To further strengthen the development of the nursing discipline at Lanzhou University and improve the quality of talent cultivation, a six-member delegation led by Han Lin, Dean of the School of Nursing, visited Fooyin University in Taiwan on November 24 at the university’s invitation. The delegation included full-time faculty members from the School of Nursing and clinical medical and nursing staff from Gansu Provincial Hospital. During the visit, they attended a series of events celebrating Fooyin University’s 67th anniversary and engaged in in-depth exchanges and learning on nursing education, long-term care for older adults, clinical practice, and academic collaboration.

The delegation visited several departments at Fooyin University, including the Department of Nursing, the Department of Long-Term Care for Older Adults, and the Department of Rehabilitation. They also toured the university’s affiliated hospital and community-based long-term care institutions. Through on-site observation, meetings, discussions, and thematic seminars, the delegation gained a comprehensive understanding of Fooyin University’s advanced experience and distinctive practices in healthcare talent training, curriculum development, the construction and management of practical training bases, and industry-university-research integration. The visit also offered deeper insight into Taiwan’s Long-Term Care Plan 2.0 and its elderly care service model. The exchanges and learning outcomes provided useful ideas for future theoretical and practical teaching, as well as research.

At the anniversary ceremony, representatives from Lanzhou University joined faculty and students of Fooyin University in celebrating the university’s 67th anniversary and took part in academic discussions on frontier issues in nursing. In addition, the two sides held practical talks on future faculty and student visits, short-term exchange programs, collaborative research, and joint curriculum development. A series of preliminary cooperation intentions were reached, laying a solid foundation for educational exchanges and coordinated development between the two universities in nursing and related disciplines.

This visit to Taiwan broadened the perspectives of Lanzhou University faculty in nursing education and clinical practice, while also further promoting mutual understanding and friendly cooperation in higher nursing education across the Taiwan Strait. Looking ahead, the two universities will continue to advance faculty-student exchanges and the sharing of academic resources, working together to cultivate high-caliber nursing professionals who meet the needs of healthcare development in the new era. The School of Nursing at Lanzhou University will also continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with high-level institutions, and steadily enhance its discipline development and talent cultivation quality.