To deepen and broaden the cooperation with American universities on staff training and academic exchanges, Vice-President An Lizhe and other delegates from LZU Educational Administration Office, Cuiying Honors College and School of Life Science paid a visit to Texas A & M University, University of Oklahoma, University of Washington, University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine.
During the visit to Texas A & M University, the delegation had a meeting with Michael Benedik, dean of faculty and associate provost, Ann Kenimer, associate provost for undergraduate studies and other professors in this university. The two sides reached a consensus on undergraduate students exchange and young teachers training and agreed to sign cooperation agreements in 2014.
Vice-President An Lizhe and Dean Michael Benedik
During the visit to University of Oklahoma, Vice-President An Lizhe visited four Chinese students from Cuiying Honors College of LZU. He encouraged them to adhere to the spirit of LZU and make their own contribution to the cooperation between the two universities. The delegation also visited the Confucius Institute at the University of Oklahoma (OUCI). Professor Long Ruijun and Li Xiangkai delivered an academic speech respectively at the department of Plant & Microbial Biology at University of Oklahoma.
Vice-President An Lizhe and four Chinese students from Cuiying Honors College of LZU.
The delegation and Professor Nancy Mergler (left 3), interim senior vice president & provost of University of Oklahoma
During the visit to the University of Washington, the delegation met with Professor Jason Johnson, James Clauss, Stevan Harrell and Peter Moran respectively. James Clauss, director of the university’s Honors Program, introduced the procedure of applying to Departmental Honors and the courses offered by the Honors Program. The Honors Program at the University of Washington is an interdisciplinary program for undergraduates. An Lizhe spoke highly of the Honors Program, pointed out that LZU’s Cuiying Honors College and the UW’s Honors Program shared similarities in teaching ideas and executing processes, and hoped that Cuiying Honors College could learn more from the University of Washington.
After the meeting, James Clauss happily accepted the invitation of An Lizhe and planned to visit LZU in 2014 to discuss further cooperation.
The delegation and Professor James Clauss
On the visit to the University of California, Berkeley, Professor Long Ruijun introduced the Cuiying Honors College of LZU and hoped to promote the outstanding undergraduate exchange program between the two sides. Professor Gronsky expressed his positive attitudes toward the cooperation, highly praised the 3+1 Programs of Cuiying Honors College, and encouraged the students of LZU to directly contact professors of UC Berkeley. The Concurrent Enrollment of UC Berkeley offered convenience in terms of contacting professors, registering courses and receiving corresponding college credits. Professor Long Ruijun invited Professor Gronsky to visit Cuiying Honors College and interview the students in 2014, which Professor Gronsky gladly accepted.
Professor Long Ruijun and Professor Ron Gronsky, the president representative of UC Berkeley
The delegation paid a visit to Stanford University and met with Professor Sue Rhee, Wang Zhiyong (LZU alumnus), Bai Mingyi and Lichao (LZU alumnus). They were willing to admit the students of LZU to their laboratories to complete graduation theses and also hoped these students could further their study in Stanford University.
The delegation and Professor Sue Rhee of Stanford University
The visits to above five globally renowned universities would play a significant role in broadening international exchange channels for outstanding undergraduates of LZU, exploring innovative models of cultivating undergraduates, strengthening young teachers’ teaching skills and attracting more high-level professors overseas to LZU.
(Translated by Ren Lina, Proofread by Lawrence Xu)
