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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 />

Chancellor <strong>of</strong> Kansas <strong>University</strong> Dr.<br />

Robert Hemenway Visits <strong>PKU</strong><br />

By Wang Yi<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2007--06--12<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=181628169<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, June 12, 2007: a delegation led by Dr. Robert Hemenway,<br />

Chancellor <strong>of</strong> Kansas <strong>University</strong> (KU) visited <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> on June 12. <strong>PKU</strong><br />

Executive Vice President Lin Jianhua, President Assistant Li Yansong and Vice<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> the Office <strong>of</strong> International Relations at <strong>PKU</strong> Xia Hongwei welcomed the<br />

guests at the President Office.<br />

Dr. Hemenway‘s trip this time aims to seek potential cooperation opportunities with<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> and other famous Chinese universities including Tsinghua <strong>University</strong> and<br />

Huazhong Normal <strong>University</strong>. According to Hemenway, KU has kept a close<br />

cooperative relationship with higher education institutions in China. Up till now, KU<br />

has carried out exchange programs with Nanjing <strong>University</strong>, Nankai <strong>University</strong> and<br />

Zhengzhou <strong>University</strong>. Besides, The Confucius Institute at KU (CIKU) was <strong>of</strong>ficially<br />

inaugurated on May 4, 2006. As part <strong>of</strong> the global network <strong>of</strong> Chinese cultural<br />

centers, CIKU aims to promote Chinese language and spread Chinese culture.<br />

Hemenway pointed out that the construction <strong>of</strong> an international university is the main<br />

task <strong>of</strong> all universities in the 21st century and KU has been very conscious <strong>of</strong> the<br />

importance <strong>of</strong> seeking collaborative partners worldwide.<br />

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