Overseas Alumni Association of Dalian University of Technology

President Gengdong Chen of DUT will lead a delegation organized by Chinese Ministry of Education to visit Canada and USA. The purpose of the visit is to implement the national "Project 211" (improve 100 Universities in the coming 21st century). They seek for collaboration at both government and university levels.

Project Collaboration Areas:

1) Key discipline development, strategic planning, evaluation and management
2) Public service system within universities and high education system, includes digital library, campus network, nationwide literature service system
3) Infrastructure construction of University campus

About National "Project 211":
The 211 project initiated in 1996, and is considered very successful and will be continue in the next five years (2001-2005).
In addition to the above mission, we are interested in looking for proper people who is willing to be teacher in Dalian University of Technology or other University in China.

Delegates:
Gengdong Chen, deletation leader, President, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian
Shitong Xi, Assistant President, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai
Zhiqiang Zhang, head of planning branch, investment division of PRC Planning Commission, Beijing
Jianping Chen, deputy of human resources branch, sociel development division, PRC State Planning Commission, Beijing
Lichun He, admin branch deputy, public expenditure division, PRC Ministry of Treasure, Biejing
Hongzhi Wang, branch head, Degrees Division, PRC Ministry of Education, Beijing
Yuxia Zhao, deputy head, "Project 211" office, PRC Ministry of Education, Beijing
Yuan Yijun, Professor, School of Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian

Visit Schedule:
29 November  leave from Beijing to Vancouver via CA991, 13:40-11:20;
30 November, visit UBC.
1 December   leave from Vancouver to Ottawa via CP910, 14:05-21:31;
2 December,  visit The association of Universities and colleges of Canada (AUCC), The University of Ottawa;
3 December,  visit the natural science and engineering research council;
4 December   leave from Ottawa to Toronto via CP1536, 10:00-11:05
6 December,  visit Toronto University, leave from Toronto to New York via CP526,
                     19:15-20:44; visit NYU and others in New York City
11 December  leave from Boston to Washington DC via UA1983, 9:00-10:35
13 December  leave from Washington DC to San Francisco via UA225, 19:40-22:32
15 December  leave from San Francisco to Beijing via MIU582, 14:50-18:50+1

The visit schedule is arranged by the education sector of Chinese Embassy or Consulate in Canada and USA. So far, we have no information about which hotel we will stay. But in general, the people in PRC Embassy or Consulate will know the detailed arrangement.

Contact:
Daniel Zhu, Zaptron Systems Inc
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Tel: 408-732-4800W, dan@zaptron.com

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