On October 21, 2015, Chancellor Chen Xu of Tsinghua University council led the Tsinghua delegation visiting the Confucius Institute for Business London (CIBL). Madam Chen Xu was warmly welcomed to the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) by the CIBL team.
Upon her arrival Mdm Chen Xu visited the newly renovated CIBL offices, where CIBL UK Director Nick Byrne and China Director Professor Luo Lisheng briefed her on CIBL’s recent developments. Madam Chen Xu expressed her satisfaction about CIBL’s new working environment and her high regard for CIBL’s achievements. Madam Chen conveyed her great appreciation and thanks to LSE for its continuing support and guidance to CIBL. Furthermore she expressed her desire to further enhance Hanban’s cooperation with the LSE. In return, CIBL UK Director Nick Byrne and Chinese Director Professor Luo Lisheng welcomed Tsinghua delegation’s visit to LSE and thanked Hanban for its consistent support to CIBL while voicing a desire for the cooperation with Tsinghua University to continue to develop in a stable and in-depth manner.
10月21日清华大学党委书记、校务委员会主任陈旭女士访问了位于伦敦政治经济学院的伦敦商务孔子学院，陪同访问的有清华人文学院党委副书记、对外汉语教学中心主任孙明君教授，清华国际处处长郦金梁教授，国际处处长助理张健，清华大学教育基金会秘书长李家强教授。孔子学院英方院长Nick Byrne较详细地介绍了孔院的发展过程、具有特色的品牌项目，以及将来的发展目标。陈旭书记充分肯定了孔院近十年的工作，对伦敦政经学院给予孔院的帮助表示感谢，同时表达了清华大学将一如既往地支持孔子学院各项工作的愿望。
10月22日上午，陈旭书记会见了伦敦政经学院校长克雷格·卡尔霍恩教授和副校长保罗·凯利教授。双方对两校的长期友好合作表示满意，并一致希望在更广泛的领域拓展这一合作关系。
陈旭书记此次访问英国是应邀参加全英孔子学院大会，并作为中方院校大会第一发言人参会的。在发言中，陈旭书记介绍了清华大学与伦敦政经学院密切合作，共同创建高水平商务孔子学院的过程，以及提升孔院办学质量的经验和体会。陈旭书记的发言得到与会代表的积极反响。