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Tulane University and ECNU Set up Confucius Institute

05/08/2013

Ren Youqun unveils the plaque of Tulane University's Confucius Institute with Michael Bernstein, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of Tulane University

 

During April 24-29, an ECNU delegation led by Ren Youqun, ECNU Vice President & Vice chairman of the University Council, visited several cooperative institutes in the United States, and attended the unveiling ceremony of Confucius Institute of Tulane University, the seventh Confucius Institute supported by ECNU as the Chinese cooperator.

 


The delegation visit College Board of America.

 

The delegation visit the Asia Society.

 

On April 24, the delegation agreed on issues concerning AP (Advanced Placement) courses and teachers training with the College Board of America. And later on that day, the delegation had a meeting with experts from the Asia Society to discuss on the future cooperation in Chinese language education, teachers training and basic education study, etc. 


The delegation met ECNU Alumni in New York area.

 


Ren meets Howard Lurie, Vice President of  EDX.

 

On April 26, Ren led the delegation to University of Massachusetts, Boston and signed an agreement on the establishment of cooperative relationship between the two universities.

 

And from April 26 to 27, the delegation visited the EDX online education platform, Media Lab of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Visual Learning Research Lab and John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University.

The delegation visit Visual Learning Research Lab at Harvard University.

 

A visit to John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University.

 

Jeffrey Legro and Billy Cannaday, Provosts of  University of Virginia met the delegation.

 

On the last day of the visit, Ren discussed with personals from University of Virginia on collaborative issues covering exchange students, Chinese language teachers training and joint research areas, etc.

 

Written by: Shi Yangyang

Edited by: Liu Jinyu

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