On the first of August, Director of the British Council paid a visit to our university and met with President Han Zhen. President Han introduced to the Director basic information about student cultivation in the university and about the British Studies Centre. President Han also expressed gratitude to the UK Embassy and successive ambassadors to China for their enormous support for the English specialists training and the British Studies Centre of BFSU. The Director said that great achievements have been made in the British-Chinese educational and cultural exchanges and cooperation, with the BFSU British Studies Centre as an embodiment. The Director hoped that more progress can be made in this regard to benefit more talents. Li Youwen, director of the Office for International exchange and cooperation, as well as Song Yunfeng, director of the BFSU British Studies Centre, were also present.