From November 21 to 23, 2012, the 2nd International Forum and Annual Meeting of the Joint Council of Deans of Graduate Schools of China (ACGS International Forum 2012 and Annual Meeting of the Joint Council of Deans of Graduate Schools 2012) was held in the beautiful Xizi Lake.
Vice Minister of Ministry of Education Du Zhanyuan delivered a report on the conference
At the invitation of President Chen XI, Secretary General of ACGS, Melita Kovacevic, President of the European University Association-Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CED), and Mr. Chen Xie, President of the Australia The President of the Council of Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies in Australia, Zlatko Skrbis, the President of the UK Council for Graduate Education, Mick Fuller, the President of the UK Council for Graduate Education, and the President of the UK Council for Graduate Studies. Education), Christine Ortiz, Dean of MIT Graduate School, Sue Berners-Price, Dean of Griffith University Graduate School, and Paul K H Tam, Vice President and Dean of Graduate School of the University of Hong Kong, attended the conference and made special presentations. Mr. Du Zhanyuan, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education of China, attended the conference and made an important report; Mr. Guo Xinli, Director General of the Department of Graduate Studies, and Mr. Sun Yegang and Mr. Huang Baoyin, Deputy Directors General, made special reports; Mr. Li Jun, Director of the Degree Center, made a passionate speech to the conference. Yang Wei, President of Zhejiang University, Lin Jianhua, President of Chongqing University, Yang Xinyu, Deputy Secretary General of the China Scholarship Council, Chen XI, Secretary General and Dean of Graduate School of Peking University, and He Kebin, Executive Vice President of Graduate School of Tsinghua University were invited and made special reports on the conference respectively.
The venue of the 2nd International Forum of the Consortium
Gu Yunshen, Executive Vice President of Graduate School of Fudan University, Yan Jianhua, Executive Vice President of Graduate School of Zhejiang University, and Wang Wenbo, Executive Vice President of Graduate School of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, shared their experiences, explorations and reflections on improving the quantity of graduate education and professional degree graduate education; Li Jiandong, Vice President and Dean of Graduate School of Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology, introduced the attendance of CGS` 2011 Annual Conference in the United States. Li Jiandong, Vice President and Dean of Graduate School of Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology, introduced his attendance at the 2011 annual meeting of CGS; Hu Xiangpei, Executive Vice President of Graduate School of Dalian University of Technology, introduced his attendance at the 2012 Global Strategic Leadership Summit on Graduate Education; Professor Yan Guangcai of East China Normal University introduced the compilation of China Graduate Education Annual Report 2012; Secretary General Chen XI made the annual work report and financial report of the Joint Committee. Secretary General Chen XI presented the annual work report and financial report of the Joint Committee, and presented the outgoing souvenirs to the outgoing deans of graduate schools on behalf of the Joint Committee.
Secretary General Chen XI presented souvenirs to the outgoing deans this year
All deans of the Joint Council listened to the reports of domestic and foreign experts and had a lively discussion. They shared their successful experiences and discussed the development of global graduate education and the challenges they are facing. The conference was held in a free and enthusiastic atmosphere from the beginning to the end, and it achieved the expected purpose and success.
(For details, please refer to the website of the Joint Committee:
Secretariat of ACGS
November 26th, 2012