On June 10, 2026, Ambassador Wang Shiting, Secretary of the CPC Committee of China Foreign Affairs University and Secretary-General of the Research Center for a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity, and his delegation visited the University of Vienna and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna for inter-university exchanges.

On the morning of the 10th, Professor Stefan Krammer, Chairman of the University Council of the University of Vienna, and Ms. Barbara Good, Director of the university's International Office, among others, received Secretary Wang and his delegation. Secretary Wang Shiting introduced CFAU's history, educational features, discipline development and international exchanges, as well as the development of the Research Center for a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity, noting that the University of Vienna has a long history, comprehensive disciplines and a high degree of internationalization, with strong Sinology and China studies, and shares many points of convergence with CFAU in disciplines such as political science and international relations, law, economics, communication studies, and regional and country studies. CFAU stands ready to strengthen ties with the University of Vienna and carry out exchanges and cooperation in areas including China-Europe relations, the vision of a community with a shared future for humanity, international organizations and global governance, international law, international economics, multilateral diplomacy, international communication and contemporary China studies, better aligning the two universities' disciplinary strengths and playing an active role in enhancing mutual understanding between Chinese and Austrian youth and academia and jointly advancing the reform of the global governance system.

Chairman Krammer welcomed Secretary Wang Shiting and his delegation and introduced the University of Vienna's educational history, disciplinary layout, international cooperation and exchanges with China. He said the University of Vienna values cooperation with Chinese universities and academic institutions and stands ready to strengthen communication with CFAU in disciplinary areas of common concern and expand faculty and student exchanges, academic seminars and joint research. Director Good introduced the University of Vienna's international cooperation network and student exchanges. The two sides held in-depth exchanges on university internationalization, China-Europe academic exchanges, global governance research, young talent cultivation and future cooperation directions, reaching directional consensus.

At noon on the 10th, Ambassador Martin Eichtinger, Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, and Minister Martina Schubert, Vice Rector, among others, received Secretary Wang and his delegation. Secretary Wang Shiting reviewed the history of cooperation between the two institutions and introduced the progress of the Research Center for a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity, noting that the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna is a leading European institution for cultivating diplomatic and foreign affairs talent, located at the center of multilateral diplomacy in Vienna, with unique strengths in cultivating talent for global diplomacy and international organizations, multilateral diplomatic practice and global governance research. Secretary Wang pointed out that the two diplomatic academies share similar educational positioning and a solid foundation for cooperation, and have successfully conducted the 'Diplomatic Skills Development' summer program in recent years; he proposed that the two institutions strengthen course development, faculty and student exchanges and joint research in areas such as multilateral diplomacy, international organizations and global governance, China-Europe relations, and the vision of a community with a shared future for humanity.

Rector Eichtinger welcomed Secretary Wang Shiting and his delegation to the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and spoke positively of the two institutions' long-standing friendly exchanges and practical cooperation achievements. He said the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna attaches great importance to cooperation with China Foreign Affairs University, has been deeply impressed by the outstanding performance of Chinese students, and stands ready to continue advancing new progress in summer programs, student exchanges, mutual faculty visits, cultivation of talent for international organizations, and multilateral diplomacy research. Vice Rector Schubert introduced the recent student exchanges between the two institutions. The two sides exchanged views on deepening the cooperation mechanism, cultivating young diplomatic talent, and reform of the United Nations and the global governance system, reaching a number of consensuses.