Queen’s University Belfast have been announced as winners of the Institutional Partnership of the Year at the British Business Awards for their role in leading the UK-China University Consortium on Engineering Education and Research (UKCEER).

UKCEER is a British Council led initiative formed to support UK wide ambitions to accelerate clean growth, support advanced manufacturing and to build a deeper partnership with China.

The initiative, founded in 2017 includes nine UK Russell Group universities in partnership with the China’s Excellence League of universities, commonly referred to as E9.

Chris Johnson, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Engineering and Physical Sciences at Queen’s and chair of the UCCEER stated “We are delighted to receive this award which recognises the achievements of this unique consortia. It demonstrates the value of working together to enhance our education, our research and to make positive contributions to industry and society within the UK and China.“

Other shortlisted institutions for the award included the University of Liverpool, King’s College London, Queen Mary University of London and Liverpool John Moores University.

The Education Institutional Partnership of the Year award, supported by the British Council, celebrates the significant contribution of UK education institutions to the UK-China education relationship. The award highlights the important role UK education institutions play in the China business community, in terms of responding to and generating new business leads and deepening engagement between both countries.

About the British Business Awards

Organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in China, the British Business Awards recognise and promote excellence in innovation, enterprise and endeavour in the British and Chinese business communities. Covering ten categories, the awards showcase organisations and individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to trade and investment between the UK and China. More information about the awards can be found here.

Consul General Chris Wood and British Council East China Director Gill Caldicott present Catherine Li, Senior International Officer, QUB, with the award