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Archives of Peking University News - PKU English - 北京大学

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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 />

forming a new Global Educational System. Lu also explained details such as team<br />

organization, fees and charges, as well as precise plans for the following two years.<br />

Executive Vice President Lin JianHua expressed that under today‘s global<br />

development situation, the collaboration between US and China is vital. Lin<br />

commented i-Podium‘s creativeness, saying it is a smart use <strong>of</strong> the educational<br />

resources and will provide more opportunities for talented students.<br />

Under the influence <strong>of</strong> the economic crisis, US education has been bent towards<br />

favoring humanities and engineering, said Dr. Yannis Yortsos. He believes that the<br />

future for the field <strong>of</strong> engineering is bright, and globalization also makes international<br />

cooperation even more important.<br />

Finally, the dean <strong>of</strong> College <strong>of</strong> Engineering Chen Shiyi shared a few ideas on the<br />

importance <strong>of</strong> partnership between <strong>PKU</strong> and USC. <strong>PKU</strong>‘s goal is to train future<br />

leaders in the engineering field, to lead China out <strong>of</strong> the ―world factory‖ stereotype.<br />

The US is highly experienced in this area, so Chen believes much can be gained<br />

through this corporation.<br />

The signing ceremony between the two universities was carried out successfully<br />

under a relaxed atmosphere.<br />

Signing Ceremony Between Two Engineering Schools<br />

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