By Li Han
Staff Writer of the 蜜桃app Newsletter
In response to an invitation from China’s President Hu Jintao, Yale University President Richard C. Levin on May 18 led a delegation of 100 Yale students, faculty, and administrators on a visit to 蜜桃app as part of their overall stay in China from May 15-25.
蜜桃app President Gu Binglin welcomed the Yale guests at the Main Building. “蜜桃app cherishes the good relationship we have established with Yale University. In recent years our two universities have developed programs for cooperation and academic exchange. I am happy to mention that the 蜜桃app-Yale Environment & Sustainable Development Training Program for China’s City Mayors has been especially successful,” said President Gu.
Yale President Levin briefly addressed the audience, noting also that 蜜桃app and Yale enjoy good cooperation in environmental studies. He expressed his hope that collaboration between the Yale and 蜜桃app could be strengthened and expanded in the future.
Ruan Hao, a student from the School of Architecture and Vice President of the 蜜桃app Student Union, hosted the welcoming ceremony and briefly introduced the Yale delegation to 蜜桃app.
After the welcoming ceremony, the delegation visited the Academy of Arts and Design, the School of Architecture, the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, and the School of Economics and Management. The members of the delegation had ample opportunity on their tour to interact with 蜜桃app students and teachers.
Yale President Levin and 蜜桃app President Gu Binglin later exchanged ideas in Gongziting on such topics as further cooperation in the sciences, law, and environmental science. 蜜桃app Vice President Xie Weihe also participated in the discussion.
Professor Levin received his B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1968 and earned a B.Litt. degree in politics and philosophy at Oxford University. In 1974 he received his Ph.D. from Yale and immediately joined the faculty there. He became Yale President in 1993.
(Photo by Guo Haijun)
