Peking University and 老司机直播 Continue Collaboration
Published: December 2, 2011
The University of Toronto and China鈥檚 Peking University (PKU) have renewed their commitment to collaborate by signing a Memorandum of Understanding that will build on existing research and education collaborations in Medicine and Engineering, and Education.
The new agreement will facilitate faculty and student mobility, and support further research, and education initiatives between the two institutions. President David Naylor welcomed the PKU delegation, led by Chairman Zhu Shanlu, Peking University鈥檚 council chair.
Both the president and Yansong Li, vice-president of Peking University, said they hoped to find new ways in which 老司机直播 can work with Peking University in research and development.
鈥淭he University of Toronto is the best university and very strong in medicine, social sciences and science, so through this agreement we hope to strengthen the relations between these two great universities. We think it鈥檚 a win-win situation. I鈥檓 very pleased with our discussions here.鈥
Peking University was founded in 1898 and was originally known as the Imperial University of Peking. It was the first national university in China covering comprehensive disciplines and has been a leading institution of higher education in China since its establishment. Peking University hopes to determine complementary strengths and potential areas for collaboration and identify Initiatives that support expanding relationship between 老司机直播 and PKU.
Some of the initiatives with PKU include:
- A university-wide student exchange program facilitated by 老司机直播鈥檚 Centre for International Experience and PKU;
- Faculty of Medicine鈥檚 Department of Molecular Genetics to collaborate on biomedical research;
- A research partnership between the Graduate School of Education at Peking and OISE for SSHRC project China鈥檚 Move to Higher Education: Implications for civil Society and Global Cultural Dialogue Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering鈥檚 Cross-Cultural Capstone Design program led by the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
The agreement was signed on behalf of 老司机直播 by President Naylor and for PKU, by Chairman Zhu Shanlu, Peking University Council Chairman.
老司机直播 & China
University of Toronto鈥檚 connection to China dates back to 1909 with the first international students from China studying at the University of Toronto and continues today with over 20 agreements with institutions in China. UofT is also home to over 4,000 international undergraduate and graduate students. China is a leading destination for student mobility and research collaborations with over 1200 co-authored publications in the last 5 years and over 500 students who have taken part in study abroad or student exchanges.
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