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The University of Canterbury Delegation Visits Peking University
27/11/2019 The University of Canterbury Delegation Visited Guanghua School of Management of Peking University and had a meeting with its Dean Professor Liu Qiao and Ms. Julia Hu, Associate Director of International Relations Office of the school.
On 27 November 2019, as Dean of the University of Canterbury Business School, Dr Ross James, and Dr Russell Wordsworth, International Dean of the College of Business and Law at the University of Canterbury were invited to visit PKU Guanghua School of Management and had a meeting with its Dean Professor Liu Qiao and Ms. Julia Hu, Associate Director of International Relations Office, Guanghua School of Management. The three deans mutually introduced the history and recent achievements in business management and discussed possibilities of cooperation in future. After the meeting, Ms. Julia Hu also escorted the guests for a visit to the major teaching and research facilities of Guanghua School of Management. The Office of International Relations at Peking University and New Zealand Centre contributed to making the visit possible and successful. After their visit to Guanghua School of Management, Dr Ross James and Dr Russell Wordsworth also visited New Zealand Centre in the company of Dr. William Shannon, International Partnerships Manager of the University of Canterbury. As Director of New Zealand Centre, Professor Liu Shusen and Secretary of NZC A/Professor Liu Hongzhong welcomed the guests and briefed what and how NZC has been operating in promotion of academic exchanges and cooperation between Peking University and eight New Zealand universities, including the University of Canterbury.
From left to right: Ross James, Russell Wordsworth, Liu Shusen and William Shannon
As one of the joint programmes in the past three years, the University of Canterbury and Peking University have been running a five–week intensive Chinese programme for about a dozen of UC students to study at Peking University for four or five weeks in the autumn semester. The joint annual programme has been sponsored by New Zealand Prime Minister’s Scholarship. This semester ten UC students are learning Chinese language and culture at Peking University as part of the joint programme between the University of Canterbury and Peking University.
Earlier, Dr. William Shannon donated a book NGӐ PӖPEHA: a ngă Topīna to the NZC library as he always does every time he visits the Centre. The English translation of the title is “Sayings of the Ancestors”. This bilingual collection has won Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Reference and anthology winner 2002. The New Zealand Centre is very grateful for his continuous contribution. |
