On March 20, 2026, Dr. Christian Hartel, Member of the International Advisory Board of School of Management at Fudan University and President and CEO of Wacker Chemie AG, visited our School with his delegation. Dean Xiongwen Lu warmly received the guests.

As a member of the School's international Advisory Board, Dr. Hartel has consistently supported the School's development, providing valuable international perspectives and professional advice. In the area of university-enterprise cooperation, WACKER has maintained in-depth exchanges and collaboration with our School, offering strong support for its work in talent development and career services.

During the visit, Dr. Hartel and his delegation toured the Zhengli Campus of our School, received a detailed introduction of the planning concept and functional layout of this open-style education and commercial complex. They spoke highly of the School's practices in integrating educational resources and advancing industry-education collaboration.

During the subsequent meeting, Dean Lu provided an overview of the School's development, strategic achievements and the challenges, as well as the latest progress in its internationalization strategy. He also expressed his gratitude to Dr. Hartel and WACKER for the long-standing support to our School. Dr. Hartel expressed his recognition of the School's development achievements, strategic positioning, and exploration in sci-tech innovation and internationalization. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on facilitating China-Germany youth exchange opportunities and other topics, laying a solid foundation for further cooperation in the future.