Headed by Huang Jie, Director of the Academic Affairs Office, the ECUST delegation paid a visit to the University of Birmingham to discuss deepening cooperation in the International Joint Multi-degree Program (JMD) from January 28th to February 1st, 2025. The delegation also met with Professor Zhang Zhibin, a Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow and alumnus of our university. The JMD program integrates educational resources from ECUST and University of Birmingham, aiming to cultivate elite talents with international perspectives and practical capabilities, thereby enhancing their global employ-ability.