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Yale expecting Chinese president's visit
(Comtex Community Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)NEW HAVEN, the United States, Apr 20, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The students
of Yale University are very interested in Chinese President Hu
Jintao's visit to the university on Friday and they are looking
forward to his speech, Yale's President Richard C. Levin said on
Monday.
"It's an honor for Yale to be chosen by President Hu for a
visit," Levin told a group of Chinese journalists.
Hu is scheduled to visit the United States on April 18-21, and
make a speech at Yale University on April 21.
Levin said the Chinese president's planned visit to Yale
symbolizes the importance President Hu, the Chinese government and
the Chinese people attach to education.
"We hope and believe that this is an affirmation of the dynamic
and active relationship that we have formed with many universities, governmental and nongovernmental organizations throughout China,"
he said.
Yale has conducted many active programs, such as student
exchanges, research collaborations, and educational programs with
Chinese institutions, Levin said. "Among American universities, Yale is surely one of the most ambitious in terms of creating
opportunities for interchange with China," he noted.
Hoping the two countries to conduct dialogues, establish a
partnership and develop friendly ties, Levin believed President
Hu's visit would enhance the mutual trust between the two sides.
Yung Wing, a native of Guangdong province, was enrolled as a
student at Yale in 1850 and graduated from the university four
years later, becoming the first Chinese to earn a degree from an
American college or university.
In recent years, Yale's collaboration and cooperation in
scientific research and education with China have expanded and
strengthened, and more students in Yale have chosen to take
Chinese language courses, Levin said.
As the hall in which Hu is going to give his speech has a
limited capacity, only a small number of students will be invited
to listen to the speech in the hall, such as students taking
China-related programs. The majority of students will be watching
the Chinese president's speech on campus TV, he said.
Courtney, a graduate student majoring in artistry, said she was
very interested in the Chinese president's visit to Yale. She
wanted to listen to Hu's speech, but was not able to get a ticket.
However, she said, her name was already on the "waiting list."
After President Hu's speech, a panel on China will be held in
the afternoon, with several prominent China experts attending and
discussing China-related topics with Yale's students, Levin said.
Currently there are about 300 Chinese students studying for
various degrees and over 300 visiting scholars from China at Yale
University, which was founded in 1701, according to figures
provided by Yale University.
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