A major academic delegation from China visited the 探花直播 yesterday on a fact-finding trip as part of an exchange programme run by the British Academy.

探花直播six-person delegation from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) was led by CASS Vice-President Mr Li Shenming.

They had a meeting with senior Cambridge academics at St John鈥檚 College before visiting some of Cambridge鈥檚 most famous attractions including King鈥檚 College Chapel. After a lunch hosted by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International Strategy, Dr Kate Pretty, and Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, Master of Peterhouse and a former Governor of Hong Kong, the visit concluded with a tour of the Fitzwilliam Museum and its exhibition of 19th Century Chinese flower drawings, 鈥楳ade For Export鈥.

CASS is the highest academic research organisation in the fields of philosophy and social sciences of the People鈥檚 Republic of China in Beijing. It is an institution of the State Council of China and was founded in 1977.

探花直播Vice-President is a politically high-ranking figure with membership of the 10th Standing Committee and the Civil and Judicial Affairs Committee of the National People鈥檚 Congress.

Dr Pretty said: 鈥淲e were delighted to be able to welcome the CASS delegation. We are confident that existing links between the two of us will be strengthened, and that many other links will now arise.鈥

探花直播 探花直播 of Cambridge admits a large number of China鈥檚 most able young people to study subjects which will enable them to make a future contribution back in their home country. 探花直播 探花直播 has a long history of partnership with China including many collaborative links with academics at Chinese universities.

探花直播 探花直播鈥檚 two great enterprises, Cambridge 探花直播 Press and Cambridge Assessment, have a significant presence in mainland China, the latter working with many provincial governments as well as the national government on the development of rigorous testing and examinations.

Cambridge Assessment has a special role in developing, with the British Council and the Ministry of Education, the 鈥楤eijing Speaks English鈥 e-learning programme in preparation for the Olympic Games.

探花直播Vice-Chancellor of the 探花直播 of Cambridge, Professor Alison Richard, will visit Beijing in October this year.

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