On August 1, a delegation from Shuguang Hospital, affiliated with the Shanghai Chinese Medical University, visited the facilities of the European Foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Barcelona. The delegation was headed by Ms Ma Junjian, Secretary of the CPC Committee, in addition to Ms ZHANG Yi, Head of the CPC Committee Department, Ms Yu Zhihong, Head of the Department of Medical Affairs, Mr Huang Wenqi, Vice President of the General Office, Mr ZHANG Xiaotian, Head of the Department of Preventive Treatment of TCM and Mr ZHANG Wei, Head of the Department of Respiration.

The delegation was received by representatives of the FEMTC, Dr Ramón María Calduch, Prof. Elena Chen, Ms Xinyue Chen and Mr Pau Forcada, Vice President, Director General, responsible for the Department of International Relations and Executive Director of the FEMTC respectively.

A productive and enriching work meeting was held in which, among other important issues, the current situation of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Spain was analysed, as well as visiting the facilities and exchanging gifts that strengthen the strong ties between both entities.

Ramon Mª Calduch

Madrid, August 29, 2019

On July 31, a delegation from the Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (YUTCM) visited the facilities of the European Foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (FEMTC) in Barcelona. The delegation was headed by its Vice President, in addition to Mr Meng Qinghong, the Director of the Infrastructure Department, Mr Luo Wenzhang, the Director of the Office of Development and Social Service, Mr Cao Lei, the head of the Department of International Exchange and Cooperation and Ms Yan, who accompanied them as an interpreter.

The delegation was received by representatives of the FEMTC, Dr Ramón María Calduch, Prof. Elena Chen and Ms Xinyue Chen, Vice President, General Manager and Head of the International Relations Department of the FEMTC respectively, in the centre of Barcelona, where a work meeting was held. The growth of infrastructure, new projects and training offer of the University were reported. With more than 50 years of history, the university awards master's degrees and has three campuses: Bai Ta, Guan Shang, Cheng Gong near Kunming (covers more than 546,940 square meters and the construction area is 270,000 square meters). At YUTCM, thousands of doctorates of various levels and specialities have been trained. It has more than 10,000 students and 1,200 qualified staff members as one of the best universities in China.

Representatives of the FEMTC together with the Yunnan University delegation

The Vice President of Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine gives Dr Calduch the diplomas of graduate students in Postgraduate training

Ramon Mª Calduch

Madrid, August 29, 2019

Ho-Seub Song, professor of Korean Medicine at Gachon University, took office as the new president of the KAMMS on April 1, 2019. President Song said, “The Korean medicine industry is at a critical time. KAMMS will play a pivotal role in the Korean medicine community to expand the interests of its members, improve the quality of Journal of Acupuncture Research(JAR) and hold national and international conferences to promote the excellence of Korean acupuncture medicine to the world.”