On November 5, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was appointed as an honorary professor at Tsinghua University. The honorary professorship award ceremony was held in Shanghai, where Qiu Yong, Party Secretary of Tsinghua University and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, presented the honorary professor certificate to Anwar Ibrahim. The ceremony was hosted by Yang Bin, Vice President of Tsinghua University.

In his speech, Qiu Yong congratulated Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on being appointed as an honorary professor at Tsinghua University. He stated that China and Malaysia are separated by a sea, but their friendship has lasted for thousands of years. Tsinghua University actively plays the role of a bridge to promote people-to-people exchanges and facilitate mutual learning between civilizations, and has maintained long-term cooperative relationships with Malaysian universities and research institutions. As early as 2006, the university signed a memorandum of cooperation with Anwar Ibrahim’s alma mater, the University of Malaya. In 2017, Tsinghua University initiated the establishment of the Asian Universities Alliance, with the University of Malaya being one of its founding members. He also expressed his pleasure in seeing a group of outstanding students from Malaysia come to Tsinghua University every year, where they study, enhance their abilities, experience and understand China, and strive to become ambassadors of friendship to promote the development of China-Malaysia relations. In the future, Tsinghua University will further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with its Malaysian partners, work to deepen mutual understanding and friendship between the younger generations of the two countries, and make new and greater contributions to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Yang Bin read the decision of Tsinghua University to award Anwar Ibrahim the honorary professorship. Anwar Ibrahim is an outstanding politician, economist, and social activist, who has long been committed to promoting democratic reforms and economic development in Malaysia. Under his leadership, Malaysia successfully implemented a series of structural reforms, promoting steady domestic economic growth and improving the living standards of its people. At the same time, Anwar has actively advocated for peace, dialogue, and cooperation on the international stage, making tireless efforts to promote regional and global peace and development. In recognition of Anwar Ibrahim's outstanding contributions to the development of Malaysia and the international community, as well as his significant influence in global politics, economics, and culture, Tsinghua University has decided to award him the title of honorary professor.

Leaders from the International Office and the Shanghai Tsinghua International Innovation Center, among other relevant units, attended the event.

This article is reprinted from [清华大学].