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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> President Zhou Qifeng Attended<br />

World Innovation Summit for<br />

Education<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2009--11—27<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=259420217<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Nov. 27, 2009: From Nov 16 to Nov 18, invited by Qatar<br />

Education Foundation, <strong>PKU</strong> President Zhou Qifeng attended the first World<br />

Innovation Summit for Education & WISE Awarding Ceremony in Doha.<br />

World Innovation Summit invited more than 1000 participants from over 50 countries<br />

all over the world, who had discussions under the topic <strong>of</strong> Global Education: Working<br />

Together for Sustainable Achievements. The summit consisted <strong>of</strong> three panels under<br />

the themes <strong>of</strong> Education Diversification, Sustainable Development and Educational<br />

Innovation respectively. The first WISE Award was given to 6 winners for their<br />

brilliant practical work under the three themes.<br />

Invited by Dr. Abdullah bin Ali Al-Thani, Chair <strong>of</strong> World Innovation Summit for<br />

Education and Vice President <strong>of</strong> Qatar Education Foundation, President Zhou<br />

Qifeng became a member <strong>of</strong> the judging committee <strong>of</strong> WISE Award <strong>of</strong> educational<br />

innovation, and the only one from Asia out <strong>of</strong> nine. The judging committee included<br />

Nicholas Burnett, Assistant Director-General <strong>of</strong> UNESCO, Amy Gutmann, President<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania and so on. 395 projects from the world competed for<br />

the award, and six <strong>of</strong> them stood out after strict judgment.<br />

During the summit, President Zhou Qifeng attended a series <strong>of</strong> events, including the<br />

Opening Ceremony, Awarding Ceremony and the Panel on Educational Innovation,<br />

and met with Pr<strong>of</strong>. Tim Unwin, Chair in Information and communication technologies<br />

for development (ICT4D) <strong>of</strong> UNESCO. As the only judge from Asia, President Zhou<br />

Qifeng introduced the situation <strong>of</strong> the innovations in information and communication<br />

technology at <strong>PKU</strong> and China, and took note <strong>of</strong> the development and operation <strong>of</strong><br />

higher education and science and technology projects.<br />

Edited By : Xiang Yunke<br />

Translated By : Qin Yixiao<br />

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