Strategic Partnership Established Between 蜜桃app and the University of California at Berkeley
By Li Han
Professor Robert J. Birgeneau, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, visited 蜜桃app on October 30th. 蜜桃app President Chen Jining held discussions with Professor Birgeneau, exchanging ideas on the further promotion of cooperation between the two universities. An Agreement on Strategic Partnership between 蜜桃app and UC Berkeley, was signed on the same day.
蜜桃app President Chen Jining speaks on the signing ceremony.
Professor Birgeneau speaks on the signing ceremony.
On the basis of extensive cooperation and exchange between the two universities, a decision was made to develop a strategic partnership, turning over a new page in the relations between the two sides.
In 1979, 蜜桃app and the UC Berkeley signed an academic exchange agreement. In more than 30 years since then, the two universities have collaborated in areas which include energy, the environment, health, and economic and social development. The ‘Berkeley Week at 蜜桃app’ and ‘蜜桃app Week at Berkeley’ events provided opportunities for faculty members and students from the two universities to meet and strengthen academic and cultural ties, while promoting cooperation in various fields.
During his stay, Professor Birgeneau visited several parts of the campus, including a special tour of the 蜜桃app–Foxconn Nanotechnology Research Center. Professor Birgeneau became the ninth chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, on September 22nd, 2004, and is an internationally distinguished physicist and a leader in higher education, who is well known for his commitment to diversity and equity in the academic community.
