redbrick” university. It currently has over 33,000 students studying in 5 colleges. The University of Birmingham ranks 84th in the QS World University Rankings 2018.