From January 25th to 31st, Academician Qiao Jie, Executive Vice President of PKU and President of PKUHSC, led a delegation to the State of Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman, visiting the University of Qatar and its related medical institutions, the Ministry of Higher Education and Technological Innovation of Oman, the Ministry of Health of Oman, the Military Medical City of the Ministry of Defense of Oman, Sultan Qaboos University of Oman and its hospitals. During the visit, the delegation respectively met with the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Qatar, Cao Xiaolin, and the Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, Li Lingbing.

　　The delegation, together with Chinese Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, Li Lingbing, and Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to China, Nasser Bousaidi, visited the Ministry of Health of Oman. They met with the Deputy Minister of Health of Oman, Said Harib Al Lamki. Both sides had lively exchanges and discussions on specific issues such as cooperation in healthcare.

　　The PKU-Sultan Qaboos University Exchange Forum was jointly held during their visit to the University. The audience came from various institutions including Sultan Qaboos University, the Ministry of Health, and the affiliated hospitals of the Ministry of National Defense of Oman.

　　The visit is a continuation of the 2023 “PKU International Strategy Year” and an important step to implement the 2024 “Discipline Quality Year”. Through this visit, PKUHSC has comprehensively consolidated and strengthened its friendly relations with top universities and important partners in the field of medicine and health in the Arab region. PKUHSC will carry out the “Eight Common Actions” for China-Arab practical cooperation put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping, actively promote the mutual learning between Chinese and Arab civilizations, enhance their mutual understanding, and make great contributions to the friendship between China and Arab states, so as to inject vitality into the cooperation in the field of health, create more opportunities and development space, and contribute to the construction of A Global Community of Health for All.