{"id":12740,"date":"2019-10-22T10:59:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T00:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/?p=12740"},"modified":"2020-06-10T14:35:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T05:05:21","slug":"china-celebrations-with-prized-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/2019\/10\/22\/china-celebrations-with-prized-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"China celebrations with prized partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flinders University leaders joined friends at Nankai University in Tianjin, China, to celebrate its 100th anniversary on 17 October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>One of China\u2019s most highly regarded universities, Nankai University is a key Flinders\u2019 partner and has collaborated with the University for almost two decades to deliver postgraduate programs in Tianjin.<\/p>\n<p>Over this time, the Flinders \/Nankai Master of Arts in International Relations &#8211; Economy and Trade, Masters in Hospital Administration, and Master of Educational Leadership and Management have produced a combined total of some 6,000 graduates.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the partnership expanded to research, with Flinders and Nankai together leading the Australia-China Centre for Personal Health Technologies to deliver real-time health solutions, winning funding from both Australian and Chinese governments.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Stephen Gerlach, Vice-Chancellor Professor Colin Stirling and Vice President and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) Sebastian Raneskold were invited to attend Nankai\u2019s key anniversary celebration event, which was the highlight of a year of special events and activities leading up to the university\u2019s centenary.<\/p>\n<p>They met with President of Nankai University Professor CAO Xuetao, who thanked Flinders for its contribution to Nankai\u2019s international achievements, especially through the delivery of the joint Master programs.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Cao confirmed Nankai\u2019s commitment in further internationalisation and said he looked forward to deepening collaborations between the two universities.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Stirling welcomed the opportunity to strengthen the relationship, building on existing teaching and research partnerships, and also congratulated Professor Cao on Nankai\u2019s great achievement in the past 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>He presented a gift on behalf of Flinders University, a specially commissioned plaque with an image of Nankai\u2019s most famous alumni and China\u2019s first Premier, the late Premier Zhou Enlai.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Cao presented a thank you gift to Flinders, a Chinese painting by famed artist and Nankai Alumni Mr Fan Zeng.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the anniversary celebration, Professor Stirling took part in the World University Presidents Forum attended by more than 40 of Nankai&#8217;s international partners, and chaired a panel on improving capability to build a world-class university. Chancellor Gerlach hosted a special anniversary dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Nankai University is one of China\u2019s elite \u2018Double First Class Universities\u2019 targeted by the Chinese Ministry of Education for development into world-class universities. Nankai is ranked 368 in the QS world university rankings. Its centenary celebrations attracted around 4,600 participants.<\/p>\n<p>Commemorative activities over the year included a dragon boat competition for leading global universities and a special issue collection of commemorative stamps and coins.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12742\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12742 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/10\/100th-celebration-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/10\/100th-celebration-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/10\/100th-celebration-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/10\/100th-celebration-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/10\/100th-celebration.jpg 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Nankai University official celebration event involved approximately 4,600 people<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flinders University leaders joined friends at Nankai University in Tianjin, China, to celebrate its 100th anniversary on 17 October 2019. 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