To further promote academic exchanges among young teachers and support the growth of young faculty members, the Paris School of Excellence in Engineering held an academic salon for young teachers and the second meeting of the institute's 2024 Young Teachers Association on the afternoon of June 14.

Every cross-border exchange expands horizons and enhances abilities. The 'From Lake Sinyuan to River Seine' series will unveil the lives of SPEIT students from Paris who have studied abroad, sharing stories of their learning experiences.

Recently, SPEIT hosted two unique cultural exchange activities: the "Chinese Wine Tasting" and the "Sino-French Kung Fu Fan Cultural Exchange." These events not only showcased the richness of Chinese culture but also further deepened the exchange between Chinese and French teachers and students, enhancing their friendship.

Recently, delegations from ParisTech and ESSEC Business School visited the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) SPEIT to discuss deepening cooperation. Frédéric Toumazet, the French Dean of SPEIT, and the team from the Cooperation and Development Office warmly welcomed the delegations.

Recently, visiting professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Hubert Kempf, published a commentary titled "Beijing, Brussels must uphold multilateralism" in China Daily. Hubert Kempf is an Emeritus Professor at Paris-Saclay University and a research associate at the French Observatory of Economy and Environment. During the fall semester of 2023-2024, he taught the course "Introduction to European Economics" at our school.

In order to further promote research cooperation in artificial intelligence models and algorithms, and attract more outstanding students to intern at Huawei's Paris Research Center, on the afternoon of May 14th, Rui Xianglin, Director of Huawei's Lagrange Mathematical Computing Center, Jun Wang, Professor at University College London and Chief Scientist at Huawei London Research Institute, along with Hou Tianqi, Senior Engineer at Huawei's 9 Labs, and Zhang Weinan, Associate Professor at the School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, visited our school for exchange and discussions.

Recently, SPEIT at Shanghai Jiao Tong University welcomed a special group of guests: a student delegation from École Polytechnique de Paris. During their four-day visit, these students deeply experienced Chinese culture and engaged in extensive and in-depth exchanges with the faculty and students of the school.

To further gather collective wisdom and promote the internal development of the school, the Université Jiao Tong de Shanghai SPEIT (Sino-French Institute) recently established the Quality Improvement Committee. This advisory committee is co-chaired by the Chinese and French deans, with members nominated by the chairs and approved by the Joint Management Committee. The first chairs of the SPEIT Quality Improvement Committee are Chinese Dean Zhang Wenming and French Dean Frédéric Toumazet, with 15 representatives from faculty, students, alumni, and partner enterprises forming the committee.

The 2024 Artificial Intelligence Conference, hosted by the United Nations University Institute in Macau, provided a unique global dialogue opportunity and served as a contribution of the United Nations University to the 2024 UN Future Summit;