On 19 October 2016 the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, Prof. Dr hab. Jerzy Gwizdała, and the Vice-Rector for Science and International Cooperation, Prof. Dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, welcomed the Consul of the People's Republic of China, Ms Zhao Xiuzhen. The talks concerned cooperation between the University of Gdańsk and the People's Republic of China.