Dean’s Corner: From Zhejiang to Chongqing

The first week and a half of April, I traveled throughout China to visit a few of UC’s international partners.  My travels began at Zhejiang University (ZJU) in Zhejiang, China.

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Xixi Campus Library of Zhejiang University

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The Zhejiang University Press

Blog-Press leadership team and Prof Hong Sheng (left to right Ms. Zhang Sheng, associate director of press, Prof. Sheng, and Mr. Lu Dongming, director of press and university Librarian

With the ZJU Press leadership team and Professor Hong Shen. (From left to right: Ms. Zhang Sheng, Associate Director of the press, Prof. Shen, and Mr. Lu Dongming, the Director of the press and the University Librarian)

From Zhejiang, I traveled to Chongqing University (CQU), where I met up with some of my UC colleagues to visit the UC/CQU Joint Engineering Co-op Institute .

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The UC Delegation at the gate to CQU (from left to right: Paul Orkwis, Head of Aerospace Engineering, Teik Lim, Dean of CEAS, and Kettil Cedercreutz, Assoc Provost and Director of Professional Practice)

Blog-Tea time with Director Xinya Yang of CQU

Tea Time with CQU Director, Xinya Yang

Blog-With CQU Library council chair Dr. Xiaodong Peng and director Mr. Xinya Yang in front of reading room

With Professor Xiaodong Pen, chair of the library council, and Xinya Yang, CQU libraries director

Stay tuned for more pictures of my visit to China, including the new library at Xiamen University.