On the afternoon of October 22, Slovak Minister of Health Kamil Šaško and his delegation visited Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, accompanied by officials from the International Affairs Office at the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission. Vice Chancellor Fang Yong of SJTUSM welcomes the delegation at the school’s Pudong Campus. Representatives from the Offices of Research and Technology Development, Academic Affairs, International Affairs, and Technology Transfer also attended the meeting.
Vice Chancellor Fang extended a warm welcome to Minister Šaško and his delegation. He noted that under the framework of the China–Central and Eastern European Countries Cooperation Mechanism and the Belt and Road Initiative, the relationship between China and Slovakia has continued to grow in both quality and depth. Fang expressed the School’s desire to work closely with the Slovak Ministry of Health to further strengthen mutual learning and the exchange of ideas in the medical and health fields, contributing jointly to the innovative development of healthcare in both countries under the guidance of the China–Slovakia Strategic Partnership.
Minister Šaško expressed his gratitude for the warm reception from SJTUSM and reviewed the cooperation consensus and related memoranda of understanding signed with China’s National Health Commission during his visit. He highly commended SJTUSM for its strong research capabilities and outstanding academic achievements as one of China’s leading medical institutions. He emphasized that this meeting marks a new starting point for bilateral collaboration and stated that the Slovak looks forward to advancing cooperation with SJTUSM in areas such as medical education, scientific research, and talent development.
During the discussions, the two sides engaged in in-depth exchanges on prospects for collaboration in healthcare and medicine. Minister Šaško proposed several cooperation initiatives, including sending Slovak students to SJTUSM for exchange and study, promoting clinical and research collaboration between leading Slovak medical institutions and SJTUSM in disciplines such as burn treatment and pediatric hematology-oncology, and enhancing academic exchanges among medical experts on international platforms.
In his concluding remarks, Vice Chancellor Fang responded positively to the cooperation proposals. He stressed that the China–Slovakia Strategic Partnership provides a solid foundation and strategic guidance for deepening bilateral collaboration in healthcare. Within this framework, SJTUSM sincerely welcomes Slovak students to participate in short-term exchange programs or degree studies and looks forward to visiting Slovakia at an appropriate time to advance practical cooperation in medical education and research innovation, making joint contributions to the building of a global community of health for all.
