On the afternoon of June 3, Dr. Fiona Whitehouse, head of Internship Office at Oxford University’s Careers Service, visited ICARE. She was warmly received by Professor Luo Xiaobing, ICARE Chinese Dean; Dr. Zou Mingqing, Vice Dean of ICARE; and other faculty members. The two sides held fruitful discussions on optimizing internship programs and enhancing collaboration, laying the groundwork for broader cooperation between the two universities.
During her visit, Dr. Whitehouse delivered a career guidance lecture titled From Lab to Workplace: Building Skills for Scientific and Technical Careers to our faculty and students. As Head of Internship Office at Oxford’s Careers Service, Dr. Whitehouse brings extensive experience in internship strategic planning, global partnership development, and career guidance. In her lecture, she analyzed the core skills valued by employers, emphasized the importance of developing employability, and advised students on how to cultivate these skills during their studies to compete in the global job market. During the interactive session, faculty and students actively asked questions, and Dr. Whitehouse provided professional responses, generating enthusiastic feedback.
Additionally, Dr. Whitehouse visited ICARE’s cultural wall to learn about our institute’s development history and educational achievements, and posed for a photo in front of the exhibition area for the “HUST - Oxford Summer Camp.”
Founded in 1096, the University of Oxford is a world-renowned public research university, a member of the Russell Group, and the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It ranks 3rd in the 2025 QS World University Rankings. As Oxford’s first partner in mainland China to host student research internships, ICARE has collaborated with the center since 2013 to launch the “HUST-Oxford Summer Camp.” This program has attracted over 100 outstanding Oxford students and has become an important bridge for talent cultivation, academic exchange, and cultural mutual learning between the two universities, also receiving high recognition from the University of Oxford.
