Release Date: 2025-03-10

From October 9th to 15th, 2024, Professor Kevin Miller from the Psychology Department at the University of Michigan visited the Faculty of Psychology at Beijing Normal University to engage in a series of activities aimed at deepening academic cooperation and exchanges between the two institutions. During this visit, the Faculty of Psychology BNU and the University of Michigan signed a new five-year memorandum of cooperation. Professor Luo Liang, Dean of Faculty of Psychology, attended and signed the new memorandum, marking a new phase in collaboration between the two universities.

On October 10th, the International Collaboration Office, in collaboration with the representatives of the Faculty’s undergraduate teaching team, invited Professor Kevin Miller to a symposium on undergraduate education. Professor Wang Jun, Professor Luo Fang, and staff members Zhang Xuemin, Peng Huamao, Zhou Ke, Liu Yan, Wang Mengyuan, and staff from the Faculty’s International Collaboration Office attended the meeting. During the symposium faculty discussed potential opportunities for undergraduate student exchanges and joint cultivation programs for students with the University of Michigan.

On October 12th, Professor Kevin Miller delivered a lecture titled "The History and Future of Cross-Cultural Research and Exchanges Between BNU and the University of Michigan" to students. Vice Dean Wang Jun, on behalf of the Faculty of Psychology, extended a warm welcome to Professor Kevin Miller and highly praised his outstanding contributions to the cooperation between the two universities. In his lecture, Professor Kevin Miller shared the historical evolution and future prospects of cross-cultural research and exchanges between Michigan and BNU, encouraging students to actively participate in international exchanges and enhance their cross-cultural research capabilities.

This visit has not only facilitated mutual understanding between the two universities but also laid a solid foundation for future cooperation projects such as faculty and student exchanges and joint curriculum development. Looking ahead, the Faculty of Psychology BNU will continue to uphold the concept of open cooperation and work hand in hand with world-renowned universities such as the University of Michigan to jointly promote the prosperous development of psychological research and education.