On June 6, 2024, Dr. Khawla Alnajjar, Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Sharjah, UAE, visited the Shanghai Library East.
Xu Qiang, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Library welcomed Dr. Khawla Alnajjar in the reception room on the 7th floor and provided an overview of the development of the Library East. Dr. Khawla Alnajjar expressed thanks to Deputy Director Xu Qiang for the warm reception and was impressed by the high level of digitalization at the Library East. She also shared information about the development of the University of Sharjah. Both parties expressed a desire for increased future exchanges and collaborations, such as establishing a "Window of Shanghai" at the University of Sharjah, exchanging translated works in Chinese and Arabic, and facilitating personnel exchanges.
During her visit, Dr. Khawla Alnajjar primarily toured the atrium, Reading Square, Genealogy Library, Manuscript Library, Art Library, Music Library, and the Treasured Collections Library at the Shanghai Library East.