2008 NEWS
Michigan State University¡¯s Teaching Program in SAU
Prof. David Smitely, an entomologist of Michigan State University USA, completed his teaching tour in SAU on December 6, 2008. Our students of Sino-America Turf Management Program Grade 2004 had 2 busy weeks under his guidance.
¡°Teacher of the Year¡± in 2008
Lawrence James Gray and Pierre-Emmanuel Desage, two of the foreign teachers in SAU, were awarded ¡°Teacher of the Year¡± again by the People¡¯s Government of Sichuan.
¡°Jinding Prize Teacher----2008¡± of SAU
Dr. Dick F. M. van de Wiel, a visiting professor of SAU from the Netherlands, was awarded the title of Jinding Prize £¨¡°Gold Medal Teacher of Sichuan¡±£© by the provincial government of Sichuan. The awarding ceremony was held in Jingjiang Hotel of Chengdu on November 20. Dr. Wiel was given the medal with a certificaton by Wei Hong, the Deputy Governor of the province, and he was the first foreign teacher in SAU awarded the title.
Sino-Japan Academic Cooperative Program in SAU
Dr. ZhaoYiming, the liaison person for the ¡°Chunhui Plan¡± of the State Ministry of Education (China) and the Animal Products & Grass Institute (Japan), came to SAU again on October 31, to make a two-day visit for the Program.
Sino-Canada Academic Exchange in SAU
Oct.30-Nov.1, Prof. Inteaz Alli, a food safety expert of Canada, made an academic exchange in SAU and his academic report ¡°Food Safety: The Food Scientist Perspective¡± had a full house.
Visitors from France
Oct. 28, Mr. Gonzague Derly, President of BIOTEK Agriculture France, came for a visit and made an offer in cooperation with us in farming experiment, seed test, farming products attestation, food procession and food safety test.
Sino-Hungary Academic Exchange in SAU
Oct. 22, Dr. Galina Jeney, Hungarian Fish Culture Institute, paid us a visit and made an academic report ¡°Laboratory Development of Fish Immunity Synergist¡±.
Visitor from Japan
Oct. 15-16, Mr. Zheng Shaohui, Associate Professor of Saga University Japan, came for a visit and made an offer in cooperation with us in soybean research.
Sino-Canada Academic Exchange
Sept. 23-28, Prof. Cao Wen-guang, Eastern Corn & Oil Crops Research Center of Agricultural Ministry Canada, came for a visit and made an academic exchange with us.
Visitor of D.S.M. Co., Ltd. Switzerland
Spt. 17, Mr. Jos¨¦-Mar¨ªa Hern¨¢ndez, the global poultry nutrition specialist of D.S.M. Co., Ltd. Switzerland, came for a visit.
Three American New Teachers Arrived
At the beginning of this semester (September 2008), three new American teachers arrived at our campus on invitation. They will join our teachers in language teaching for one year.
Our Students of CSC-SUNY Scholarship Flied to US
Eight undergraduates of SAU flied to US to study in New York State University on August 15, 2008. They are financed by the CSC-SUNY scholarship, which is purposely to support Sichuan area by the US government for it was visited by the strong earthquake of this May. It is reported that they have arrived at the destination safe and sound and will begin their study for one year in each of the departments they belong to. Their tuitions and accommodations are to be paid by the host according to the scholarship program.
Sino-Israel Academic Exchanges in SAU
On July 13, 2008, Mr. Raanan Katzir, the water-saving agronomist of Israel, came to SAU for a seven-day visit of academic exchanges. He delivered 8 lectures of his specialty and visited quite a few farms in the counties of Shuangliu, Pixian, Renshou and Anxian while offering his specialist opinions to the farmers who were visited by the disaster of Wenchuan earthquake in May.
Sino-Denmark Academic Exchanges in SAU
On July 6, 2008, Dr. Per Torp Sangild, Professor of Human Nutrition Dpt. of Copenhagen University, came for a tow-day visit in SAU. He made some academic exchanges with our specialists of the Animal Nutrition Dept. College of Animal Science & Technology SAU.
Activities of the International Goat Science Association in SAU
Dr. Christopher D?Lu, President of the International Goat Science Association came to SAU for a two-day visit. He delivered two lectures and each had a full house.
Canadian and American Scientists Attended Our Seminar
From June 27 to 29, 2008, the National Seminar of Pig & Poultry Anti-Diseases Nutrition & Feed was held in SAU. Prof. Trevor K. Smith (Canada) and Dr. Jorge Marin Guzman (Elliot University USA) were present at the meeting.
A Higher Educational Delegation of SAU Made Academic Visit in S. Korea
Invited by Kyungpook National University S. Korea, from April 19 to April 29, 2008, a higher educational delegation of SAU, led by Mr. Qin Ziqiang, Deputy Secretary of SAU, returned an academic visit to Kyungpook National University. The delegation of eight members were warmly welcomed and received by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Kyungpook National University.
Guest of South Korea Came to SAU
Mr. Cui Kingri, our distinguished guest of S. Korea, came to the Animal Nutrition Institute of SAU for a two-day inspection of an experiment.
Sino-Canada Academic Exchange in SAU (April 21¡ª22, 2008)
Dr. John K. Htoo (Canada), came to attend our academic seminar and gave a lecture
Sino-Australia Academic Exchange in SAU
Prf. R.A.McIntosh, Sidney University of Australia, came to SAU for a four-day academic exchange (March 31¡ªApril 3, 2008). He is one of the world-famous scientists in wheat-diseases research work and plays the first fiddle in the International Wheat Gene Nomenclature Committee.
Sino-America Cooperative Educational Turf-grass Management Program Has Born Fruits
On June 14, 2008, the first commencement ceremony of Sino-America Cooperative Educational Turf-grass Management Program (BS) was held in the library meeting-hall of Beijing Forestry University. Twenty six students were awarded BS degree in the presence of their headmasters and leaders, who were from five program universities home and abroad. These five program universities are Michigan Stae University of US, Sichuan Agricultural University, Beijing Forestry University, Northeast Agricultural University and Suzhou Agricultural & Forestry Vocational College.
The commencement ceremony was chaired by Mr. Jeffrey Armstrong, Rector of Agricultural & Natural Resources College of Michigan State University, in the formal style of MSU. All the five leaders made congratulating speech at the ceremony. Mr. Yang Wenyu, Deputy President of SAU, said that he wish all the graduates a bright future and a happy life. He was sure that they will make great contribution to the country. He also showed gratitude to the workers of the program.
The Program began in 2003.and this time SAU has 10 graduates, who, similar to the rest, have been awarded a double degree of BS from MSU and SAU with a diploma of SAU.¡¡
Studying Abroad State Funds Program 2008 in SAU
There are 8 applicants of ¡°Studying Abroad State Funds Program 2008¡± in SAU this year. Five of them are ranked to be the candidates of the ¡°Specialist-Training Program of the West¡± and the rest three, ¡°Young Visiting Key-Teacher Program¡±, have been admitted.
Japanese Loan Training Program in SAU
This year, 2008, sees the completion of the ¡°Japanese Loan Training Program¡± in SAU according to the plan.
A Higher Educational Delegation of SAU Made Academic Visit in S. Korea
Invited by Kyungpook National University S. Korea, from April 19 to April 29, 2008, a higher educational delegation of SAU, led by Mr. Qin Ziqiang, Deputy Secretary of SAU, returned an academic visit to Kyungpook National University. The delegation of eight members were warmly welcomed and received by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Kyungpook National University.
Taiwanese and Japanese Students of SAU Donated Wenchuan Earthquake
Yang Rouying (Taiwan) donated £¤2,500.
Abe Nobuko (Japan) donated £¤100.
