On November 14, 2016, Prof. Sally Thomas and Dr. Zhang Lei from Graduate School of Education, Bristol University visited Faculty of Education, BNU. Vice Dean Li Jiayong and Director Wu Haitao met with the delegates.

     Vice Dean Li expressed warm welcome to the delegation and gave an overview of the Faculty. Prof. Sally Thomas proposed to cooperate with the Faculty on Teacher Development by hosting a symposium together. Also, during the conversation, Prof. Sally Thomas said that excellent FOE students were welcomed to apply for PhD programs at Bristol University. Both sides hoped to promote collaboration between the two institutions after this meeting.