On March 13th, a delegation of University of Sheffield （UoS） led by Vice President Dr. Malcolm Butler paid a visit to ECUST and had a cooperation meeting with CIE. Dr.Butler expressed a strong interest in UoS potentially joining one of the JMD global hubs for Chemical Engineering programme. Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions regarding potential cooperation details of the JMD programme.

After the meeting, Dr. Malcolm Butler specifically met with one of our UK students studying at ECUST—— Kristian Max AAS-Hornby, fostering a very pleasant conversation. As an international student ambassador at ECUST, Kristian introduced Dr. Malcolm Butler to the vibrant academic and cultural life at ECUST. Dr. Malcolm Butler expressed anticipation for further collaboration between our universities, hoping to provide more opportunities for British students to come to China and study at our university.

About the University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield, located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, is a public university. Established in 1905 by King Edward VII, it is one of the "Red Brick Universities" in the UK and a member of several prestigious university alliances such as the World University Alliance, the Russell Group, the White Rose University Consortium, the N8 Research Partnership, the European University Association, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The University of Sheffield ranked 104th in the QS World University Rankings 2024, 105th in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and 134th in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report World University Rankings.

The engineering department of the University of Sheffield is particularly outstanding, ranking among the top three in the UK alongside the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London in terms of overall strength. In 2013, the research funding of the engineering department at Sheffield ranked second in the UK, following only Imperial College London. In 2019, the research funding of the engineering department at Sheffield ranked first in the UK, surpassing Imperial College London. The engineering disciplines at the University of Sheffield boast world-class advanced technology and are renowned for their strength, with electrical engineering （control and systems engineering, electronic and electrical engineering） ranking among the top in the UK. The engineering department of the University of Sheffield is a collaborative research partner of Boeing in Europe. In 2001, the University of Sheffield and Boeing jointly established the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre （AMRC）, a world-leading research and innovation center network that has over 125 industry partners, including Rolls-Royce, Airbus, and BAE Systems.