On the morning of September 17, a visiting professor appointment ceremony was held at Junwu Hall of Guangxi University. Yu Wenjin, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Guangxi University Committee and Vice President of Guangxi University, attended the ceremony and presented a letter of appointment to Professor Choong Chee Keong, Vice President of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, formally appointing him as the first international visiting professor of the China-ASEAN School of Economics at Guangxi University. Jiang Wei, Secretary of the School's Party Committee, and representatives from the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange also attended the ceremony.

Prior to the appointment ceremony, Professor Choong Chee Keong delivered a special lecture entitled "Smart Manufacturing, Smart Connectivity, and Smart Integration: New Opportunities and a Shared Future for AI-Empowered China–Malaysia Cooperation" to nearly 300 faculty members and students at Yulin Hall of Junwu Hall. The lecture was part of the "Distinguished Economists Lecture Series," one of the academic activities of the 2026Dialogue onEconomic and Trade Cooperationwith ASEAN, held in conjunction with the 23rd China–ASEAN Expo.

Group Photo at the Appointment Ceremony

The formal appointment of Professor Choong Chee Keong will further strengthen academic ties between our School and Malaysian universities, broaden the School's research perspectives on ASEAN, and promote high-quality development in talent cultivation, academic discipline development, and scientific research collaboration. It will also enhance the School's internationalization efforts and distinctive ASEAN-focused strengths, contributing to the development of first-class academic disciplines and the advancement of collaborative research between Chinese and international scholars.

Professor Choong Chee Keong Delivering a Lecture

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Source:Zhang Shengqi, Chen Feifan

Translated byAI

Proofread byYu Na, Fan Shi Qiongxiang

Edited byWei Jiali

Reviewed byGong Zheng

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