On October 12, Carl Schwarz, Senior Vice President of Global Health and Medical Publishing at Elsevier, and his delegation visited Zhejiang University. Li Xiaoming, Vice President of Zhejiang University, met with the guests at the Zijingang Campus, and the two sides exchanged views on deepening cooperation in the fields of medicine and health.

Li Xiaoming welcomed the delegation and briefed them on the development of the University and its School of Medicine. He stated that Zhejiang University attaches great importance to medical education and clinical research, and expressed the hope that this visit could serve as a new starting point for deepening practical cooperation in high-level academic activities, the international dissemination of research outcomes, and the training of young medical professionals.

Schwarz spoke highly of the development of the medical sector at Zhejiang University. He noted that medical and health research is developing rapidly in China, and that Elsevier is ready to leverage its strengths in academic publishing and international academic networks to deepen cooperation in connecting with the world’s leading medical associations, engaging researchers in journal editing, and conducting research data analysis, so as to better support researchers and clinical medical workers. During the visit, the delegation held a meeting with the Zhejiang University School of Medicine and toured the First Affiliated Hospital of the School of Medicine (Yuhang Campus). At the meeting, the School of Medicine gave an overview of its development, and Elsevier delivered a dedicated presentation. The two sides exchanged views on topics including the international dissemination of research outcomes, artificial intelligence-enabled academic publishing, and the development of the stomatology discipline.

Heads of the Office of Global Engagement, the School of Medicine, and the School of Medicine’s First Affiliated Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital, and Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology attended the relevant activities.