The Global University Network initiated by Berlin University of Applied Science was founded in Berlin,1994. It is a Joint Non-Government Organization of universities and colleges from Europe and East Asia. ‘N.E.W.S.’ standing for North, East, West, and South, and its members are from all over the world. The present members are educational institutes and organizations from Germany, Russia, South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, France, Serbia and China.
With the rapid development global economy, the trend of globalization for higher education has become urgent. since its inception in 2000, the N.E.W.S. has been dedicating itself in strengthening regional cooperation among institutes with the aim of establishing thorough information-sharing, staff collaboration in scientific researches and study visits, students exchange programs and other institutional cooperation regarding joint scientific research bases, degree co-education programs and bilingual or multilingual teaching programs .
China Three Gorges University has formally established friendly relationship and cooperation with Free University Berlin，Germany since 1997. And in 1998, CTGU , for the first time participated in the N.E.W.S. annual conference and joined the union. In the year 2002 ,2006, 2011 and 2014, China Three Gorges University has hosted the 5th, 7th, 8th,11th N.E.W.S. Conference. We believe that the 14th N.E.W.S. Conference will further expand its influence and contribute to enhance the cooperation in the field of culture and education, furthering the common views on higher institute cooperation.