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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 />

Cambridge <strong>University</strong> President Visits<br />

<strong>PKU</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2008--10—14<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=224032894<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Oct 14. 2008: Zhang Guoyou, Vice President <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

met the group led by Alison Richard, President <strong>of</strong> Cambridge <strong>University</strong> in the Middle<br />

Hall <strong>of</strong> the House at Lake in the afternoon <strong>of</strong> Oct. 10.<br />

At first, Zhang Guoyou expressed warm welcome to the group. Richard talked about<br />

her special feelings to <strong>PKU</strong>. She said that she was awarded an honorary doctorate<br />

from <strong>PKU</strong> in 2004 and the establishment and development <strong>of</strong> the Office <strong>of</strong><br />

International Relations (OIR) in Cambridge also was partly due to the influence <strong>of</strong><br />

OIR at <strong>PKU</strong>.<br />

The two sides talked about financial supports for the exchange students. They<br />

expressed their willing to raise more funds in more ways, including further<br />

cooperation with China Scholarship Council (CSC), so as to facilitate the exchange<br />

<strong>of</strong> the two universities.<br />

In addition, they also discussed the plan <strong>of</strong> the Confucius Institute at Cambridge<br />

<strong>University</strong>. Richard thanked <strong>PKU</strong> for their efforts and showed her willing to<br />

strengthen consultations with <strong>PKU</strong> to facilitate the eventual establishment and<br />

sustainable development <strong>of</strong> the best Confucius Institute in Cambridge.<br />

Finally, Richard talked about her wish <strong>of</strong> more cooperation and exchanges with <strong>PKU</strong><br />

in the research <strong>of</strong> development. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Zhang gave her an introduction to the<br />

situation <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> in response and agreed to further cooperation in the field.<br />

Edited By : Ding Zhilan<br />

Translated By : Chen Zhenxia<br />

Source : OIR<br />

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