BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet)
-- Chinese President Jiang Zemin met here
Monday evening with the president of Harvard
University, Lawrence Summers, and his party.
After extending welcome to the
U.S. guests, President Jiang spoke of his
visit to Harvard University in 1997, and
said he greatly valued Harvard's contribution
to the increase in mutual understanding between
the Chinese and American people.
Jiang also briefed Summers and
other American guests on China's education
reform, the latest achievements in education
and challenges his country faces in the future.
He noted that educational exchanges
between China and the United States have
a great potential and might also help push
forward the Sino-U.S. relations.
Summers said that Harvard and
its Chinese counterparts have very good cooperation,
which continues on.
Education, especially higher
education, would help China with its still
greater achievements in the future, he said,
hoping that his university will continue
to contribute in this regard.
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Harvard president visits People's Republic
of China
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers exchanging
gifts with China's Minister of Education,
Chen Zhili, during a May 11 dinner in Beijing.
(Photo by Michael O'Mary)
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers receiving
a tour of the Great Wall of China
on May
12 outside of Beijing. (Photo by
Michael
O'Mary)
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers officially
announcing a program to train up to 60 Chinese
civil servants at the John F. Kennedy School
during ceremonies at Tsinghua University
in Beijing, May 12. The mid-career program
is a joint effort between Harvard, the Development
Research Center and Tsinghua University.
(Photo by Michael O'Mary)
Brief Introduction of Harvard University
Harvard University is the oldest
institution
of higher learning in the United
States.
Founded 16 years after the arrival
of the
Pilgrims at Plymouth, the University
has
grown from nine students with a single
master
to an enrollment of more than 18,000
degree
candidates, including undergraduates
and
students in 10 graduate and professional
schools. Over 14,000 people work
at Harvard,
including more than 2,000 faculty.
Sino-US Cooperation in the Fields of Education
and Culture
On January 31, 1979, China and the U.S. signed
an agreement on culture cooperation between
the two countries. Since then, six implementation
programs on the cultural exchanges were signed
successively. The exchanges have been conducted
in almost every category of culture and art,
and have developed into a multi-channelled,
multi-levelled and multi-formed situation.
And such exchanges are increasing both in
terms of frequency and scale in recent years.
According to incomplete statistics, up to
November 20, 2000, 262 cultural exchange
programs were carried out, with 3226 mutual
visits, between the two countries, among
which 136 programs and 1554 visits were carried
out by the Chinese side in the U.S. details
WTU-China /Harvard University Harvard Alumni Get Together in Beijing
Story Filed: Monday, May 13, 2002 5:00 AM
EST
BEIJING, May 13, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX)
-- Harvard University will cooperate more
with foreign universities to encourage an
international outlook among students, Lawrence
Summers, president of Harvard University,
told the Second Conference of the Association
of Harvard University Alumni Clubs of Asia
which ended in Beijing Monday.
About 1,000 Harvard Alumni attended the conference
with the theme of "Asia in a Converging
World: the Impact of Globalization on Economics,
Environment, and Education."
Xue Junzhi, president of the Harvard Club
of Beijing which organized the event, said
that the purpose of holding the conference
was to enhance communication and exchanges
between Harvard alumni to create more opportunities
for cooperation between individuals, different
regions and even countries.
Participants discussed a variety of topics,
such as "China's Role in 21st Century
Asia," "International Cooperation
on Education," "Internationalization
and Localization," and "Women and
Business."
Summers said he had visited China many times
and noted the great changes that had taken
place here since his first visit in 1979.
He mentioned the challenges the world faced
during the process of globalization, including
maintaining world peace, environmental protection,
eradicating disease, economic growth and
the need for balance between the traditional
and the modern.
He also emphasized the necessity for cooperation
between Harvard and foreign universities.
A project aiming to train senior Chinese
government officials was activated at the
beginning of this year by Qinghua University
with support from Harvard, he said.
Harvard is one of the most prestigious universities
in the United States. Since its establishment
in 1636, Harvard has produced a great
number
of top people in their fields who
now play
important roles in business, law
and science
as well as academic and political
circles
around the world.
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