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PKU President Zhou Qifeng Attended
19th Annual Conference of C-100
PKU NEWS 2010—04—15
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Peking University, Apr. 15, 2010: From Apr. 8 to 10, PKU President Zhou Qifeng
attended the 19th Annual Conference of the Committee of 100 (C-100) in San
Francisco and delivered a keynote speech, sharing views on the leadership-oriented
education.
President Zhou pointed out that it was a mission of universities to focus on the
development of new generations of global leaders; thus the university should
improve the level of education and broaden the platform for communication. He
noted that Peking University has always taken the responsibility to bring up talents of
leadership with an international perspective and has provided students with
well-rounded education. Meanwhile, PKU has always been active in enhancing
exchanges in humanistic sectors and has focused on liberal education both in
spatio-temporal scale and in quality-oriented substance. President Zhou took
Yuanpei College as an example and mainly introduced the diverse and full-ranged
teaching and research system of the university. He also mentioned in his speech the
approaches to dissolving the distinctions among different majors, teaching students
in accordance of their aptitude, and providing different modes of education
correspondingly.
The theme of the annual conference of C-100 this year is ―Envision Our Future
Together‖. During the two-day conference, Chinese-American elites and other
celebrities of all circles from both China and the US have had their discussion on
several issues, ranging from the outlook of Chinese and American economy,
effective ways to educate the next generation of talents in the era of globalization, to
Asian-Americans‘ involvement in politics and technological innovations.
Cheng Siwei, former Vice Chairman of China's National People‘s Congress, Lien
Chan, Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang of China, and three Chinese-American
Nobel Laureates - Dr. Charles Kao, Dr. Daniel C. Tsui, and Dr. Chen-Ning Yang -
also attended the conference and received the Gala Awards.
About C-100:
The Committee of 100 was founded in 1990 by a group of concerned
Chinese-Americans including famous architect I. M. Pei and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The
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