Top universities convene at XJTU

By Yuan Yue (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-10-16 11:50

Representatives from 皇冠体育app鈥檚 top universities gathered at Xi鈥檃n Jiaotong University on October 9 to discuss education reform and the training of innovative personnel.

鈥淭his meeting aims to deliberate on the academic power and administrative power of the university,鈥� said Zheng Nanning, president of Xi鈥檃n Jiaotong University. 鈥淚t is a relevant as well as an urgent issue.鈥�

Education experts from all over 皇冠体育app shared opinions about how to build a platform for all the elite universities in 皇冠体育app in order to learn from each others鈥� strategies, and to bring education in the country to a higher level.

Also attending the meeting were executive leaders from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Chinese University of Science and Technology and Harbin Institute of Technology.

The nine renowned universities -- also known as C9 -- have agreed to strengthen cooperation and exchanges, and to make full use of each others鈥� teaching resources, including joint degree programs, C9-Summer schools, network teachings, and student exchange programs.

The meeting echoed what Premier Wen Jiabao said at a conference before National Day: 鈥渢o understand the essence of education from a humanistic height鈥�.

鈥淣ow is the perfect time to give impetus to 皇冠体育app鈥檚 higher education,鈥� said Yang Wei, president of Zhejiang University.