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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 />

President Zhou Inspects Colleges under<br />

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

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2009—03—06<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=236444098<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, March 6th, 2009: <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> President Zhou<br />

Qifeng went to visit and inspect School <strong>of</strong> Life Sciences, School <strong>of</strong> Electronics<br />

Engineering and Computer Science, School <strong>of</strong> Mathematical Sciences, College <strong>of</strong><br />

Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College <strong>of</strong> Engineering, accompanied by<br />

executive Vice President Lin Jianhua, Vice President Ju Chuanjin, Assistant<br />

Vice-Chancellor Li Xiaoming and Li Qiang, as well as <strong>of</strong>ficers from <strong>PKU</strong> Party<br />

Committee Office, <strong>PKU</strong> Office, Administrative Department, Scientific Research<br />

Department, Graduate School, "985 Project" Office, Ministry <strong>of</strong> Personnel, Finance<br />

Department, Department <strong>of</strong> Real Estate Management and other related functional<br />

departments.<br />

President Zhou listened to reports about the colleges and discussed with college<br />

leaders, key lab directors and academic leaders about teaching, research work,<br />

disciplinary development, faculty, personnel training and management <strong>of</strong> the<br />

colleges. Officers from the <strong>University</strong> and related functional departments replied to<br />

questions and suggestions from colleges.<br />

President Zhou indicated that <strong>PKU</strong> was in a critical period <strong>of</strong> development. "Building<br />

a world-class university" is not only the goal for the development <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> itself, but<br />

also a historical responsibility given by the Party and the country to <strong>PKU</strong>. Thus <strong>PKU</strong><br />

must seize the opportunity to be united and do a good job in all fields <strong>of</strong> work. He<br />

said that <strong>PKU</strong> couldn‘t develop without the support and contributions <strong>of</strong> the colleges.<br />

All the functional departments <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> should further strengthen the sense <strong>of</strong> service<br />

and actively assist colleges to solve practical problems in their development. More<br />

work would be done to further protect the autonomy <strong>of</strong> colleges for their<br />

development. He also asked the colleges to improve management, innovate in the<br />

systems and mechanisms, and promote the development <strong>of</strong> disciplines and talents<br />

training. He put forward some specific requirements for teaching, researching,<br />

student employment after graduation and financing <strong>of</strong> the colleges and further<br />

stressed that academic researches should pay more attention to the needs <strong>of</strong><br />

national development, both for the present and the future, and actively encourage<br />

and guide the teachers and researchers to combine personal interests, personal<br />

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