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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 />

Symposium on improving Grad<br />

Student Selection held at <strong>PKU</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2004--11—01<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=99380149<br />

By Qi Lian<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, Nov. 1st, 2004: <strong>PKU</strong> president Xu Zhihong in the main<br />

address to the annual symposium on the role <strong>of</strong> graduate students declared, ‗Policy<br />

is steady and consistent so there are unlikely to be many changes in the larger<br />

scheme regarding our graduate students. However, we must constantly build on this<br />

foundation, be clear about the problems we are facing and ensuring graduate<br />

students <strong>of</strong> ever increasing quality. We must be clear about our objectives, improve<br />

the process <strong>of</strong> recruitment and pursue excellence‘.<br />

‗Quality‘ was certainly a word in evidence at this conference. In order to achieve the<br />

stated objectives, including more systematic interview procedures and the<br />

assessment <strong>of</strong> applicants‘ all-round character, the gathering aimed to produce a<br />

unified set <strong>of</strong> rules governing the final set <strong>of</strong> exams which are used to select<br />

graduate students. Such rules include the overseeing <strong>of</strong> the exam, determining its<br />

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