During their clinical fellowship in Germany recently, Professor Jiang Yong, Vice‑President of the University, Deputy Party Secretary and President of the Affiliated Hospital, and Professor Peng Jianhua, Deputy Director of the Department of Neurosurgery, were formally appointed as part‑time PhD supervisors in the Department of Neurosurgery at Klinikum Aschaffenburg‑Alzenau of Julius‑Maximilians‑Universität Würzburg. This appointment marks a major step forward for the Affiliated Hospital in international medical talent training and serves as solid evidence of the disciplinary development and global influence of its Department of Neurosurgery.

This cooperation builds on the sister‑hospital framework agreement recently signed between the hospital and Klinikum Aschaffenburg‑Alzenau of Julius‑Maximilians‑Universität Würzburg. Centered on three core priorities: clinical specialty exchanges, collaboration in medical education, and joint talent training, the agreement aims to foster in‑depth integration between China and Germany in medical technology, scientific innovation, and education and training.

Both sides will carry out joint research on cerebrovascular diseases and neuro‑oncology, and jointly advance international education for high‑calibre medical talents. The appointments of Professor Jiang Yong and Professor Peng Jianhua constitute a key milestone in putting this cooperation mechanism into practice. This is another appointment at a German university teaching hospital for experts from the hospital’s Department of Neurosurgery, following their previous appointment as PhD supervisors at Friedrich‑Alexander‑Universität Erlangen‑Nürnberg. It fully demonstrates the academic strength and international recognition the hospital has achieved in neurosurgery.

Meanwhile, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, the teaching hospital of Justus‑Liebig‑Universität Gießen in Germany, has recently issued an official document proposing close international cooperation with the hospital’s Department of Neurosurgery in cerebrovascular disease research and talent training.

The in‑depth China‑Germany collaboration not only showcases the outcomes of disciplinary development, but also contributes the strength of Southwest Medical University to the integrated development of China’s medical education on the global stage.