Under an initiative of the 11th meeting of China-US Joint S&T Committee, 29 young American scientists were dispatched to work at Chinese universities and research institutes from June 19 to August 13, 2005. The initiative is mainly designed to allow qualified US graduate students to work with their counterparts at Chinese universities, research institutes, and laboratories, taking advantage of summer vacation time. In a move to facilitate graduate students exchanges between the two nations, enhance friendship, keep the other party aware of China?痵 S&T accomplishments, and nurture talented people for future exchanges between the two nations, the project creates a new international cooperation channel for Chinese universities and research institutes. The Ministry of Science and Technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the National Natural Science Foundation are the main implementing agencies on the Chinese side, and the US National Science Foundation is the one on the US side.
Based on the practice of similar activities in 2004, this year has seen 29 US graduate students being selected to work at Chinese institutes. They were trained for a week in Beijing, before heading for Peking University, Tsinghua University, the University of Science and Technology of China, and involving institutes affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. They worked with their Chinese counterparts in the fields of biology, life sciences, genetic engineering, and ecological environment protection. This year enjoys an increased number of institutes and fields involved in the exchange activities. 8 US graduate students worked at research institutes located in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Anhui, and Yun?痭an. |
