An international hospital and a co-education project are to be built
Date: 2017-09-26
 
An international hospital and a co-education project are to be built by Guangzhou Medical University, Huangpu District, Guangzhou Development District and the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, etc.
 
The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University and the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, together with other partners, signed a framework agreement to establish the Guangzhou Barcelona International Hospital and an international co-education programme, on the afternoon of Sept.5th.
 
The other partners include the administration of Huangpu district and Guangzhou Development District, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona, and Silver Mountain Capital.
 
Zhou Yawei, Standing Committee of Guangzhou Municipal Committee, Secretary of Huangpu District Committee, Secretary of Party Working Committee and Director of Management Committee of Guangzhou Development District, Chen Jianrong, Committee of Party Working Committee and General Secretary of Guangzhou Development District, Xian Yinsong, Standing Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of Huangpu District, Liang Zhenghua, Vice Mayor of Huangpu District, attended the signing ceremony with Wang Xinhua, President of Guangzhou Medical University, Luo Jiandong, Vice President of Guangzhou Medical University, Huang Jianqing, Vice President of Guangzhou Medical University, Zhou Xinke, President of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Gómez, General Consulof Spain in Guangzhou, Jose Maria Campistol Plana, Dean of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Francesc Cardellach López, Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of University of Barcelona, and Du Qiang, General Manager of Silver Mountain Star Fund Management Company.
 
According to the agreement, the Guangzhou Barcelona International Hospital will be established by both the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University and the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, as the first Sino-Spanish cooperative medical project in China.
 
The international hospital is oriented as a specialized hospital with the additional capability of general medicine. The exchange system will be established between the hospital and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. Visitation by experts and personnel will be held regularly, to improve the specialty for the both sides.
 
Meanwhile, a co-education programme is being launched by Guangzhou Medical University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona, and the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, providing students with an opportunity to study in two universities and corresponding hospitals in Guangzhou and Barcelona, offering an international horizon for medical students.
 
On the morning of Sept.4th, the delegation of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona and the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona paid a visit to Guangzhou Medical University to deliberate the cooperation with President Wang Xinhua and Vice President Luo Jiandong.
 
During the deliberation, President Wang Xinhua briefed the delegation about the university and the development during these recent years while Jose Maria Campistol Plana, the Dean of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and Francesc Cardellach López, Dean of Faculty of Medicineand Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona introduced about their hospital and university respectively. Through the deliberation, the two sides reached an agreement of cooperation in the joint education of undergraduates and postgraduates, exchange of staff and students, scientific research, co-hosting seminars and supporting to establish international hospitals.