悉尼科技大学（UTS）与上海大学于今天签署了一项旨在促进双方在研究、学生交流及培训合作领域的协议，澳大利亚和中国学生将从这一新的国际教育伙伴关系中获益。
澳大利亚高等教育部长克里斯•埃文斯参议员(Senator Chris Evans)于今天在上海见证了这一《重要技术合作伙伴协议》的签署。
该合作伙伴关系重点关注跨境合作、研究及培训工作，包括加强研究网络、质量及出资机会，促进教职员工及学生的国际交流，推进联合卓越中心的建设。
澳大利亚与中国在该领域的伙伴关系可以追溯到上世纪80年代，当时中国是第一批与澳大利亚签署科技协定的国家之一。
埃文斯参议员对这一协议表示欢迎，他认为这是澳大利亚与全球领先的中国科研部门加强联系的又一范例。埃文斯参议员表示，“现在，我们看到澳大利亚的国际合作已迈入了一个新的阶段，将与国际领先的研究创新中心建立起更密切的联系和合作。”
他还表示，“显而易见的是，澳大利亚与中国正在享受到更密切的合作与交流所带来的好处，这必将为两国带来巨大利益。”
埃文斯说，“澳大利亚的大学是与中国开展战略合作的主要推动力量，我对悉尼科技大学与上海大学在该领域采取的创新方法表示祝贺。”
澳大利亚创新部长金•卡尔参议员(Senator Kim Carr)也对《重要技术合作伙伴协议》表示欢迎。
“最近我们在上海世博会澳中科技周期间举办活动庆祝澳中两国在科技领域的牢固关系。《重要技术合作伙伴协议》的签署进一步说明了我们两国在科学和研究领域强劲、充满活力和互利互惠的合作伙伴关系。” 卡尔参议员说道。
“中国现在是澳大利亚科学出版物的第三大多产伙伴国家，十年前中国位列第八位。双方在这方面的合作为医学、环境科学和纳米技术等多样领域带来了巨大的益处。”
作为签字仪式的一部分，双方还签署了双博士学位奖学金协议。这将创造跨境研究协作以及对澳大利亚和中国博士生的工作进行跨境监督的机制，这些博士生在完成学业之后，他们将获得这两所大学的博士学位。
埃文斯参议员称，与上海大学的合作伙伴关系为悉尼科技大学《重点科技合作伙伴协议》项目下计划的一部分，截止目前，在该项目下，悉尼科技大学已经与中国的4所大学及全球共15所大学建立了合作伙伴关系。
卡尔参议员补充道，在科学领域的合作和参与是未来发展之道，澳大利亚劳动者和他们的家庭由此可以期待一个更高生产力、更加繁荣、更多工作机会和更好生活质量的美好愿景。
上海大学是上海市政府所属的一所重点综合性大学。自1994年以来，上海大学就一直是悉尼科技大学的战略教育合作伙伴。
这是中国与澳大利亚之间持续时间最长、最为成功的联合高等教育合作关系。已有3500多名学生就读了该联合办学项目。
New international education partnership signed
Australian and Chinese students will benefit from a new international education partnership, with the signing today of an agreement to boost research, student exchange and training collaboration between the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and Shanghai University.
The Key Technology Partnership agreement between the two universities was witnessed today by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, in Shanghai.
The partnership focuses on cross-border collaboration, research and training, which will include enhancing research networks, quality and funding opportunities, staff and student international exchanges and joint centres of excellence.
Australia’s partnership in this field with China goes back to 1980 when China became one of the first countries to sign a Science and Technology treaty with Australia.
Welcoming the agreement, Senator Evans said it is yet another example of Australia’s growing links with the world-leading Chinese science and research sector.
“We are now seeing the emergence of the next stage of Australia’s international engagement that will bring closer links and collaboration with leading international research and innovation centres,” Senator Evans said.
“It is clear that Australia and China are well down the path of bringing to fruition the advantages of closer cooperation and exchange that will be of great benefit to both countries.
“Our university sector is a major driver of strategic cooperation with China and I congratulate UTS and Shanghai University for their innovative approach in this area.”
The signing of the agreement was also welcomed by Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr.
“We recently celebrated the strength of the relations between our countries at the Australia-China Science and Technology Week at the Shanghai World Expo. This agreement further symbolises the strong, dynamic, mutually beneficial science and research partnership between our countries,” Senator Carr said.
“China is now the third most prolific partner country in Australian scientific publications, up from eighth just a decade ago. Collaborations of this kind offer immense benefits in areas as diverse as medicine, environmental science and nanotechnology.”
As part of the ceremony, a dual-degree PhD scholarship agreement was also signed. This will create cross-border research collaboration and supervision of the work of Australian and Chinese PhD students who, when they finish, will receive PhDs from both universities.
Senator Evans said UTS’s partnership with Shanghai University is part of its program of Key Technology Partnership agreements, with four partnerships with universities in China and 15 in total world-wide to date.
Senator Carr added that scientific collaboration and engagement is the way of the future and promises greater productivity, greater prosperity, more jobs and better quality of life for all Australian workers and their families.
Shanghai University is a key comprehensive university administered by the Shanghai Municipal Government. The University has been a strategic educational partner for UTS since 1994.
This is the longest standing and most successful China-Australia joint higher education partnership. The joint program has more than 3500 students enrolled.
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