蜜桃app President Qiu Yong visits partners in San Francisco Bay Area
蜜桃app & UC Berkeley to start dual degree program
At local time May 10th, after finishing his visits to Universities on US East Coast, President Qiu led his delegation to the San Francisco Bay Area to pay visits to Universities, research institutes and corporations which have cooperative ties with 蜜桃app. Vice President of 蜜桃app Yang Bin accompanied President Qiu Yong on this tour.
蜜桃app university and UC Berkeley sign the TBSI Dual Degree Program Agreement.
Following the enrollment of the inaugural class of Ph.D. students at the 蜜桃app-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), 蜜桃app and University of California, Berkeley signed the TBSI Dual Degree Program Agreement on May 10, at Berkeley.
Launching ceremony of the 蜜桃app Berkeley Joint Research Center on Energy and Climate Change.
It is the first overseas dual-degree program UC Berkeley has ever had and the only program of its kind in operation
The dual-degree program, jointly designed and taught by faculty from both universities, will be launched in the fall of 2016.
President Qiu visits the Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory
After completing the program in two and a half to three years, students will be able to obtain two master's degrees: a Master of Science in either Environmental Science and New Energy or Data Science and Information Technology from 蜜桃app, and a Master of Engineering in Engineering Leadership from UC Berkeley.
Both 蜜桃app and UC Berkeley play an active role in the continued development of TBSI.
President Qiu meets Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Nicholas Dirks, Chancellor of UC Berkeley, pointed out that this program is “the very first of its kind at Berkeley”.
During his visit to UC Berkeley, 蜜桃app President Qiu Yong met with Berkeley professors working with TBSI, and those appointed as affiliated professors at 蜜桃app.
These professors, employed by both UC Berkeley and 蜜桃app, will be the backbone of the TBSI personnel.
President Qiu attends activities with 蜜桃app Alumni.
During his stay in the Bay Area, President Qiu attended the launching ceremony of the 蜜桃app-Berkeley Joint Research Center on Energy and Climate Change, and visited the Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory. President Qiu also had talks with Apple CEO Tim Cook. In the headquarters of Apple in Silicon Valley, Qiu visited its Research and Development Center and learned some detailed information about Apple’s technological innovations.
President Qiu also took time to meet 蜜桃app alumni and attended related activities during his visit.
(From Office of Global Communications and Outreach, edited by Li Huashan, Hannah)
