November 3, 1994: Vol26n9: Chinese officials here to renew exchange

A delegation of scholars and administrators from China visited UB Oct.
21-28 as part of the renewal of an academic exchange agreement between
the University at Buffalo and the Beijing Municipal System of Higher
Education.
	Actual signing of the three-year renewal agreement was held
May 5 in Beijing. The exchange renewal agreement provides an
opportunity for UB students to study Chinese language and culture,
Chinese history, international trade, engineering and medicine.
	The exchange agreement also is intended to strengthen ties
between the respective universities' faculty members. As many as six
faculty members will have the opportunity to participate in the
exchange each year.
	Members of the delegation that came to UB included: Pusheng
Lin, delegation leader and vice president, Beijing Municipal System of
Higher Education; Shaopu Cai, president, Beijing Polytechnic
University; Peili Lin, president, Capital Normal University; Jinxiang
Du, vice president, Capital University of Medical Sciences; Shuzhen
Zhang, secretary general, Beijing Municipal System of Higher
Education; Yiming Shen, vice president, Beijing Polytechnic
University; and Zhiqing Yin, director of the Foreign Affairs Office,
Beijing Polytechnic University.
	Also as part of the October visit, a new agreement was signed
between Beijing Polytechnic University (BPU) and UB's School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences in order to renew and expand their
relationship in the areas of faculty exchange, joint research and
business and industry development.
	In addition, another agreement was signed between The Center
for International Economic and Technology Cooperation of BPU and the
U.S.-China Cooperative Technology Development Program of UB's
engineering school. The agreement outlines how the two institutions
will cooperate in technology and economic development in order to
promote the interaction of business and industry between New York
State and the Beijing area.
	This year, UB is hosting five visiting scholars from Beijing:
a scholar who specializes in teaching Chinese language; two scholars
in residence in the Art Department who are teaching a studio art class
with the assistance of a translator; a scholar engaged in medical
research and a scholar engaged in engineering research.
	Since its establishment in 1980, 82 Chinese and American
students and 98 Chinese and American faculty, as well as 27 staff,
have participated in the exchange between Buffalo and Beijing.