Peking University Delegation Visited National Cheng Kung University

TAINAN, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One top university alone creates academic achievements while two top universities together prompt academic excellence. On May 13^th, a delegation of 21 official representatives led by President Zhou Qifeng of Peking University (PKU) visited National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) to celebrate the signed agreement between the Engineering Colleges of the two universities and to envision the prospect of future collaborations.

“PKU has been renowned for its accomplishments in the humanities and social sciences education, but we now aim to develop engineering and medical fields, both being the strength of NCKU. Cooperation can be established on these grounds.”

In the meeting, NCKU President Hwung-Hweng Hwung praised PKU for its remarkable academic achievements and for its cultivation of talents and notables who have brought about transformations. NCKU as a top university in Taiwan has excelled especially in the field of engineering, which according to ESI now ranks the 14^th place in the world. Substantial collaborations between NCKU and PKU will benefit both universities. President Hwung also invited the PKU delegation for a longer return visit so as to better appreciate the elite culture of NCKU.

In response, President Zhou Qifeng of PKU delightfully promised that PKU’s next visit to Taiwan shall begin with the stop at NCKU. “I have been to NCKU twice for academic interests. This is the first time that I paid an official visit with my administrative delegation,” said President Zhou. “PKU has been renowned for its accomplishments in the humanities and social sciences education, but we now aim to develop engineering and medical fields, both being the strength of NCKU. Cooperation can be established on these grounds. ”

The meeting also acknowledged the agreements signed by the engineering colleges of NCKU and PKU on May 12^th which adds 5 engineering students to the number of exchange students between the two universities. Feasible projects also include summer and winter exchange visits, graduate students workshops, as well as faculty exchange. The first event in sight is the biomedical workshop scheduled to be held at NCKU in August, 2011. In the future, the two engineering colleges will take turns to host an annual cross-strait resource engineering conference.

“I believe the cooperation will make a landmark in terms of the educational and academic cooperation between mainland and Taiwan,” commented President Hwung.

Noteworthy to mention, NCKU has been funded the second time by the Ministry of Education for the “5 Year, 50 Billion” project and PKU has been funded for the Project 985 since its 100^th anniversary. As both projects aim to uplift the universities’ global influence, the two presidents have good faith in the future outlook that the two universities will realize.

After the meeting, the PKU delegation visited the NCKU Museum, which NCKU Vice President Hong-Sen Yan introduced as comprised of 32 archives of different scales on campus. Current exhibitions include that of Su Xue-lin, a pioneer woman writer of the May Fourth Movement, and that of Wang Zhu, the first-generation engineer of Boeing, USA, who initiated the aircraft technology transfer to China in 1929. PKU Delegation was much impressed by the rich cultural property of NCKU.