From June 10 to 13, 2026, President Xunming Ji and Vice President Shuyang Zhang of CAMS PUMC led a delegation to the United Kingdom for a series of academic exchanges, including visits to the Chinese Embassy in the UK, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge.

During the visit, President Ji met with Ambassador Zheng Zeguang at the Chinese Embassy in the UK to discuss opportunities for advancing China–UK cooperation in medical science, technology, and education.

Visit to the Chinese Embassy in the UK

At the University of Oxford, President Ji and the delegation held discussions with university leaders and medical experts on the development of the CAMS Oxford Institute and comprehensive strategic collaboration between the two institutions.

Visit to the University of Oxford

The CAMS Oxford Institute Symposium 2026 was held with Healthy Aging as its central theme, bringing together more than 100 researchers, clinicians and postgraduate students from Oxford and CAMS PUMC for academic exchanges on aging mechanisms, disease prevention and treatment, and population health.

CAMS Oxford Institute Symposium 2026

The School of Population Medicine and Public Health of CAMS PUMC and the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration.

The School of Population Medicine and Public Health of CAMS PUMC and the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford Sign Memorandum of Understanding

The delegation also visited the Surgical Innovation and Evaluation Team(SITU) and the Focused Ultrasound Centre(HIFU) at the University of Oxford to exchange views on potential cooperation in clinical trials and intelligent surgical technologies.

Visit to SITU and HIFU at the University of Oxford

During the visit, President Ji and Vice President Zhang led the delegation to participate in the Cams Oxford Institute (COI) Medical Education Symposium, where colleagues from Oxford and CAMS PUMC exchanged views on medical education and talent development.

COI Medical Education Symposium

The delegation also met with eight-year medical students pursuing MD/PhD dual degrees at the University of Oxford.

Metting with Eight-Year Medical Students Pursuing MD/PhD Dual Degrees

A global talent exchange event was also held at the University of Oxford to promote international talent exchange and collaboration.

Global Talent Exchange Event

During the visit to the University of Cambridge, the two sides exchanged views on cooperation in medical education and healthy aging and agreed to establish a formal partnership.

Visit to the University of Cambridge and Meeting