I am delighted to see our exciting partnership with Chengdu University come to fruition, with the recent approval from the Chinese Ministry of Education of the ‘Chengdu University - Stirling College’.

With the opening of the ‘Chengdu University- Stirling College’, students will be able to benefit from the unique strengths of our two institutions, and take courses in areas where the University of Stirling has world leading expertise. The portfolio of courses is tailored to meet China’s needs and the aspirations of the city of Chengdu, and will appeal to bright, ambitious individuals who want exposure to the latest teaching-methods and research in sports, data science and digital media. The courses build on Stirling’s credentials as Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence and a reputation that was recognised in our recent winning of the Times Higher’ Sport University of the Year award in 2020.

The Chengdu University – University of Stirling initiative further strengthens the already close relations between Scottish universities and the city of Chengdu, and marks an important milestone in the on-going collaboration that exists between the peoples of our two countries. It gives me great pleasure to welcome students to our programmes and to the University of Stirling’s global community of staff, students and collaborators. I look forward to meeting you in the not too distant future, in either Chengdu or Stirling.

Professor Sir Gerry McCormac,

Principal of the University of Stirling

以下为译文：

“成都大学－斯特灵学院”最近获得中国教育部批准，是我方与成都大学合作关系取得的成果，我非常欣喜。

随着“成都大学-斯特灵学院”的开设，学生将能够受益于我们两所院校的独特优势，并能在斯特灵大学所拥有的世界领先专业知识领域进行课程学习。该课程组合是为满足中国的需求和成都城市发展的志向而量身定做的，并将吸引打算在体育、数据科学和数字媒体领域体验最新教学方法和研究成果的聪明而有抱负的个人。

斯特灵大学所拥有“苏格兰优秀体育大学”的资历以及荣获“2020年泰晤士报高等体育学院年度最佳体育大学奖”而获得广泛认可的声誉，是这些课程的保障。成都大学与斯特灵大学的创举进一步加强了苏格兰大学与成都市之间已密切的关系，是当下两国人民之间合作的一个重要里程碑。我非常高兴地欢迎学生们参加我们的课程学习，并成为斯特灵大学员工、学生和合作者全球社区的一员。我期待在不久的将来在成都或斯特灵见到你。

格里·麦科马克教授

斯特灵大学校长