At 10:00 on October 16, 2018, Professor Thomas Atkinson, dean of the School of Garment , University for the Creative Arts, and his party visited our university. President Zhen Zhongyi, director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Center Lan Xincheng, and deputy director of the Center for International Exchange and Cooperation Hao Jinlong, received the guests at Laozhuang Temple.

Professor Thomas visited our university on the spot, amazed at the environmental construction and architectural style, recognized our efforts in the inheritance of traditional culture, and was willing to cooperate with our school in an all-round way.

At 01:30 in the afternoon, Professor Thomas came to the Institute of Garment to communicate professionally with the students in class and showed them the collection of works by graduates of his university, emphasized the importance of basic professional learning and documenting the learning process, which benefited students a lot.

University for the Creative Arts, which has a history of more than 150 years, originated in 1866 and is one of the most famous public art universities in Britain. The school is the number one creative and art university in the UK(Complete University Guide), ranked all over the UK at the Guardian University in 2018. Its clothing, architecture, animation, textile and photography majors are famous in Britain and have trained many famous designers. Fashion design major annual graduate fashion show (London Fashion week graduate fashion show) has been the focus of attention in the British fashion industry.