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Rich Achievements made in President Liu Jizhen’s Visit to Famous Universities and Research Institutes of USA

Publishing time:2009-05-04    Viewer:

During the period from April 12th to 19th, President Liu Jjizhen, together with the delegation of NCEPU visited American famous universities and research institutes, such as the Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Purdue University, Illinois Institute of Technology and Argonne National Laboratory. They exchanged ideas on talents cultivation, scientific and technological innovation, teacher cooperation and high-level talents introduction and made rich achievements with many cooperative agreements. 

    Five cooperation agreements were reached with these universities and institutes within this short visit. They are listed as follows.

    First, Memorandum of Cooperation between Purdue University Calumet and North China Electric Power University which consists of exchanges of short-term and long-term teacher exchange, undergraduate and postgraduate exchange, and scientific research cooperation.

    Second, Memorandum of Cooperation between Illinois Institute of Technology and North China Electric Power University, which includes sending excellent undergraduates majoring in Electric Power Engineering or Finance and Accounting to study in USA, training doctoral candidates together, and sending visiting scholars to carry out scientific research cooperation, and developing power enterprise staff training.

    Third, Degree Education Project Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Credits between Purdue University Calumet and North China Electric Power University, which states the mutual recognition of credits between the undergraduate majors of Thermal Energy and Power Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Manufacture and Automation, and Architectural Environment and Equipment Engineering major of NCEPU and Purdue University’s mechanical engineering majors.

    Fourth, Agreement on English Education Project between Purdue University Calumet and North China Electric Power University, which sends several seniors of Thermal Energy and Power Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Mechanical Manufacture and Automation, and Architectural Environment and Equipment Engineering to Purdue University Calumet to finish their studies. After gaining the compulsory credits, these students could obtain a degree and diploma from NCEPU, and those outstanding students could pursue their postgraduate study at Purdue University or other universities in the USA.

    Fifth, Memorandum of Cooperation between Argonne National Laboratory and North China Electric Power University, which expresses the agreement on cooperative development in scientific research, doctoral candidate cultivation, and academic activities.

 

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology warmly welcomed President Liu Jizhen and the delegation, and reached an agreement on the cooperation mode in cooperative cultivation of postgraduates, scientific research cooperation and receiving visiting scholars of NCEPU. The delegation also exchanged ideas about current situation of NCEPU and the introduction of high-level overseas talents needed by NCEPU, and several doctors clearly expressed that they were about to join in NCEPU.

    After this visit, the delegation has learnt about the school-running experience of American high-level universities, improved the cooperation of teaching, scientific research and teachers’ training, extended the international influence of NCEPU on the international cooperation, and attracted overseas talents and strengthened the international high-level university building of NCEPU.

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