On the morning of October 15, the welcoming party for Finnish Professor Maritta Välimäki was held in conference room 637, Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University.

First of all, Guo Xueyi, vice president of Central South University, delivered a welcome speech. On behalf of Central South University, he welcomed professor Maritta Välimäki who has newly joined Xiangya School of Nursing. Bai Yi, director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Office of Central South University, gave a detailed introduction to Professor Maritta Välimäki's education and work experience. Tang Siyuan, Dean of Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, introduced the history, teachers and scientific research of Xiangya School of Nursing. He said that Xiangya College of Nursing was the first institution to cultivate doctors and post-doctoral nursing students locally, with a leading domestic level and hoped to further expand its international influence.

Finnish Professor Maritta Välimäki thanked the leaders of Central South University and the Science and Technology Department of Hunan Province for their welcome and said she would devote herself to her work. At present, she has started to set up a evidence-based nursing center. Next, she will assist Central South University to establish a cooperative project with the University of Turku in Finland, which will greatly improve the scientific research level of Xiangya School of Nursing and the level of international cooperation and exchange.