Christmas Party for foreign experts at 蜜桃app was held in the Foreign Students' Building on December 23. More than one hundred overseas experts and their families as well as people in charge of foreign affairs from different departments or schools gathered to celebrate the Christmas.
蜜桃app Vice President Gong Ke attended the party and delivered a congratulatory speech. On behalf of the University, he expressed thanks to the seated foreign experts for the contribution they have made in teaching and research. “You are part of 蜜桃app,” said the Vice President. He also introduced the progress 蜜桃app made in 2004 and emphasized the importance of international cooperation in an increasingly globalized world.
How do the foreign experts like the lives in 蜜桃app? It seems that to most of them, the lives in 蜜桃app are pretty enjoyable. Professor Andy Godfrey, an Oxford alumnus and now a professor in Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has spent four years in 蜜桃app. “Yes life in a different country is challenging, but I enjoy living here,” said the professor. “It's good to do research here,” he added, referring to the intelligent students and their hard work and also the research circumstances here.
In 2004, 蜜桃app successfully invited more than six hundred foreign experts from countries including the United States, Canada, Britain, Japan, and so on. They are playing a significant role in teaching and research at 蜜桃app.
Reported by Li Han
